Senegal vs Zambia
Senegal vs Zambia: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $533M in Senegal and $343M in Zambia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Senegal, by $190M, or 1.55 times that in Zambia.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Senegal has been higher since 2016, when it overtook Zambia.
- In 2025, Senegal ranked 100 and Zambia ranked 109 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Senegal | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $533M | $343M |
| 2024 | $639M | $349M |
| 2023 | $453M | $328M |
| 2022 | $463M | $269M |
| 2021 | $518M | $235M |
| 2020 | $393M | $256M |
| 2019 | $423M | $288M |
| 2018 | $441M | $330M |
| 2017 | $371M | $287M |
| 2016 | $379M | $295M |
| 2015 | $269M | $362M |
| 2014 | $251M | $338M |
| 2013 | $245M | $275M |
| 2012 | $212M | $255M |
| 2011 | $232M | $229M |
| 2010 | $214M | $218M |
| 2009 | $227M | $196M |
| 2008 | $213M | $208M |
| 2007 | $217M | $209M |
| 2006 | $193M | $184M |
| 2005 | $167M | $169M |
| 2004 | $147M | $151M |
| 2003 | $146M | – |
| 2002 | $135M | – |
| 2001 | $134M | – |
| 2000 | $121M | – |
| 1999 | $133M | $115M |
| 1998 | $123M | – |
| 1997 | $116M | $77.1M |
| 1996 | $117M | $77M |
| 1995 | $119M | $115M |
| 1994 | $116M | $137M |
| 1993 | $142M | $116M |
| 1992 | $121M | $240M |
| 1991 | $129M | $211M |
| 1990 | $132M | $316M |
| 1989 | $130M | $358M |
| 1988 | $129M | $248M |
| 1987 | $121M | $333M |
| 1986 | $115M | $369M |
| 1985 | $120M | $200M |
| 1984 | $133M | $248M |
| 1983 | $140M | – |
| 1982 | $139M | – |
| 1981 | $161M | – |
| 1980 | $147M | – |
| 1979 | $158M | – |
- Estimate
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
Senegal vs Zambia
Health
- Life expectancySenegal: 68.7 years in 2023Zambia: 66.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySenegal: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024Zambia: 4.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySenegal: 24.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Zambia: 38.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSenegal: 3.37% in 2017Zambia: 3.64% in 2017
- Suicide rateSenegal: 12.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Zambia: 13.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSenegal: 18.1 million people in 2023Zambia: 20.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthSenegal: 2.33% a year in 2023Zambia: 2.83% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSenegal: 3.82 births per woman in 2023Zambia: 4.1 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSenegal: 55.8% in 2025Zambia: 45.9% in 2025
- Median ageSenegal: 19.1 years in 2023Zambia: 17.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSenegal: 3.6% in 2023Zambia: 1.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateSenegal: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Zambia: 0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSenegal: 1.56% of GDP in 2025Zambia: 1.26% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personSenegal: $30 in 2025Zambia: $19 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSenegal: 5.2% of government spending in 2025Zambia: 4.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSenegal: 19,000 people in 2020Zambia: 16,000 people in 2020
- National powerSenegal: 0.1% of world capability in 2022Zambia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSenegal: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020Zambia: 0.24% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSenegal: 79 million TIV in 2024Zambia: 1 million TIV in 2024
- Arms exportsSenegal: 3 million TIV in 1976Zambia: 2 million TIV in 1990