Namibia vs Zambia

Namibia vs Zambia: Military spending

Military spending in 2025: 2.77% of GDP in Namibia and 1.26% of GDP in Zambia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Namibia, by 1.51 percentage points, or 2.2 times that in Zambia.

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% of GDP · SIPRI

Namibia vs Zambia: Military spendingMilitary spending in 2025: 2.77% of GDP in Namibia and 1.26% of GDP in Zambia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Namibia, by 1.51 percentage points, or 2.2 times that in Zambia.
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What the numbers say

  • Namibia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
  • In 2025, Namibia ranked 31 and Zambia ranked 98 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of GDP · SIPRI

YearNamibiaZambia
20252.771.26
20242.751.33
20232.741.34
20222.911.12
20213.230.98
20203.481.17
20193.31.26
20183.331.44
20173.521.3
20163.971.43
20154.531.75
20144.331.63
20133.211.36
20123.171.36
20113.581.32
20103.521.38
20093.371.73
20083.142.08
20072.612.06
20062.51.74
20052.651.85
20042.531.58
20032.63–
20022.62–
20013.01–
20002.71–
19993.121.65
19982.32–
19972.31.01
19961.91.05
19951.951.45
19941.751.72
19932.471.43
19924.252.71
19915.622.34
19906.423.41
1989–4.2
1988–2.39
1987–3.22
1986–3.66
1985–2.36
1984–3

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Good to know

  • What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, as a share of its economy, 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 151 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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