What is the difference in military expenditure between Malawi and Zimbabwe?

3.18 million current USD, with Malawi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zimbabwe?

58 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.

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.

Malawi vs Zimbabwe: Military expenditure (current USD)

Malawi

162.82 million current USD

in 2025

Zimbabwe

159.64 million current USD

in 2025

Malawi rank

140th

Zimbabwe rank

141st

Military expenditure (current USD) over time

Malawi
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 162.82 million current USD against 159.64 million current USD in Zimbabwe, a difference of 3.18 million current USD.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 58 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Malawi ranks 140th and Zimbabwe ranks 141st of 168 countries.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1960s	1.92 million current USD	24.90 million current USD	22.98 million current USD	Zimbabwe
1970s	11.79 million current USD	178.24 million current USD	166.44 million current USD	Zimbabwe
1980s	26.88 million current USD	392.20 million current USD	365.32 million current USD	Zimbabwe
1990s	20.25 million current USD	302.18 million current USD	281.92 million current USD	Zimbabwe
2000s	20.52 million current USD	293.43 million current USD	272.91 million current USD	Zimbabwe
2010s	52.65 million current USD	338.24 million current USD	285.59 million current USD	Zimbabwe
2020s	121.90 million current USD	362.88 million current USD	240.99 million current USD	Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Malawi or Zimbabwe?: Malawi, at 162.82 million current USD against 159.64 million current USD in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Malawi and Zimbabwe?: 3.18 million current USD, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zimbabwe?: 58 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Malawi and Zimbabwe rank globally for military expenditure?: Malawi ranks 140th and Zimbabwe ranks 141st 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: 212 places, 10,705 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

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