South Sudan vs Zambia
South Sudan vs Zambia: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $103M in South Sudan and $343M in Zambia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Zambia, by $240M, or 3.34 times that in South Sudan.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Zambia has been higher since 2009, when it overtook South Sudan.
- In 2025, South Sudan ranked 134 and Zambia ranked 109 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | South Sudan | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $103M | $343M |
| 2024 | $169M | $349M |
| 2023 | $77.3M | $328M |
| 2022 | $33.7M | $269M |
| 2021 | $12.9M | $235M |
| 2020 | $8.62M | $256M |
| 2019 | $16.2M | $288M |
| 2018 | $26.3M | $330M |
| 2017 | $18.7M | $287M |
| 2016 | $43.4M | $295M |
| 2015 | $149M | $362M |
| 2014 | $185M | $338M |
| 2013 | $142M | $275M |
| 2012 | $143M | $255M |
| 2011 | $225M | $229M |
| 2010 | $157M | $218M |
| 2009 | $149M | $196M |
| 2008 | $209M | $208M |
| 2007 | $151M | $209M |
| 2006 | $165M | $184M |
| 2005 | – | $169M |
| 2004 | – | $151M |
| 1999 | – | $115M |
| 1997 | – | $77.1M |
| 1996 | – | $77M |
| 1995 | – | $115M |
| 1994 | – | $137M |
| 1993 | – | $116M |
| 1992 | – | $240M |
| 1991 | – | $211M |
| 1990 | – | $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
South Sudan vs Zambia
Health
- Life expectancySouth Sudan: 57.6 years in 2023Zambia: 66.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySouth Sudan: 9.7 per 100 live births in 2024Zambia: 4.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySouth Sudan: 63.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Zambia: 38.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSouth Sudan: 3.7% in 2017Zambia: 3.64% in 2017
- Suicide rateSouth Sudan: 12 per 100,000 people in 2017Zambia: 13.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSouth Sudan: 11.5 million people in 2023Zambia: 20.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthSouth Sudan: 5.86% a year in 2023Zambia: 2.83% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSouth Sudan: 3.86 births per woman in 2023Zambia: 4.1 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSouth Sudan: 21.7% in 2025Zambia: 45.9% in 2025
- Median ageSouth Sudan: 18 years in 2023Zambia: 17.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSouth Sudan: 2.9% in 2023Zambia: 1.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateSouth Sudan: 39.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Zambia: 0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSouth Sudan: 3.43% of GDP in 2025Zambia: 1.26% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personSouth Sudan: $15 in 2025Zambia: $19 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSouth Sudan: 18.4% of government spending in 2025Zambia: 4.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSouth Sudan: 53,000 people in 2020Zambia: 16,000 people in 2020
- National powerSouth Sudan: 0.08% of world capability in 2022Zambia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSouth Sudan: 1.18% of the labour force in 2020Zambia: 0.24% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSouth Sudan: 10 million TIV in 2022Zambia: 1 million TIV in 2024