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

703.10 billion current LCU, with Zimbabwe ahead.

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

35 years are reported by both, from 1986 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.

Cambodia vs Zimbabwe: Military expenditure

Cambodia

2.93 trillion current LCU

in 2024

Zimbabwe

3.64 trillion current LCU

in 2024

Cambodia rank

20th

Zimbabwe rank

18th

Military expenditure over time

Cambodia
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 3.64 trillion current LCU against 2.93 trillion current LCU in Cambodia, a difference of 703.10 billion current LCU.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Cambodia ahead.

Cambodia ranks 20th and Zimbabwe ranks 18th of 167 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cambodia	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1980s	2.65 billion current LCU	387.61 million current LCU	2.26 billion current LCU	Cambodia
1990s	195.06 billion current LCU	301.75 million current LCU	194.76 billion current LCU	Cambodia
2000s	284.53 billion current LCU	293.43 million current LCU	284.24 billion current LCU	Cambodia
2010s	1.38 trillion current LCU	420.28 million current LCU	1.38 trillion current LCU	Cambodia
2020s	2.66 trillion current LCU	826.26 billion current LCU	1.84 trillion current LCU	Cambodia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Cambodia or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 3.64 trillion current LCU against 2.93 trillion current LCU in Cambodia as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Cambodia and Zimbabwe?: 703.10 billion current LCU, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Zimbabwe?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
How do Cambodia and Zimbabwe rank globally for military expenditure?: Cambodia ranks 20th 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)