Eswatini vs Zimbabwe: Military expenditure

Eswatini

79.66 million current USD

in 2024

Zimbabwe

98.39 million current USD

in 2024

Eswatini rank

148th

Zimbabwe rank

146th

Military expenditure over time

Zimbabwe currently reports 98.39 million current USD against 79.66 million current USD in Eswatini, a difference of 18.74 million current USD.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.2 times Eswatini's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Globally, Eswatini ranks 148th and Zimbabwe ranks 146th of 167 countries.

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: 06 August 2026

Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)