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

71.42 million current USD, with Zambia ahead.

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

18 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current USD). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Zambia: Military expenditure

Afghanistan

278.25 million current USD

in 2021

Zambia

349.67 million current USD

in 2024

Afghanistan rank

120th

Zambia rank

118th

Military expenditure over time

Afghanistan
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 349.67 million current USD against 278.25 million current USD in Afghanistan, a difference of 71.42 million current USD.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 120th and Zambia ranks 118th of 167 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	181.86 million current USD	195.83 million current USD	13.97 million current USD	Zambia
2010s	234.92 million current USD	344.23 million current USD	109.31 million current USD	Zambia
2020s	278.91 million current USD	214.86 million current USD	64.05 million current USD	Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Afghanistan or Zambia?: Zambia, at 349.67 million current USD against 278.25 million current USD in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Afghanistan and Zambia?: 71.42 million current USD, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Zambia?: 18 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2021.
How do Afghanistan and Zambia rank globally for military expenditure?: Afghanistan ranks 120th and Zambia ranks 118th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current USD). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military expenditure (current USD)
Unit: current USD
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 211 places, 10,601 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)