Tanzania vs Zambia: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $983M in Tanzania and $343M in Zambia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Tanzania, by $641M, or 2.87 times that in Zambia.
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Watch it change on the mapUS dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
Latest figures
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | $983M 2025 | $562M | 81 of 151 |
| Zambia | $343M 2025 | $362M | 109 of 151 |
What the numbers say
- Tanzania has been higher since 1995, when it overtook Zambia.
- In 2025, Tanzania ranked 81 and Zambia ranked 109 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Tanzania | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $983M | $343M |
| 2024 | $930M | $349M |
| 2023 | $909M | $328M |
| 2022 | $838M | $269M |
| 2021 | $753M | $235M |
| 2020 | $698M | $256M |
| 2019 | $657M | $288M |
| 2018 | $650M | $330M |
| 2017 | $618M | $287M |
| 2016 | $615M | $295M |
| 2015 | $562M | $362M |
| 2014 | $484M | $338M |
| 2013 | $434M | $275M |
| 2012 | $376M | $255M |
| 2011 | $370M | $229M |
| 2010 | $344M | $218M |
| 2009 | $265M | $196M |
| 2008 | $238M | $208M |
| 2007 | $234M | $209M |
| 2006 | $224M | $184M |
| 2005 | $205M | $169M |
| 2004 | $190M | $151M |
| 2003 | $186M | – |
| 2002 | $205M | – |
| 2001 | $210M | – |
| 2000 | $180M | – |
| 1999 | $169M | $115M |
| 1998 | $170M | – |
| 1997 | $156M | $77.1M |
| 1996 | $146M | $77M |
| 1995 | $148M | $115M |
| 1994 | $115M | $137M |
| 1993 | $123M | $116M |
| 1992 | $187M | $240M |
| 1991 | $187M | $211M |
| 1990 | $172M | $316M |
| 1989 | $208M | $358M |
| 1988 | $215M | $248M |
| 1987 | $236M | $333M |
| 1986 | $252M | $369M |
| 1985 | $237M | $200M |
| 1984 | $234M | $248M |
| 1983 | $263M | – |
| 1982 | $307M | – |
| 1981 | $319M | – |
| 1980 | $278M | – |
| 1979 | $587M | – |
| 1978 | $699M | – |
| 1977 | $362M | – |
| 1976 | $293M | – |
| 1975 | $278M | – |
| 1974 | $295M | – |
| 1973 | $225M | – |
| 1972 | $174M | – |
| 1971 | $149M | – |
| 1970 | $108M | – |
| 1969 | $76.1M | – |
| 1968 | $71.6M | – |
| 1967 | $74.6M | – |
- 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.
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