Mozambique vs Zambia
Mozambique vs Zambia: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $446M in Mozambique and $343M in Zambia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Mozambique, by $103M, or 1.3 times that in Zambia.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Mozambique has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Zambia.
- In 2025, Mozambique ranked 103 and Zambia ranked 109 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Mozambique | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $446M | $343M |
| 2024 | $484M | $349M |
| 2023 | $420M | $328M |
| 2022 | $464M | $269M |
| 2021 | $389M | $235M |
| 2020 | $410M | $256M |
| 2019 | $279M | $288M |
| 2018 | $259M | $330M |
| 2017 | $187M | $287M |
| 2016 | $183M | $295M |
| 2015 | $166M | $362M |
| 2014 | $175M | $338M |
| 2013 | $156M | $275M |
| 2012 | $135M | $255M |
| 2011 | $121M | $229M |
| 2010 | $132M | $218M |
| 2009 | $102M | $196M |
| 2008 | $92.7M | $208M |
| 2007 | $92.6M | $209M |
| 2006 | $84.1M | $184M |
| 2005 | $93.7M | $169M |
| 2004 | $122M | $151M |
| 2003 | $111M | – |
| 2002 | $113M | – |
| 2001 | $109M | – |
| 2000 | $95.3M | – |
| 1999 | $92M | $115M |
| 1998 | $76.7M | – |
| 1997 | $64.5M | $77.1M |
| 1996 | $58.1M | $77M |
| 1995 | $64M | $115M |
| 1994 | $138M | $137M |
| 1993 | $118M | $116M |
| 1992 | $109M | $240M |
| 1991 | $109M | $211M |
| 1990 | $116M | $316M |
| 1989 | $127M | $358M |
| 1988 | $101M | $248M |
| 1987 | $111M | $333M |
| 1986 | $82.9M | $369M |
| 1985 | $108M | $200M |
| 1984 | $128M | $248M |
| 1983 | $134M | – |
| 1982 | $143M | – |
| 1981 | $152M | – |
| 1980 | $135M | – |
- 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 Zambia
Health
- Life expectancyMozambique: 63.6 years in 2023Zambia: 66.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMozambique: 5.9 per 100 live births in 2024Zambia: 4.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMozambique: 49.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Zambia: 38.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionMozambique: 3.9% in 2017Zambia: 3.64% in 2017
- Suicide rateMozambique: 17.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Zambia: 13.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMozambique: 33.6 million people in 2023Zambia: 20.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthMozambique: 2.94% a year in 2023Zambia: 2.83% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMozambique: 4.76 births per woman in 2023Zambia: 4.1 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMozambique: 37.2% in 2025Zambia: 45.9% in 2025
- Median ageMozambique: 16.3 years in 2023Zambia: 17.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMozambique: 2.8% in 2023Zambia: 1.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateMozambique: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Zambia: 0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMozambique: 1.87% of GDP in 2025Zambia: 1.26% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personMozambique: $13 in 2025Zambia: $19 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMozambique: 6% of government spending in 2025Zambia: 4.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMozambique: 11,000 people in 2020Zambia: 16,000 people in 2020
- National powerMozambique: 0.13% of world capability in 2022Zambia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMozambique: 0.08% of the labour force in 2020Zambia: 0.24% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMozambique: 14 million TIV in 2025Zambia: 1 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsMozambique: 1 million TIV in 1977Zambia: 2 million TIV in 1990