Tanzania vs Zimbabwe
Tanzania vs Zimbabwe: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $983M in Tanzania and $134M in Zimbabwe, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Tanzania, by $850M, or 7.37 times that in Zimbabwe.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Tanzania has been higher since 2003, when it overtook Zimbabwe.
- In 2025, Tanzania ranked 81 and Zimbabwe ranked 126 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Tanzania | Zimbabwe |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $983M | $134M |
| 2024 | $930M | $98.4M |
| 2023 | $909M | $64.9M |
| 2022 | $838M | $172M |
| 2021 | $753M | $193M |
| 2020 | $698M | $106M |
| 2019 | $657M | $79.9M |
| 2018 | $650M | $87.3M |
| 2017 | $618M | $78.2M |
| 2016 | $615M | $83M |
| 2015 | $562M | $85.9M |
| 2014 | $484M | $81.9M |
| 2013 | $434M | $79.2M |
| 2012 | $376M | $71.9M |
| 2011 | $370M | $46.5M |
| 2010 | $344M | $23.8M |
| 2009 | $265M | – |
| 2008 | $238M | – |
| 2007 | $234M | – |
| 2006 | $224M | $30.1M |
| 2005 | $205M | $32.5M |
| 2004 | $190M | $43.3M |
| 2003 | $186M | $70.4M |
| 2002 | $205M | $224M |
| 2001 | $210M | $62.1M |
| 2000 | $180M | $47.1M |
| 1999 | $169M | $37.4M |
| 1998 | $170M | $37.7M |
| 1997 | $156M | $27.6M |
| 1996 | $146M | $25.6M |
| 1995 | $148M | $24.4M |
| 1994 | $115M | $26.6M |
| 1993 | $123M | $26M |
| 1992 | $187M | $31M |
| 1991 | $187M | $38.1M |
| 1990 | $172M | $36.7M |
| 1989 | $208M | $36.5M |
| 1988 | $215M | $34.9M |
| 1987 | $236M | $33.4M |
| 1986 | $252M | $32.8M |
| 1985 | $237M | $32.8M |
| 1984 | $234M | $32.1M |
| 1983 | $263M | $37.7M |
| 1982 | $307M | $35M |
| 1981 | $319M | $31.4M |
| 1980 | $278M | $37.6M |
| 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
- 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
Tanzania vs Zimbabwe
Health
- Life expectancyTanzania: 67 years in 2023Zimbabwe: 62.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityTanzania: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024Zimbabwe: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityTanzania: 28.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Zimbabwe: 33.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterTanzania: 11.3% in 2022Zimbabwe: 26.5% in 2022
- DepressionTanzania: 3.69% in 2017Zimbabwe: 3.19% in 2017
- Suicide rateTanzania: 8.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Zimbabwe: 26.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationTanzania: 66.6 million people in 2023Zimbabwe: 16.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthTanzania: 2.88% a year in 2023Zimbabwe: 1.68% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateTanzania: 4.61 births per woman in 2023Zimbabwe: 3.72 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationTanzania: 36.9% in 2025Zimbabwe: 40.5% in 2025
- Median ageTanzania: 17.2 years in 2023Zimbabwe: 17.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overTanzania: 3% in 2023Zimbabwe: 3.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateTanzania: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Zimbabwe: -6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingTanzania: 1.16% of GDP in 2025Zimbabwe: 0.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personTanzania: $15 in 2025Zimbabwe: $10 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingTanzania: 5.8% of government spending in 2025Zimbabwe: 5.3% of government spending in 2005
- Armed forces personnelTanzania: 28,000 people in 2020Zimbabwe: 51,000 people in 2020
- National powerTanzania: 0.25% of world capability in 2022Zimbabwe: 0.08% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersTanzania: 0.1% of the labour force in 2020Zimbabwe: 0.88% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsTanzania: 4 million TIV in 2025Zimbabwe: 20 million TIV in 2023