Namibia vs Zambia: Military spending, gaps filled

Namibia
386.27 million constant 2024 US$
in 2025
Zambia
342.74 million constant 2024 US$
in 2025
Namibia rank
114th
Zambia rank
117th

Military spending, gaps filled over time

  • Namibia
  • Zambia
100.0M200.0M300.0M400.0M500.0M198420042025

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 386.27 million constant 2024 US$ against 342.74 million constant 2024 US$ in Zambia, a difference of 43.54 million constant 2024 US$.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zambia ahead.

Namibia ranks 114th and Zambia ranks 117th of 162 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 131.99 million constant 2024 US$ 149.93 million constant 2024 US$ 17.95 million constant 2024 US$ Zambia
2000s 218.34 million constant 2024 US$ 185.95 million constant 2024 US$ 32.39 million constant 2024 US$ Namibia
2010s 410.53 million constant 2024 US$ 287.70 million constant 2024 US$ 122.83 million constant 2024 US$ Namibia
2020s 374.87 million constant 2024 US$ 296.58 million constant 2024 US$ 78.30 million constant 2024 US$ Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, gaps filled, Namibia or Zambia?
Namibia, at 386.27 million constant 2024 US$ against 342.74 million constant 2024 US$ in Zambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, gaps filled between Namibia and Zambia?
43.54 million constant 2024 US$, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Zambia?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Namibia and Zambia rank globally for military spending, gaps filled?
Namibia ranks 114th and Zambia ranks 117th of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military spending, gaps filled
Unit
constant 2024 US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
162 places, 8,449 data points, 1949–2025
Last refreshed

Military spending with 108 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.