What is the difference in military expenditure between Algeria and Zimbabwe?

711.60 billion current LCU, with Zimbabwe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Zimbabwe?

57 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Algeria vs Zimbabwe: Military expenditure

Algeria

2.93 trillion current LCU

in 2024

Zimbabwe

3.64 trillion current LCU

in 2024

Algeria rank

21st

Zimbabwe rank

18th

Military expenditure over time

Algeria
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 3.64 trillion current LCU against 2.93 trillion current LCU in Algeria, a difference of 711.60 billion current LCU.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times Algeria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 57 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 21st and Zimbabwe ranks 18th of 167 countries.

Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Algeria	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1960s	500.00 million current LCU	22.86 million current LCU	477.14 million current LCU	Algeria
1970s	1.36 billion current LCU	178.24 million current LCU	1.18 billion current LCU	Algeria
1980s	4.89 billion current LCU	392.20 million current LCU	4.49 billion current LCU	Algeria
1990s	53.25 billion current LCU	301.75 million current LCU	52.95 billion current LCU	Algeria
2000s	183.18 billion current LCU	293.43 million current LCU	182.88 billion current LCU	Algeria
2010s	917.13 billion current LCU	420.28 million current LCU	916.71 billion current LCU	Algeria
2020s	1.83 trillion current LCU	826.26 billion current LCU	1.01 trillion current LCU	Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Algeria or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 3.64 trillion current LCU against 2.93 trillion current LCU in Algeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Algeria and Zimbabwe?: 711.60 billion current LCU, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Zimbabwe?: 57 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
How do Algeria and Zimbabwe rank globally for military expenditure?: Algeria ranks 21st and Zimbabwe ranks 18th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military expenditure (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 167 places, 8,248 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Military expenditure in local currency at current prices (by calendar year)