Ethiopia vs Zimbabwe
Ethiopia vs Zimbabwe: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $785M in Ethiopia and $134M in Zimbabwe, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by $652M, or 5.88 times that in Zimbabwe.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Ethiopia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1980.
- In 2025, Ethiopia ranked 85 and Zimbabwe ranked 126 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Ethiopia | Zimbabwe |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $785M | $134M |
| 2024 | $700M | $98.4M |
| 2023 | $982M | $64.9M |
| 2022 | $1.01B | $172M |
| 2021 | $492M | $193M |
| 2020 | $510M | $106M |
| 2019 | $585M | $79.9M |
| 2018 | $628M | $87.3M |
| 2017 | $636M | $78.2M |
| 2016 | $610M | $83M |
| 2015 | $531M | $85.9M |
| 2014 | $515M | $81.9M |
| 2013 | $497M | $79.2M |
| 2012 | $496M | $71.9M |
| 2011 | $515M | $46.5M |
| 2010 | $528M | $23.8M |
| 2009 | $544M | – |
| 2008 | $553M | – |
| 2007 | $693M | – |
| 2006 | $751M | $30.1M |
| 2005 | $832M | $32.5M |
| 2004 | $829M | $43.3M |
| 2003 | $764M | $70.4M |
| 2002 | $897M | $224M |
| 2001 | $1.08B | $62.1M |
| 2000 | $1.7B | $47.1M |
| 1999 | $1.88B | $37.4M |
| 1998 | $1.19B | $37.7M |
| 1997 | $555M | $27.6M |
| 1996 | $302M | $25.6M |
| 1995 | $259M | $24.4M |
| 1994 | $307M | $26.6M |
| 1993 | $334M | $26M |
| 1992 | $302M | $31M |
| 1991 | $510M | $38.1M |
| 1990 | $1.03B | $36.7M |
| 1989 | $1.08B | $36.5M |
| 1988 | $912M | $34.9M |
| 1987 | $757M | $33.4M |
| 1986 | $681M | $32.8M |
| 1985 | $600M | $32.8M |
| 1984 | $704M | $32.1M |
| 1983 | $737M | $37.7M |
| 1982 | $694M | $35M |
| 1981 | $697M | $31.4M |
| 1980 | $724M | $37.6M |
| 1979 | $582M | – |
| 1978 | $435M | – |
| 1977 | $377M | – |
| 1976 | $417M | – |
| 1975 | $524M | – |
| 1974 | $334M | – |
| 1973 | $238M | – |
| 1972 | $241M | – |
| 1971 | $216M | – |
| 1970 | $208M | – |
| 1969 | $228M | – |
| 1968 | $233M | – |
| 1967 | $249M | – |
| 1966 | $295M | – |
| 1965 | $287M | – |
- 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
Ethiopia vs Zimbabwe
Health
- Life expectancyEthiopia: 67.3 years in 2023Zimbabwe: 62.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEthiopia: 4.5 per 100 live births in 2024Zimbabwe: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEthiopia: 33 per 1,000 live births in 2023Zimbabwe: 33.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterEthiopia: 13.2% in 2022Zimbabwe: 26.5% in 2022
- DepressionEthiopia: 3.82% in 2017Zimbabwe: 3.19% in 2017
- Suicide rateEthiopia: 9.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Zimbabwe: 26.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEthiopia: 129 million people in 2023Zimbabwe: 16.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthEthiopia: 2.59% a year in 2023Zimbabwe: 1.68% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEthiopia: 3.99 births per woman in 2023Zimbabwe: 3.72 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEthiopia: 24.1% in 2025Zimbabwe: 40.5% in 2025
- Median ageEthiopia: 18.7 years in 2023Zimbabwe: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEthiopia: 3.2% in 2023Zimbabwe: 3.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateEthiopia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Zimbabwe: -6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEthiopia: 0.49% of GDP in 2025Zimbabwe: 0.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personEthiopia: $4 in 2025Zimbabwe: $10 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEthiopia: 4.1% of government spending in 2025Zimbabwe: 5.3% of government spending in 2005
- Armed forces personnelEthiopia: 138,000 people in 2020Zimbabwe: 51,000 people in 2020
- National powerEthiopia: 0.85% of world capability in 2022Zimbabwe: 0.08% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEthiopia: 0.28% of the labour force in 2020Zimbabwe: 0.88% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEthiopia: 63 million TIV in 2025Zimbabwe: 20 million TIV in 2023
- Arms exportsEthiopia: 17 million TIV in 1997Zimbabwe: 4 million TIV in 2001