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

495.42 million current LCU, with Peru ahead.

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

36 years are reported by both, from 1984 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.

Peru vs Zambia: Military expenditure

Peru

9.63 billion current LCU

in 2024

Zambia

9.13 billion current LCU

in 2024

Peru rank

104th

Zambia rank

105th

Military expenditure over time

Peru
Zambia

How they compare

Peru currently reports 9.63 billion current LCU against 9.13 billion current LCU in Zambia, a difference of 495.42 million current LCU.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Zambia ahead.

Peru ranks 104th and Zambia ranks 105th of 167 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Peru	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	406,855 current LCU	744,000 current LCU	337,145 current LCU	Zambia
1990s	2.14 billion current LCU	41.81 million current LCU	2.10 billion current LCU	Peru
2000s	4.25 billion current LCU	820.10 million current LCU	3.43 billion current LCU	Peru
2010s	8.40 billion current LCU	2.67 billion current LCU	5.73 billion current LCU	Peru
2020s	10.45 billion current LCU	6.07 billion current LCU	4.38 billion current LCU	Peru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Peru or Zambia?: Peru, at 9.63 billion current LCU against 9.13 billion current LCU in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Peru and Zambia?: 495.42 million current LCU, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Zambia?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Peru and Zambia rank globally for military expenditure?: Peru ranks 104th and Zambia ranks 105th 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)