Mozambique vs Tanzania
Mozambique vs Tanzania: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $446M in Mozambique and $983M in Tanzania, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Tanzania, by $538M, or 2.21 times that in Mozambique.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Tanzania has been higher since 1995, when it overtook Mozambique.
- In 2025, Mozambique ranked 103 and Tanzania ranked 81 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Mozambique | Tanzania |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $446M | $983M |
| 2024 | $484M | $930M |
| 2023 | $420M | $909M |
| 2022 | $464M | $838M |
| 2021 | $389M | $753M |
| 2020 | $410M | $698M |
| 2019 | $279M | $657M |
| 2018 | $259M | $650M |
| 2017 | $187M | $618M |
| 2016 | $183M | $615M |
| 2015 | $166M | $562M |
| 2014 | $175M | $484M |
| 2013 | $156M | $434M |
| 2012 | $135M | $376M |
| 2011 | $121M | $370M |
| 2010 | $132M | $344M |
| 2009 | $102M | $265M |
| 2008 | $92.7M | $238M |
| 2007 | $92.6M | $234M |
| 2006 | $84.1M | $224M |
| 2005 | $93.7M | $205M |
| 2004 | $122M | $190M |
| 2003 | $111M | $186M |
| 2002 | $113M | $205M |
| 2001 | $109M | $210M |
| 2000 | $95.3M | $180M |
| 1999 | $92M | $169M |
| 1998 | $76.7M | $170M |
| 1997 | $64.5M | $156M |
| 1996 | $58.1M | $146M |
| 1995 | $64M | $148M |
| 1994 | $138M | $115M |
| 1993 | $118M | $123M |
| 1992 | $109M | $187M |
| 1991 | $109M | $187M |
| 1990 | $116M | $172M |
| 1989 | $127M | $208M |
| 1988 | $101M | $215M |
| 1987 | $111M | $236M |
| 1986 | $82.9M | $252M |
| 1985 | $108M | $237M |
| 1984 | $128M | $234M |
| 1983 | $134M | $263M |
| 1982 | $143M | $307M |
| 1981 | $152M | $319M |
| 1980 | $135M | $278M |
| 1979 | – | $587M |
| 1978 | – | $699M |
| 1977 | – | $362M |
| 1976 | – | $293M |
| 1975 | – | $278M |
| 1974 | – | $295M |
| 1973 | – | $225M |
| 1972 | – | $174M |
| 1971 | – | $149M |
| 1970 | – | $108M |
| 1969 | – | $76.1M |
| 1968 | – | $71.6M |
| 1967 | – | $74.6M |
- 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
Mozambique vs Tanzania
Health
- Life expectancyMozambique: 63.6 years in 2023Tanzania: 67 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMozambique: 5.9 per 100 live births in 2024Tanzania: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMozambique: 49.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tanzania: 28.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMozambique: 3.9% in 2017Tanzania: 3.69% in 2017
- Suicide rateMozambique: 17.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Tanzania: 8.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMozambique: 33.6 million people in 2023Tanzania: 66.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthMozambique: 2.94% a year in 2023Tanzania: 2.88% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMozambique: 4.76 births per woman in 2023Tanzania: 4.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMozambique: 37.2% in 2025Tanzania: 36.9% in 2025
- Median ageMozambique: 16.3 years in 2023Tanzania: 17.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMozambique: 2.8% in 2023Tanzania: 3% in 2023
- Net migration rateMozambique: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Tanzania: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMozambique: 1.87% of GDP in 2025Tanzania: 1.16% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personMozambique: $13 in 2025Tanzania: $15 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMozambique: 6% of government spending in 2025Tanzania: 5.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMozambique: 11,000 people in 2020Tanzania: 28,000 people in 2020
- National powerMozambique: 0.13% of world capability in 2022Tanzania: 0.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMozambique: 0.08% of the labour force in 2020Tanzania: 0.1% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMozambique: 14 million TIV in 2025Tanzania: 4 million TIV in 2025