What is the difference in military expenditure between North Macedonia and Zambia?

4.02 million current USD, with North Macedonia ahead.

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

24 years are reported by both, from 1996 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.

North Macedonia vs Zambia: Military expenditure

North Macedonia

353.69 million current USD

in 2024

Zambia

349.67 million current USD

in 2024

North Macedonia rank

117th

Zambia rank

118th

Military expenditure over time

North Macedonia
Zambia

How they compare

North Macedonia currently reports 353.69 million current USD against 349.67 million current USD in Zambia, a difference of 4.02 million current USD.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1996 it was North Macedonia ahead.

North Macedonia ranks 117th and Zambia ranks 118th of 167 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, North Macedonia averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	North Macedonia	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	93.38 million current USD	45.77 million current USD	47.61 million current USD	North Macedonia
2000s	147.04 million current USD	195.83 million current USD	48.80 million current USD	Zambia
2010s	120.25 million current USD	344.23 million current USD	223.97 million current USD	Zambia
2020s	239.92 million current USD	296.53 million current USD	56.60 million current USD	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, North Macedonia or Zambia?: North Macedonia, at 353.69 million current USD against 349.67 million current USD in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between North Macedonia and Zambia?: 4.02 million current USD, with North Macedonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Macedonia and Zambia?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do North Macedonia and Zambia rank globally for military expenditure?: North Macedonia ranks 117th 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)