Albania vs Zambia: Military spending as a share of GDP

Albania
1.0%
in 2019
Zambia
1.0%
in 2019
Albania rank
114th
Zambia rank
113th

Military spending as a share of GDP over time

  • Albania
  • Zambia
051015191419662019

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 1.0% against 1.0% in Albania, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Albania ahead.

Albania ranks 114th and Zambia ranks 113th of 172 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Albania Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 10.0% 1.5% 8.5% Albania
1970s 9.1% 3.4% 5.8% Albania
1980s 4.3% 2.9% 1.4% Albania
1990s 1.7% 1.0% 0.7% Albania
2000s 1.2% 0.8% 0.5% Albania
2010s 1.0% 1.0% 0.0% Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Albania or Zambia?
Zambia, at 1.0% against 1.0% in Albania as of 2019.
What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Albania and Zambia?
0.0%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Zambia?
56 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2019.
How do Albania and Zambia rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
Albania ranks 114th and Zambia ranks 113th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military spending as a share of GDP
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 14,793 data points, 1816–2019
Last refreshed

Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).