Pakistan vs Tanzania
Pakistan vs Tanzania: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $11.5B in Pakistan and $983M in Tanzania, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Pakistan, by $10.5B, or 12 times that in Tanzania.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Pakistan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1967.
- In 2025, Pakistan ranked 31 and Tanzania ranked 81 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Pakistan | Tanzania |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $11.5B | $983M |
| 2024 | $10.3B | $930M |
| 2023 | $9.78B | $909M |
| 2022 | $11.2B | $838M |
| 2021 | $12B | $753M |
| 2020 | $11.5B | $698M |
| 2019 | $11.7B | $657M |
| 2018 | $11.8B | $650M |
| 2017 | $10.6B | $618M |
| 2016 | $9.66B | $615M |
| 2015 | $9.34B | $562M |
| 2014 | $8.6B | $484M |
| 2013 | $8.17B | $434M |
| 2012 | $7.9B | $376M |
| 2011 | $7.45B | $370M |
| 2010 | $7.07B | $344M |
| 2009 | $6.76B | $265M |
| 2008 | $6.56B | $238M |
| 2007 | $6.96B | $234M |
| 2006 | $6.91B | $224M |
| 2005 | $6.8B | $205M |
| 2004 | $6.53B | $190M |
| 2003 | $6.27B | $186M |
| 2002 | $5.87B | $205M |
| 2001 | $5.46B | $210M |
| 2000 | $5.1B | $180M |
| 1999 | $5.09B | $169M |
| 1998 | $5.04B | $170M |
| 1997 | $5.04B | $156M |
| 1996 | $5.27B | $146M |
| 1995 | $5.27B | $148M |
| 1994 | $5.18B | $115M |
| 1993 | $5.33B | $123M |
| 1992 | $5.36B | $187M |
| 1991 | $5.04B | $187M |
| 1990 | $4.71B | $172M |
| 1989 | $4.46B | $208M |
| 1988 | $4.45B | $215M |
| 1987 | $4.3B | $236M |
| 1986 | $3.93B | $252M |
| 1985 | $3.65B | $237M |
| 1984 | $3.36B | $234M |
| 1983 | $3.12B | $263M |
| 1982 | $2.8B | $307M |
| 1981 | $2.32B | $319M |
| 1980 | $2.14B | $278M |
| 1979 | $1.98B | $587M |
| 1978 | $1.87B | $699M |
| 1977 | $1.76B | $362M |
| 1976 | $1.77B | $293M |
| 1975 | $1.75B | $278M |
| 1974 | $1.67B | $295M |
| 1973 | $1.68B | $225M |
| 1972 | $1.8B | $174M |
| 1971 | $1.6B | $149M |
| 1970 | $1.44B | $108M |
| 1969 | $1.32B | $76.1M |
| 1968 | $1.21B | $71.6M |
| 1967 | $1.18B | $74.6M |
| 1966 | $1.45B | – |
| 1965 | $1.24B | – |
| 1964 | $770M | – |
| 1963 | $683M | – |
| 1962 | $632M | – |
| 1961 | $660M | – |
| 1960 | $666M | – |
| 1959 | $640M | – |
| 1958 | $543M | – |
| 1957 | $523M | – |
| 1956 | $630M | – |
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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
Pakistan vs Tanzania
Health
- Life expectancyPakistan: 67.7 years in 2023Tanzania: 67 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPakistan: 5.6 per 100 live births in 2024Tanzania: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPakistan: 49.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tanzania: 28.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterPakistan: 50.6% in 2022Tanzania: 11.3% in 2022
- DepressionPakistan: 3.33% in 2017Tanzania: 3.69% in 2017
- Suicide ratePakistan: 4.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Tanzania: 8.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPakistan: 248 million people in 2023Tanzania: 66.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthPakistan: 1.48% a year in 2023Tanzania: 2.88% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePakistan: 3.61 births per woman in 2023Tanzania: 4.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPakistan: 39.5% in 2025Tanzania: 36.9% in 2025
- Median agePakistan: 20.3 years in 2023Tanzania: 17.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPakistan: 4.2% in 2023Tanzania: 3% in 2023
- Net migration ratePakistan: -6.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Tanzania: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPakistan: 2.91% of GDP in 2025Tanzania: 1.16% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personPakistan: $47 in 2025Tanzania: $15 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingPakistan: 13.8% of government spending in 2025Tanzania: 5.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelPakistan: 943,000 people in 2020Tanzania: 28,000 people in 2020
- National powerPakistan: 1.77% of world capability in 2022Tanzania: 0.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPakistan: 1.25% of the labour force in 2020Tanzania: 0.1% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPakistan: 706 million TIV in 2025Tanzania: 4 million TIV in 2025