Zambia Military Spending/Defense Budget 1984-2024

Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country).
  • Zambia military spending/defense budget for 2022 was $0.33B, a 49.87% increase from 2021.
  • Zambia military spending/defense budget for 2021 was $0.22B, a 2.56% increase from 2020.
  • Zambia military spending/defense budget for 2020 was $0.21B, a 27.37% decline from 2019.
  • Zambia military spending/defense budget for 2019 was $0.29B, a 22.74% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Billions of US $
India $81.36B
Ukraine $44.00B
Pakistan $10.34B
Indonesia $8.99B
Morocco $5.00B
Bangladesh $4.81B
Egypt $4.65B
Philippines $3.97B
Nigeria $3.11B
Myanmar $1.86B
Angola $1.62B
Tunisia $1.16B
Kenya $1.14B
Sri Lanka $1.05B
Bolivia $0.64B
Cambodia $0.61B
Honduras $0.48B
El Salvador $0.42B
Cameroon $0.42B
Georgia $0.36B
Zambia $0.33B
Republic of Congo $0.27B
Ghana $0.23B
Mauritania $0.23B
Kyrgyz Republic $0.15B
Mongolia $0.12B
Kosovo $0.11B
Papua New Guinea $0.10B
Nicaragua $0.08B
Eswatini $0.07B
Moldova $0.05B
Timor-Leste $0.04B
Lesotho $0.03B
Cabo Verde $0.01B
Zambia Military Spending/Defense Budget - Historical Data
Year Billions of US $ % of GDP
2022 $0.33B 1.19%
2021 $0.22B 0.98%
2020 $0.21B 1.17%
2019 $0.29B 1.26%
2018 $0.38B 1.44%
2017 $0.34B 1.30%
2016 $0.30B 1.45%
2015 $0.37B 1.79%
2014 $0.44B 1.66%
2013 $0.38B 1.43%
2012 $0.35B 1.39%
2011 $0.31B 1.26%
2010 $0.28B 1.38%
2009 $0.22B 1.73%
2008 $0.28B 2.08%
2007 $0.23B 2.06%
2006 $0.21B 1.74%
2005 $0.14B 1.85%
2004 $0.10B 1.58%
1999 $0.06B 1.65%
1997 $0.04B 1.01%
1996 $0.04B 1.05%
1995 $0.06B 1.45%
1994 $0.06B 1.72%
1993 $0.05B 1.43%
1992 $0.10B 2.71%
1991 $0.09B 2.34%
1990 $0.14B 3.41%
1989 $0.17B 4.20%
1988 $0.09B 2.39%
1987 $0.07B 3.22%
1986 $0.06B 3.66%
1985 $0.05B 2.36%
1984 $0.08B 3.00%