Niger vs Zambia
Niger vs Zambia: Military spending
Military spending in 2025: 2.14% of GDP in Niger and 1.26% of GDP in Zambia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Niger, by 0.88 percentage points, or 1.7 times that in Zambia.
% of GDP · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Niger has been higher since 2016, when it overtook Zambia.
- In 2025, Niger ranked 50 and Zambia ranked 98 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of GDP · SIPRI
| Year | Niger | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.14 | 1.26 |
| 2024 | 2.2 | 1.33 |
| 2023 | 1.98 | 1.34 |
| 2022 | 1.57 | 1.12 |
| 2021 | 1.36 | 0.98 |
| 2020 | 1.73 | 1.17 |
| 2019 | 1.92 | 1.26 |
| 2018 | 1.79 | 1.44 |
| 2017 | 1.81 | 1.3 |
| 2016 | 1.6 | 1.43 |
| 2015 | – | 1.75 |
| 2014 | 1.34 | 1.63 |
| 2013 | 1.05 | 1.36 |
| 2012 | 1.62 | 1.36 |
| 2011 | 0.98 | 1.32 |
| 2010 | 0.88 | 1.38 |
| 2009 | 0.74 | 1.73 |
| 2008 | 0.74 | 2.08 |
| 2007 | – | 2.06 |
| 2006 | – | 1.74 |
| 2005 | 0.72 | 1.85 |
| 2004 | 1.09 | 1.58 |
| 2003 | 0.93 | – |
| 2002 | 0.96 | – |
| 2001 | 1.32 | – |
| 2000 | 1.17 | – |
| 1999 | 1.17 | 1.65 |
| 1998 | 1.06 | – |
| 1997 | 0.93 | 1.01 |
| 1996 | 0.86 | 1.05 |
| 1995 | 0.97 | 1.45 |
| 1994 | 1.23 | 1.72 |
| 1993 | – | 1.43 |
| 1992 | – | 2.71 |
| 1991 | – | 2.34 |
| 1990 | – | 3.41 |
| 1989 | – | 4.2 |
| 1988 | – | 2.39 |
| 1987 | 0.64 | 3.22 |
| 1986 | 0.77 | 3.66 |
| 1985 | 0.74 | 2.36 |
| 1984 | 0.73 | 3 |
| 1983 | 0.69 | – |
| 1982 | 0.63 | – |
| 1981 | 0.63 | – |
| 1980 | 0.67 | – |
| 1979 | 0.84 | – |
| 1978 | 0.93 | – |
| 1977 | 0.94 | – |
| 1976 | 0.82 | – |
| 1975 | 0.87 | – |
Each country on its own
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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Niger vs Zambia
Health
- Life expectancyNiger: 61.2 years in 2023Zambia: 66.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityNiger: 11.1 per 100 live births in 2024Zambia: 4.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityNiger: 64.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Zambia: 38.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionNiger: 3.46% in 2017Zambia: 3.64% in 2017
- Suicide rateNiger: 7.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Zambia: 13.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationNiger: 26.2 million people in 2023Zambia: 20.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthNiger: 3.31% a year in 2023Zambia: 2.83% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateNiger: 6.06 births per woman in 2023Zambia: 4.1 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationNiger: 18.4% in 2025Zambia: 45.9% in 2025
- Median ageNiger: 15.3 years in 2023Zambia: 17.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overNiger: 2.6% in 2023Zambia: 1.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateNiger: 0 per 1,000 people in 2023Zambia: 0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spending in US dollarsNiger: $450M in 2025Zambia: $343M in 2025
- Military spending per personNiger: $18 in 2025Zambia: $19 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingNiger: 15.2% of government spending in 2025Zambia: 4.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelNiger: 10,000 people in 2020Zambia: 16,000 people in 2020
- National powerNiger: 0.11% of world capability in 2022Zambia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersNiger: 0.11% of the labour force in 2020Zambia: 0.24% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsNiger: 4 million TIV in 2025Zambia: 1 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsNiger: 0 TIV in 1973Zambia: 2 million TIV in 1990