What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Germany and Zambia?

0.0005 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Germany ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Zambia?

57 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Germany vs Zambia: Military spending, per unit of GDP

Germany

0.0158 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2020

Zambia

0.0153 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Germany rank

94th

Zambia rank

97th

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

Germany
Zambia

How they compare

Germany currently reports 0.0158 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0153 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in Zambia, a difference of 0.0005 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 94th and Zambia ranks 97th of 170 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.2559 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1103 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1455 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Germany
1970s	0.1323 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1524 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.02 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Zambia
1980s	0.0657 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1002 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0345 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Zambia
1990s	0.027 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0336 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0066 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Zambia
2000s	0.0185 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0169 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0016 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Germany
2010s	0.0139 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0166 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0027 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Zambia
2020s	0.0158 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0212 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0054 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per unit of gdp, Germany or Zambia?: Germany, at 0.0158 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0153 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in Zambia as of 2020.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Germany and Zambia?: 0.0005 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Zambia?: 57 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2020.
How do Germany and Zambia rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?: Germany ranks 94th and Zambia ranks 97th of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military spending, per unit of GDP
Unit: constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 170 places, 9,064 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed: 16 September 2026

Military spending divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.