Sudan vs Zambia

Sudan vs Zambia: Military share of state spending

Military share of state spending: 9.5% of government spending in Sudan in 2021 and 4.5% of government spending in Zambia in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2021 the value was higher in Sudan, by 6.3 percentage points, or 2.95 times that in Zambia.

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% of government spending · SIPRI

Sudan vs Zambia: Military share of state spendingMilitary share of state spending: 9.5% of government spending in Sudan in 2021 and 4.5% of government spending in Zambia in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. In 2021 the value was higher in Sudan, by 6.3 percentage points, or 2.95 times that in Zambia.
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What the numbers say

  • Sudan has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2004.

Every year

% of government spending · SIPRI

YearSudanZambia
2025–4.5
2024–5.2
2023–4.9
2022–4
20219.53.2
20209.13.4
20198.84.2
201810.65.2
201725.75.2
201622.86
201521.96.3
2014–6.7
2013–5.7
2012–6.2
2011–6.7
2010–7.7
200929.18.1
200825.38
200720.98.3
200619.38.2
200516.87.5
200428.26.8
200314.9–
200225.4–
200125–
200043.2–
199947.8–
199830.5–
199712.9–
199613.6–
199516.1–
199419.4–
199320.8–
199211.8–
199111.7–
199017.1–

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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.

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