Libya vs Zambia: Military expenditure

Libya

7.57 billion current LCU

in 2023

Zambia

9.13 billion current LCU

in 2024

Libya rank

108th

Zambia rank

105th

Military expenditure over time

Zambia currently reports 9.13 billion current LCU against 7.57 billion current LCU in Libya, a difference of 1.56 billion current LCU.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Libya ahead.

Globally, Libya ranks 108th 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)