Botswana vs Zambia: Military expenditure

Botswana

7.70 billion current LCU

in 2024

Zambia

9.13 billion current LCU

in 2024

Botswana rank

107th

Zambia rank

105th

Military expenditure over time

Zambia currently reports 9.13 billion current LCU against 7.70 billion current LCU in Botswana, a difference of 1.44 billion current LCU.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Botswana ahead.

Globally, Botswana ranks 107th and Zambia ranks 105th of 167 countries.

Indicator: Military expenditure (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 167 places, 8,248 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Military expenditure in local currency at current prices (by calendar year)