What is the difference in military expenditure between Italy and Mozambique?

12.80 billion current LCU, with Italy ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Mozambique?

49 years are reported by both, from 1977 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.

Italy vs Mozambique: Military expenditure (current LCU)

Italy

42.68 billion current LCU

in 2025

Mozambique

29.88 billion current LCU

in 2025

Italy rank

92nd

Mozambique rank

94th

Military expenditure (current LCU) over time

Italy
Mozambique

How they compare

Italy currently reports 42.68 billion current LCU against 29.88 billion current LCU in Mozambique, a difference of 12.80 billion current LCU.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.4 times Mozambique's.

Across all 49 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 92nd and Mozambique ranks 94th of 168 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Mozambique	Difference	Ahead
1970s	2.49 billion current LCU	1.94 million current LCU	2.49 billion current LCU	Italy
1980s	7.96 billion current LCU	15.09 million current LCU	7.95 billion current LCU	Italy
1990s	15.78 billion current LCU	350.26 million current LCU	15.43 billion current LCU	Italy
2000s	23.51 billion current LCU	1.54 billion current LCU	21.97 billion current LCU	Italy
2010s	22.48 billion current LCU	6.70 billion current LCU	15.79 billion current LCU	Italy
2020s	33.32 billion current LCU	25.58 billion current LCU	7.74 billion current LCU	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Italy or Mozambique?: Italy, at 42.68 billion current LCU against 29.88 billion current LCU in Mozambique as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Italy and Mozambique?: 12.80 billion current LCU, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Mozambique?: 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
How do Italy and Mozambique rank globally for military expenditure?: Italy ranks 92nd and Mozambique ranks 94th 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)