Angola vs Zambia
Angola vs Zambia: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $1.26B in Angola and $343M in Zambia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Angola, by $920M, or 3.69 times that in Zambia.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Angola has been higher since 1993, when it overtook Zambia.
- In 2025, Angola ranked 76 and Zambia ranked 109 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Angola | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.26B | $343M |
| 2024 | $924M | $349M |
| 2023 | $1.26B | $328M |
| 2022 | $1.25B | $269M |
| 2021 | $1.25B | $235M |
| 2020 | $1.47B | $256M |
| 2019 | $1.68B | $288M |
| 2018 | $1.84B | $330M |
| 2017 | $2.23B | $287M |
| 2016 | $2.57B | $295M |
| 2015 | $3.22B | $362M |
| 2014 | $5.47B | $338M |
| 2013 | $5.13B | $275M |
| 2012 | $3.75B | $255M |
| 2011 | $3.58B | $229M |
| 2010 | $3.82B | $218M |
| 2009 | $3.57B | $196M |
| 2008 | $3.67B | $208M |
| 2007 | $2.71B | $209M |
| 2006 | $3.09B | $184M |
| 2005 | $2.63B | $169M |
| 2004 | $1.86B | $151M |
| 2003 | $1.95B | – |
| 2002 | $1.48B | – |
| 2001 | $1.44B | – |
| 2000 | $2.39B | – |
| 1999 | $5.16B | $115M |
| 1998 | $404M | – |
| 1997 | $1.31B | $77.1M |
| 1996 | $817M | $77M |
| 1995 | $1.09B | $115M |
| 1994 | $10.1B | $137M |
| 1993 | $2.33B | $116M |
| 1992 | $145M | $240M |
| 1991 | $166M | $211M |
| 1990 | $278M | $316M |
| 1989 | $319M | $358M |
| 1988 | $249M | $248M |
| 1987 | – | $333M |
| 1986 | – | $369M |
| 1985 | – | $200M |
| 1984 | – | $248M |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, in constant 2024 US dollars so that years compare, by SIPRI’s count.
- Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
- Ranks count the 151 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Angola vs Zambia
Health
- Life expectancyAngola: 64.6 years in 2023Zambia: 66.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAngola: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024Zambia: 4.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAngola: 48.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Zambia: 38.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionAngola: 4.16% in 2017Zambia: 3.64% in 2017
- Suicide rateAngola: 12 per 100,000 people in 2017Zambia: 13.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAngola: 36.8 million people in 2023Zambia: 20.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthAngola: 3.06% a year in 2023Zambia: 2.83% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAngola: 5.12 births per woman in 2023Zambia: 4.1 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAngola: 71.5% in 2025Zambia: 45.9% in 2025
- Median ageAngola: 16.5 years in 2023Zambia: 17.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAngola: 2.8% in 2023Zambia: 1.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateAngola: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023Zambia: 0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAngola: 1.4% of GDP in 2025Zambia: 1.26% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personAngola: $38 in 2025Zambia: $19 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAngola: 5.9% of government spending in 2025Zambia: 4.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAngola: 117,000 people in 2020Zambia: 16,000 people in 2020
- National powerAngola: 0.29% of world capability in 2022Zambia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAngola: 0.87% of the labour force in 2020Zambia: 0.24% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAngola: 84 million TIV in 2025Zambia: 1 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsAngola: 2 million TIV in 2002Zambia: 2 million TIV in 1990