South Sudan vs Zambia: Military spending as a share of GDP
South Sudan
1.0%
in 2019
Zambia
1.0%
in 2019
South Sudan rank
115th
Zambia rank
113th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- South Sudan
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 1.0% against 1.0% in South Sudan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2011 it was South Sudan ahead.
South Sudan ranks 115th and Zambia ranks 113th of 172 countries.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, South Sudan or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 1.0% against 1.0% in South Sudan as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between South Sudan and Zambia?
- 0.0%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and Zambia?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2019.
- How do South Sudan and Zambia rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- South Sudan ranks 115th and Zambia ranks 113th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) β 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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About this data
Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).