Guinea vs Zambia
Guinea vs Zambia: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $586M in Guinea and $343M in Zambia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Guinea, by $244M, or 1.71 times that in Zambia.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Guinea has been higher since 1997, when it overtook Zambia.
- In 2025, Guinea ranked 94 and Zambia ranked 109 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Guinea | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $586M | $343M |
| 2024 | $563M | $349M |
| 2023 | $547M | $328M |
| 2022 | $526M | $269M |
| 2021 | $360M | $235M |
| 2020 | $336M | $256M |
| 2019 | $339M | $288M |
| 2018 | $364M | $330M |
| 2017 | $371M | $287M |
| 2016 | $354M | $295M |
| 2015 | $437M | $362M |
| 2014 | $407M | $338M |
| 2013 | $426M | $275M |
| 2012 | $413M | $255M |
| 2011 | – | $229M |
| 2010 | – | $218M |
| 2009 | – | $196M |
| 2008 | – | $208M |
| 2007 | – | $209M |
| 2006 | – | $184M |
| 2005 | – | $169M |
| 2004 | $276M | $151M |
| 2003 | $298M | – |
| 2002 | $384M | – |
| 2001 | $349M | – |
| 2000 | $172M | – |
| 1999 | $176M | $115M |
| 1998 | $134M | – |
| 1997 | $122M | $77.1M |
| 1996 | – | $77M |
| 1995 | – | $115M |
| 1994 | $125M | $137M |
| 1993 | $122M | $116M |
| 1992 | $157M | $240M |
| 1991 | $197M | $211M |
| 1990 | – | $316M |
| 1989 | – | $358M |
| 1988 | – | $248M |
| 1987 | – | $333M |
| 1986 | – | $369M |
| 1985 | – | $200M |
| 1984 | – | $248M |
| 1982 | $46M | – |
| 1981 | $56.2M | – |
| 1980 | $78.9M | – |
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
Guinea vs Zambia
Health
- Life expectancyGuinea: 60.7 years in 2023Zambia: 66.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGuinea: 9.2 per 100 live births in 2024Zambia: 4.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGuinea: 65.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Zambia: 38.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionGuinea: 3.56% in 2017Zambia: 3.64% in 2017
- Suicide rateGuinea: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Zambia: 13.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGuinea: 14.4 million people in 2023Zambia: 20.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthGuinea: 2.45% a year in 2023Zambia: 2.83% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGuinea: 4.22 births per woman in 2023Zambia: 4.1 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGuinea: 38.5% in 2025Zambia: 45.9% in 2025
- Median ageGuinea: 18 years in 2023Zambia: 17.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGuinea: 3.4% in 2023Zambia: 1.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateGuinea: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Zambia: 0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGuinea: 2.03% of GDP in 2025Zambia: 1.26% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personGuinea: $40 in 2025Zambia: $19 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGuinea: 10.6% of government spending in 2025Zambia: 4.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGuinea: 13,000 people in 2020Zambia: 16,000 people in 2020
- National powerGuinea: 0.07% of world capability in 2022Zambia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGuinea: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020Zambia: 0.24% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGuinea: 6 million TIV in 2025Zambia: 1 million TIV in 2024