South Sudan vs Zimbabwe
South Sudan vs Zimbabwe: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $103M in South Sudan and $134M in Zimbabwe, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Zimbabwe, by $30.9M, or 1.3 times that in South Sudan.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Zimbabwe has been higher since 2025, when it overtook South Sudan.
- In 2025, South Sudan ranked 134 and Zimbabwe ranked 126 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | South Sudan | Zimbabwe |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $103M | $134M |
| 2024 | $169M | $98.4M |
| 2023 | $77.3M | $64.9M |
| 2022 | $33.7M | $172M |
| 2021 | $12.9M | $193M |
| 2020 | $8.62M | $106M |
| 2019 | $16.2M | $79.9M |
| 2018 | $26.3M | $87.3M |
| 2017 | $18.7M | $78.2M |
| 2016 | $43.4M | $83M |
| 2015 | $149M | $85.9M |
| 2014 | $185M | $81.9M |
| 2013 | $142M | $79.2M |
| 2012 | $143M | $71.9M |
| 2011 | $225M | $46.5M |
| 2010 | $157M | $23.8M |
| 2009 | $149M | – |
| 2008 | $209M | – |
| 2007 | $151M | – |
| 2006 | $165M | $30.1M |
| 2005 | – | $32.5M |
| 2004 | – | $43.3M |
| 2003 | – | $70.4M |
| 2002 | – | $224M |
| 2001 | – | $62.1M |
| 2000 | – | $47.1M |
| 1999 | – | $37.4M |
| 1998 | – | $37.7M |
| 1997 | – | $27.6M |
| 1996 | – | $25.6M |
| 1995 | – | $24.4M |
| 1994 | – | $26.6M |
| 1993 | – | $26M |
| 1992 | – | $31M |
| 1991 | – | $38.1M |
| 1990 | – | $36.7M |
| 1989 | – | $36.5M |
| 1988 | – | $34.9M |
| 1987 | – | $33.4M |
| 1986 | – | $32.8M |
| 1985 | – | $32.8M |
| 1984 | – | $32.1M |
| 1983 | – | $37.7M |
| 1982 | – | $35M |
| 1981 | – | $31.4M |
| 1980 | – | $37.6M |
- Highly uncertain
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
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 per personSouth Sudan: $15 in 2025Zimbabwe: $10 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingSouth Sudan: 18.4% of government spending in 2025Zimbabwe: 5.3% of government spending in 2005
- 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