What is the difference in military expenditure between Belgium and Zambia?

2.64 billion current LCU, with Belgium ahead.

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

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

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.

Belgium vs Zambia: Military expenditure (current LCU)

Belgium

12.88 billion current LCU

in 2025

Zambia

10.24 billion current LCU

in 2025

Belgium rank

102nd

Zambia rank

104th

Military expenditure (current LCU) over time

Belgium
Zambia

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 12.88 billion current LCU against 10.24 billion current LCU in Zambia, a difference of 2.64 billion current LCU.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.3 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 102nd and Zambia ranks 104th of 168 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	3.70 billion current LCU	744,000 current LCU	3.69 billion current LCU	Belgium
1990s	3.41 billion current LCU	41.81 million current LCU	3.37 billion current LCU	Belgium
2000s	3.73 billion current LCU	820.10 million current LCU	2.91 billion current LCU	Belgium
2010s	3.97 billion current LCU	2.67 billion current LCU	1.31 billion current LCU	Belgium
2020s	7.39 billion current LCU	6.76 billion current LCU	629.00 million current LCU	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Belgium or Zambia?: Belgium, at 12.88 billion current LCU against 10.24 billion current LCU in Zambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Belgium and Zambia?: 2.64 billion current LCU, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Zambia?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Zambia rank globally for military expenditure?: Belgium ranks 102nd and Zambia ranks 104th of 168 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: 168 places, 8,396 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

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