Egypt vs Zimbabwe: Military expenditure (% of GDP)
Egypt
0.6%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
0.6%
in 2025
Egypt rank
148th
Zimbabwe rank
151st
Military expenditure (% of GDP) over time
- Egypt
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 148th and Zimbabwe ranks 151st of 167 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 6 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.6% | 1.6% | 9.0% | Egypt |
| 1970s | 13.6% | 4.4% | 9.3% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 6.8% | 5.5% | 1.3% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 3.2% | 0.1% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 0.0% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 0.1% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military expenditure, Egypt or Zimbabwe?
- Egypt, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military expenditure between Egypt and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Zimbabwe?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Zimbabwe rank globally for military expenditure?
- Egypt ranks 148th and Zimbabwe ranks 151st of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product