Namibia vs Zambia

Namibia vs Zambia: Military share of state spending

Military share of state spending in 2025: 7% of government spending in Namibia and 4.5% of government spending in Zambia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Namibia, by 2.5 percentage points, or 1.56 times that in Zambia.

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% of government spending · SIPRI

Namibia vs Zambia: Military share of state spendingMilitary share of state spending in 2025: 7% of government spending in Namibia and 4.5% of government spending in Zambia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Namibia, by 2.5 percentage points, or 1.56 times that in Zambia.
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What the numbers say

  • Namibia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2004.
  • In 2025, Namibia ranked 46 and Zambia ranked 88 of 150 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of government spending · SIPRI

YearNamibiaZambia
202574.5
20246.95.2
20237.44.9
202284
20218.23.2
20208.43.4
20198.84.2
20189.25.2
20179.25.2
20169.56
201510.46.3
201410.46.7
20138.45.7
201296.2
20119.36.7
201010.57.7
200910.68.1
200811.18
2007108.3
20069.58.2
20059.57.5
20048.86.8
20038.4–
20028.7–
20018.8–
20007.8–
19998.7–
19986.6–
19976.6–
19965.5–
19955.8–
19945.6–
19936.9–
199211.5–
199115.4–

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Good to know

  • The part of everything the government spends that goes on its armed forces and defence, 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 150 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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