Chad vs Zambia
Chad vs Zambia: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $598M in Chad and $343M in Zambia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Chad, by $256M, or 1.75 times that in Zambia.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Chad has been higher since 2019, when it overtook Zambia.
- In 2025, Chad ranked 92 and Zambia ranked 109 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Chad | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $598M | $343M |
| 2024 | $558M | $349M |
| 2023 | $406M | $328M |
| 2022 | $412M | $269M |
| 2021 | $387M | $235M |
| 2020 | $388M | $256M |
| 2019 | $300M | $288M |
| 2018 | $304M | $330M |
| 2017 | $290M | $287M |
| 2016 | $408M | $295M |
| 2015 | $288M | $362M |
| 2014 | $446M | $338M |
| 2013 | $839M | $275M |
| 2012 | – | $255M |
| 2011 | $724M | $229M |
| 2010 | $784M | $218M |
| 2009 | $878M | $196M |
| 2008 | $757M | $208M |
| 2007 | $569M | $209M |
| 2006 | $324M | $184M |
| 2005 | $87.8M | $169M |
| 2004 | $86.4M | $151M |
| 2003 | $72.9M | – |
| 2002 | $71.9M | – |
| 2001 | $60.8M | – |
| 2000 | $54.1M | – |
| 1999 | $47.7M | $115M |
| 1998 | $32.3M | – |
| 1997 | $34.4M | $77.1M |
| 1996 | $47.5M | $77M |
| 1995 | $41.7M | $115M |
| 1994 | $56M | $137M |
| 1993 | $71.6M | $116M |
| 1992 | $55.2M | $240M |
| 1991 | – | $211M |
| 1990 | $55.2M | $316M |
| 1989 | $106M | $358M |
| 1988 | $131M | $248M |
| 1987 | $67.1M | $333M |
| 1986 | $104M | $369M |
| 1985 | $90.6M | $200M |
| 1984 | $98.1M | $248M |
| 1983 | $101M | – |
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
Chad vs Zambia
Health
- Life expectancyChad: 55.1 years in 2023Zambia: 66.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityChad: 9.7 per 100 live births in 2024Zambia: 4.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityChad: 64.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Zambia: 38.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionChad: 3.88% in 2017Zambia: 3.64% in 2017
- Suicide rateChad: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017Zambia: 13.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationChad: 19.3 million people in 2023Zambia: 20.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthChad: 5.71% a year in 2023Zambia: 2.83% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateChad: 6.12 births per woman in 2023Zambia: 4.1 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationChad: 27.6% in 2025Zambia: 45.9% in 2025
- Median ageChad: 15.4 years in 2023Zambia: 17.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overChad: 2.1% in 2023Zambia: 1.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateChad: 25.7 per 1,000 people in 2023Zambia: 0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingChad: 3.19% of GDP in 2025Zambia: 1.26% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personChad: $31 in 2025Zambia: $19 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingChad: 15.5% of government spending in 2025Zambia: 4.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelChad: 45,000 people in 2020Zambia: 16,000 people in 2020
- National powerChad: 0.1% of world capability in 2022Zambia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersChad: 0.85% of the labour force in 2020Zambia: 0.24% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsChad: 4 million TIV in 2025Zambia: 1 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsChad: 20 million TIV in 1987Zambia: 2 million TIV in 1990