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

80.93 million current USD, with Zambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana 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 USD). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ghana vs Zambia: Military expenditure

Ghana

268.74 million current USD

in 2024

Zambia

349.67 million current USD

in 2024

Ghana rank

122nd

Zambia rank

119th

Military expenditure over time

Ghana
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 349.67 million current USD against 268.74 million current USD in Ghana, a difference of 80.93 million current USD.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Zambia ahead.

Ghana ranks 122nd and Zambia ranks 119th of 168 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	41.36 million current USD	86.28 million current USD	44.92 million current USD	Zambia
1990s	43.08 million current USD	69.99 million current USD	26.90 million current USD	Zambia
2000s	92.39 million current USD	195.83 million current USD	103.45 million current USD	Zambia
2010s	219.49 million current USD	344.23 million current USD	124.74 million current USD	Zambia
2020s	264.32 million current USD	296.53 million current USD	32.20 million current USD	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Ghana or Zambia?: Zambia, at 349.67 million current USD against 268.74 million current USD in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Ghana and Zambia?: 80.93 million current USD, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Zambia?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Zambia rank globally for military expenditure?: Ghana ranks 122nd and Zambia ranks 119th of 168 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)