Namibia vs Zambia
Namibia vs Zambia: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $386M in Namibia and $343M in Zambia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Namibia, by $43.6M, or 1.13 times that in Zambia.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Namibia has been higher since 1996, when it overtook Zambia.
- In 2025, Namibia ranked 106 and Zambia ranked 109 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Namibia | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $386M | $343M |
| 2024 | $368M | $349M |
| 2023 | $356M | $328M |
| 2022 | $360M | $269M |
| 2021 | $378M | $235M |
| 2020 | $401M | $256M |
| 2019 | $404M | $288M |
| 2018 | $423M | $330M |
| 2017 | $442M | $287M |
| 2016 | $487M | $295M |
| 2015 | $548M | $362M |
| 2014 | $500M | $338M |
| 2013 | $340M | $275M |
| 2012 | $323M | $255M |
| 2011 | $328M | $229M |
| 2010 | $310M | $218M |
| 2009 | $285M | $196M |
| 2008 | $270M | $208M |
| 2007 | $215M | $209M |
| 2006 | $193M | $184M |
| 2005 | $183M | $169M |
| 2004 | $165M | $151M |
| 2003 | $156M | – |
| 2002 | $158M | – |
| 2001 | $160M | – |
| 2000 | $136M | – |
| 1999 | $151M | $115M |
| 1998 | $112M | – |
| 1997 | $105M | $77.1M |
| 1996 | $85.5M | $77M |
| 1995 | $80.5M | $115M |
| 1994 | $73.1M | $137M |
| 1993 | $92.8M | $116M |
| 1992 | $157M | $240M |
| 1991 | $215M | $211M |
| 1990 | $248M | $316M |
| 1989 | – | $358M |
| 1988 | – | $248M |
| 1987 | – | $333M |
| 1986 | – | $369M |
| 1985 | – | $200M |
| 1984 | – | $248M |
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.
- 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
Namibia vs Zambia
Health
- Life expectancyNamibia: 67.4 years in 2023Zambia: 66.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityNamibia: 4 per 100 live births in 2024Zambia: 4.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityNamibia: 27.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Zambia: 38.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionNamibia: 3.46% in 2017Zambia: 3.64% in 2017
- Suicide rateNamibia: 11.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Zambia: 13.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationNamibia: 2.96 million people in 2023Zambia: 20.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthNamibia: 2.37% a year in 2023Zambia: 2.83% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateNamibia: 3.21 births per woman in 2023Zambia: 4.1 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationNamibia: 50.9% in 2025Zambia: 45.9% in 2025
- Median ageNamibia: 21 years in 2023Zambia: 17.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overNamibia: 3.6% in 2023Zambia: 1.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateNamibia: 3.9 per 1,000 people in 2023Zambia: 0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingNamibia: 2.77% of GDP in 2025Zambia: 1.26% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personNamibia: $134 in 2025Zambia: $19 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingNamibia: 7% of government spending in 2025Zambia: 4.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelNamibia: 16,000 people in 2020Zambia: 16,000 people in 2020
- National powerNamibia: 0.02% of world capability in 2022Zambia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersNamibia: 1.67% of the labour force in 2020Zambia: 0.24% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsNamibia: 0 TIV in 2025Zambia: 1 million TIV in 2024