Luxembourg vs Zimbabwe: Military spending, annual growth rate
Luxembourg
29.71 % change on previous year
in 2025
Zimbabwe
35.67 % change on previous year
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
12th
Zimbabwe rank
11th
Military spending, annual growth rate over time
- Luxembourg
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 35.67 % change on previous year against 29.71 % change on previous year in Luxembourg, a difference of 5.96 % change on previous year.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times Luxembourg's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 12th and Zimbabwe ranks 11th of 159 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.33 % change on previous year | 0.0992 % change on previous year | 3.23 % change on previous year | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 3.79 % change on previous year | 1.23 % change on previous year | 2.57 % change on previous year | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 3.81 % change on previous year | 25.48 % change on previous year | 21.67 % change on previous year | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 7.97 % change on previous year | 18.03 % change on previous year | 10.06 % change on previous year | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 15.12 % change on previous year | 21.52 % change on previous year | 6.39 % change on previous year | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending, annual growth rate, Luxembourg or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 35.67 % change on previous year against 29.71 % change on previous year in Luxembourg as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending, annual growth rate between Luxembourg and Zimbabwe?
- 5.96 % change on previous year, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Zimbabwe?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Luxembourg and Zimbabwe rank globally for military spending, annual growth rate?
- Luxembourg ranks 12th and Zimbabwe ranks 11th of 159 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Military spending. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.