Israel vs Tanzania
Israel vs Tanzania: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $43.7B in Israel and $983M in Tanzania, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Israel, by $42.7B, or 44 times that in Tanzania.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Israel has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1967.
- In 2025, Israel ranked 13 and Tanzania ranked 81 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Israel | Tanzania |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $43.7B | $983M |
| 2024 | $45.9B | $930M |
| 2023 | $27.7B | $909M |
| 2022 | $22.2B | $838M |
| 2021 | $23.1B | $753M |
| 2020 | $22.3B | $698M |
| 2019 | $21.6B | $657M |
| 2018 | $21.3B | $650M |
| 2017 | $21.1B | $618M |
| 2016 | $19.9B | $615M |
| 2015 | $19.3B | $562M |
| 2014 | $18.9B | $484M |
| 2013 | $17.6B | $434M |
| 2012 | $17B | $376M |
| 2011 | $16.6B | $370M |
| 2010 | $16.9B | $344M |
| 2009 | $16.9B | $265M |
| 2008 | $17.2B | $238M |
| 2007 | $16.9B | $234M |
| 2006 | $15.2B | $224M |
| 2005 | $14.9B | $205M |
| 2004 | $14.7B | $190M |
| 2003 | $14.1B | $186M |
| 2002 | $14.4B | $205M |
| 2001 | $14.3B | $210M |
| 2000 | $13.7B | $180M |
| 1999 | $12.9B | $169M |
| 1998 | $13.2B | $170M |
| 1997 | $13.4B | $156M |
| 1996 | $13.4B | $146M |
| 1995 | $13.1B | $148M |
| 1994 | $14.4B | $115M |
| 1993 | $15.1B | $123M |
| 1992 | $13.7B | $187M |
| 1991 | $18.2B | $187M |
| 1990 | $13.4B | $172M |
| 1989 | $12.7B | $208M |
| 1988 | $16.1B | $215M |
| 1987 | $15.9B | $236M |
| 1986 | $13B | $252M |
| 1985 | $14B | $237M |
| 1984 | $14.8B | $234M |
| 1983 | $13.6B | $263M |
| 1982 | $15.3B | $307M |
| 1981 | $16.5B | $319M |
| 1980 | $14.1B | $278M |
| 1979 | $13.3B | $587M |
| 1978 | $14.9B | $699M |
| 1977 | $13.7B | $362M |
| 1976 | $16.1B | $293M |
| 1975 | $17.4B | $278M |
| 1974 | $15.7B | $295M |
| 1973 | $15.3B | $225M |
| 1972 | $10.4B | $174M |
| 1971 | $10.3B | $149M |
| 1970 | $9.5B | $108M |
| 1969 | $6.98B | $76.1M |
| 1968 | $5.66B | $71.6M |
| 1967 | $4.47B | $74.6M |
| 1966 | $2.74B | – |
| 1965 | $2.47B | – |
| 1964 | $2.36B | – |
| 1963 | $2.31B | – |
| 1962 | $1.94B | – |
| 1961 | $1.51B | – |
| 1960 | $1.27B | – |
| 1959 | $1.17B | – |
| 1958 | $1.1B | – |
| 1957 | $1.17B | – |
| 1956 | $1.33B | – |
| 1955 | $687M | – |
| 1954 | $494M | – |
| 1953 | $404M | – |
| 1952 | $425M | – |
- Estimate
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
Israel vs Tanzania
Health
- Life expectancyIsrael: 82.4 years in 2023Tanzania: 67 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIsrael: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Tanzania: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIsrael: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tanzania: 28.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIsrael: 99.5% in 2022Tanzania: 11.3% in 2022
- DepressionIsrael: 3.83% in 2017Tanzania: 3.69% in 2017
- Suicide rateIsrael: 5.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Tanzania: 8.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIsrael: 9.26 million people in 2023Tanzania: 66.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthIsrael: 1.42% a year in 2023Tanzania: 2.88% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIsrael: 2.83 births per woman in 2023Tanzania: 4.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIsrael: 91.6% in 2025Tanzania: 36.9% in 2025
- Median ageIsrael: 29.2 years in 2023Tanzania: 17.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIsrael: 12.4% in 2023Tanzania: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateIsrael: 1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Tanzania: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIsrael: 7.81% of GDP in 2025Tanzania: 1.16% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personIsrael: $5,108 in 2025Tanzania: $15 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIsrael: 17.8% of government spending in 2025Tanzania: 5.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIsrael: 178,000 people in 2020Tanzania: 28,000 people in 2020
- National powerIsrael: 0.38% of world capability in 2022Tanzania: 0.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIsrael: 4.23% of the labour force in 2020Tanzania: 0.1% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIsrael: 537 million TIV in 2025Tanzania: 4 million TIV in 2025