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

22.43 million current USD, with Nepal ahead.

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

37 years are reported by both, from 1984 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.

Nepal vs Zambia: Military expenditure (current USD)

Nepal

428.29 million current USD

in 2025

Zambia

405.86 million current USD

in 2025

Nepal rank

114th

Zambia rank

117th

Military expenditure (current USD) over time

Nepal
Zambia

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 428.29 million current USD against 405.86 million current USD in Zambia, a difference of 22.43 million current USD.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Zambia ahead.

Nepal ranks 114th and Zambia ranks 117th of 168 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nepal	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	32.81 million current USD	86.28 million current USD	53.47 million current USD	Zambia
1990s	39.63 million current USD	69.99 million current USD	30.36 million current USD	Zambia
2000s	168.93 million current USD	195.83 million current USD	26.91 million current USD	Zambia
2010s	337.50 million current USD	344.03 million current USD	6.53 million current USD	Zambia
2020s	443.06 million current USD	313.05 million current USD	130.02 million current USD	Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Nepal or Zambia?: Nepal, at 428.29 million current USD against 405.86 million current USD in Zambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Nepal and Zambia?: 22.43 million current USD, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Zambia?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
How do Nepal and Zambia rank globally for military expenditure?: Nepal ranks 114th and Zambia ranks 117th 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)