Zimbabwe
Military share of state spending in Zimbabwe
Military share of state spending in Zimbabwe: 5.3% of government spending in 2005 and 5.3% of government spending in 2005, by SIPRI estimates.
- Latest, 2005
- 5.3% of government spending
% of government spending · SIPRI
Every year
% of government spending · SIPRI
| Year | Zimbabwe |
|---|---|
| 2005 | 5.3 |
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.
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- Military spending0.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$134M in 2025
- Military spending per person$10 in 2025
- Armed forces personnel51,000 people in 2020
- National power0.08% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers0.88% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports20 million TIV in 2023
- Arms exports4 million TIV in 2001