South Sudan vs Zimbabwe
South Sudan vs Zimbabwe: Military share of state spending
Military share of state spending: 18.4% of government spending in South Sudan in 2025 and 5.3% of government spending in Zimbabwe in 2005, by SIPRI estimates.
% of government spending · SIPRI
Every year
% of government spending · SIPRI
| Year | South Sudan | Zimbabwe |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18.4 | – |
| 2024 | 35.1 | – |
| 2023 | 10.8 | – |
| 2022 | 5.7 | – |
| 2021 | 3.4 | – |
| 2020 | 5.5 | – |
| 2019 | 7.9 | – |
| 2018 | 9.8 | – |
| 2017 | 6.2 | – |
| 2016 | 9 | – |
| 2015 | 26 | – |
| 2014 | 23.7 | – |
| 2013 | 25.9 | – |
| 2012 | 27.7 | – |
| 2011 | 29 | – |
| 2005 | – | 5.3 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The part of everything the government spends that goes on its armed forces and defence, 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 150 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 Zimbabwe
Health
- Life expectancySouth Sudan: 57.6 years in 2023Zimbabwe: 62.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalitySouth Sudan: 9.7 per 100 live births in 2024Zimbabwe: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalitySouth Sudan: 63.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Zimbabwe: 33.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionSouth Sudan: 3.7% in 2017Zimbabwe: 3.19% in 2017
- Suicide rateSouth Sudan: 12 per 100,000 people in 2017Zimbabwe: 26.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationSouth Sudan: 11.5 million people in 2023Zimbabwe: 16.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthSouth Sudan: 5.86% a year in 2023Zimbabwe: 1.68% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateSouth Sudan: 3.86 births per woman in 2023Zimbabwe: 3.72 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationSouth Sudan: 21.7% in 2025Zimbabwe: 40.5% in 2025
- Median ageSouth Sudan: 18 years in 2023Zimbabwe: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overSouth Sudan: 2.9% in 2023Zimbabwe: 3.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateSouth Sudan: 39.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Zimbabwe: -6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingSouth Sudan: 3.43% of GDP in 2025Zimbabwe: 0.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsSouth Sudan: $103M in 2025Zimbabwe: $134M in 2025
- Military spending per personSouth Sudan: $15 in 2025Zimbabwe: $10 in 2025
- Armed forces personnelSouth Sudan: 53,000 people in 2020Zimbabwe: 51,000 people in 2020
- National powerSouth Sudan: 0.08% of world capability in 2022Zimbabwe: 0.08% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersSouth Sudan: 1.18% of the labour force in 2020Zimbabwe: 0.88% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsSouth Sudan: 10 million TIV in 2022Zimbabwe: 20 million TIV in 2023