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

2.56 billion current LCU, with Mauritania ahead.

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

36 years are reported by both, from 1985 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.

Mauritania vs Zambia: Military expenditure (current LCU)

Mauritania

12.81 billion current LCU

in 2025

Zambia

10.24 billion current LCU

in 2025

Mauritania rank

103rd

Zambia rank

104th

Military expenditure (current LCU) over time

Mauritania
Zambia

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 12.81 billion current LCU against 10.24 billion current LCU in Zambia, a difference of 2.56 billion current LCU.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 103rd and Zambia ranks 104th of 168 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritania	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	320.34 million current LCU	863,200 current LCU	319.48 million current LCU	Mauritania
1990s	439.42 million current LCU	41.81 million current LCU	397.61 million current LCU	Mauritania
2000s	1.96 billion current LCU	820.10 million current LCU	1.14 billion current LCU	Mauritania
2010s	3.88 billion current LCU	2.67 billion current LCU	1.22 billion current LCU	Mauritania
2020s	9.65 billion current LCU	6.76 billion current LCU	2.88 billion current LCU	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Mauritania or Zambia?: Mauritania, at 12.81 billion current LCU against 10.24 billion current LCU in Zambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Mauritania and Zambia?: 2.56 billion current LCU, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Zambia?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
How do Mauritania and Zambia rank globally for military expenditure?: Mauritania ranks 103rd 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)