Benin vs Zimbabwe
Benin vs Zimbabwe: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $204M in Benin and $134M in Zimbabwe, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Benin, by $70.2M, or 1.53 times that in Zimbabwe.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Benin has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Zimbabwe.
- In 2025, Benin ranked 119 and Zimbabwe ranked 126 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Benin | Zimbabwe |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $204M | $134M |
| 2024 | $167M | $98.4M |
| 2023 | $151M | $64.9M |
| 2022 | $118M | $172M |
| 2021 | $93.9M | $193M |
| 2020 | $73M | $106M |
| 2019 | $72.7M | $79.9M |
| 2018 | $90.6M | $87.3M |
| 2017 | $124M | $78.2M |
| 2016 | $87.4M | $83M |
| 2015 | $98.8M | $85.9M |
| 2014 | $84.7M | $81.9M |
| 2013 | $77.8M | $79.2M |
| 2012 | $73.4M | $71.9M |
| 2011 | – | $46.5M |
| 2010 | – | $23.8M |
| 2008 | $60.3M | – |
| 2006 | $55.6M | $30.1M |
| 2005 | $55.6M | $32.5M |
| 2004 | $54.9M | $43.3M |
| 2003 | $50.3M | $70.4M |
| 2002 | $46.1M | $224M |
| 2001 | $25.1M | $62.1M |
| 2000 | $28M | $47.1M |
| 1999 | $31M | $37.4M |
| 1998 | – | $37.7M |
| 1997 | – | $27.6M |
| 1996 | – | $25.6M |
| 1995 | – | $24.4M |
| 1994 | – | $26.6M |
| 1993 | – | $26M |
| 1992 | – | $31M |
| 1991 | – | $38.1M |
| 1990 | $50.1M | $36.7M |
| 1989 | $51.6M | $36.5M |
| 1988 | $62.2M | $34.9M |
| 1987 | $62.6M | $33.4M |
| 1986 | $52.5M | $32.8M |
| 1985 | $51.6M | $32.8M |
| 1984 | $54.4M | $32.1M |
| 1983 | $43.8M | $37.7M |
| 1982 | $33M | $35M |
| 1981 | $29.5M | $31.4M |
| 1980 | $31.8M | $37.6M |
| 1979 | $26.4M | – |
| 1978 | $14.9M | – |
| 1977 | $20.9M | – |
| 1976 | $15.8M | – |
| 1975 | $18.1M | – |
| 1974 | $19M | – |
| 1973 | $20.1M | – |
| 1972 | $18.5M | – |
| 1971 | $16.9M | – |
| 1970 | $16.9M | – |
- Estimate
- Highly uncertain
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.
- Marked points are SIPRI’s own: a dot where it gives the figure as its estimate, a ring where it calls the figure highly uncertain.
- 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
Benin vs Zimbabwe
Health
- Life expectancyBenin: 60.8 years in 2023Zimbabwe: 62.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBenin: 7.5 per 100 live births in 2024Zimbabwe: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBenin: 52.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Zimbabwe: 33.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBenin: 3.63% in 2017Zimbabwe: 3.19% in 2017
- Suicide rateBenin: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Zimbabwe: 26.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBenin: 14.1 million people in 2023Zimbabwe: 16.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthBenin: 2.51% a year in 2023Zimbabwe: 1.68% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBenin: 4.56 births per woman in 2023Zimbabwe: 3.72 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBenin: 53.4% in 2025Zimbabwe: 40.5% in 2025
- Median ageBenin: 17.8 years in 2023Zimbabwe: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBenin: 3.1% in 2023Zimbabwe: 3.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateBenin: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023Zimbabwe: -6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBenin: 0.89% of GDP in 2025Zimbabwe: 0.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personBenin: $15 in 2025Zimbabwe: $10 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBenin: 4.8% of government spending in 2025Zimbabwe: 5.3% of government spending in 2005
- Armed forces personnelBenin: 12,000 people in 2020Zimbabwe: 51,000 people in 2020
- National powerBenin: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Zimbabwe: 0.08% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBenin: 0.21% of the labour force in 2020Zimbabwe: 0.88% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBenin: 4 million TIV in 2025Zimbabwe: 20 million TIV in 2023