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

0.0004 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Jamaica ahead.

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

37 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.

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.

Jamaica vs Zambia: Military spending, per unit of GDP

Jamaica

0.0123 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Zambia

0.0119 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Jamaica rank

101st

Zambia rank

103rd

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

Jamaica
Zambia

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 0.0123 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0119 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in Zambia, a difference of 0.0004 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Zambia ahead.

Jamaica ranks 101st and Zambia ranks 103rd of 160 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.028 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1174 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0894 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Zambia
1990s	0.0192 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0456 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0264 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Zambia
2000s	0.01 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0163 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0063 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Zambia
2010s	0.0113 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.012 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0007 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Zambia
2020s	0.0136 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0119 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0016 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per unit of gdp, Jamaica or Zambia?: Jamaica, at 0.0123 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0119 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in Zambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Jamaica and Zambia?: 0.0004 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Zambia?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
How do Jamaica and Zambia rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?: Jamaica ranks 101st and Zambia ranks 103rd of 160 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 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 160 places, 7,842 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 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.