Madagascar vs Zimbabwe: Military spending per person
Military spending per person in 2025: $4 in Madagascar and $10 in Zimbabwe, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Zimbabwe, by $6, or 2.57 times that in Madagascar.
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Watch it change on the mapUS dollars per person · SIPRI
Latest figures
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madagascar | $4 2025 | $2 | 146 of 151 |
| Zimbabwe | $10 2025 | $26 | 140 of 151 |
What the numbers say
- Zimbabwe has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1988.
- In 2025, Madagascar ranked 146 and Zimbabwe ranked 140 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Year | Madagascar | Zimbabwe |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4 | $10 |
| 2024 | $4 | $6 |
| 2023 | $3 | $54 |
| 2022 | $3 | $21 |
| 2021 | $3 | $30 |
| 2020 | $3 | $16 |
| 2019 | $3 | $36 |
| 2018 | $3 | $28 |
| 2017 | $3 | $23 |
| 2016 | $2 | $25 |
| 2015 | $2 | $26 |
| 2014 | $3 | $26 |
| 2013 | $3 | $26 |
| 2012 | $3 | $23 |
| 2011 | $3 | $15 |
| 2010 | $3 | $7 |
| 2009 | $3 | – |
| 2008 | $5 | – |
| 2007 | $4 | – |
| 2006 | $3 | $13 |
| 2005 | $3 | $11 |
| 2004 | $3 | $21 |
| 2003 | $4 | $16 |
| 2002 | $3 | $56 |
| 2001 | $4 | $24 |
| 2000 | $3 | $29 |
| 1999 | $3 | $22 |
| 1998 | $3 | $27 |
| 1997 | $4 | $28 |
| 1996 | $3 | $26 |
| 1995 | $2 | $24 |
| 1994 | $2 | $23 |
| 1993 | $3 | $23 |
| 1992 | $2 | $28 |
| 1991 | $3 | $37 |
| 1990 | $3 | $42 |
| 1989 | $3 | $42 |
| 1988 | $3 | $43 |
- Highly uncertain
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence for each person living there, in US dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation.
- 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