Egypt vs Zimbabwe: Military spending as a share of GDP
Egypt
0.6%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
0.6%
in 2025
Egypt rank
147th
Zimbabwe rank
150th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Egypt
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 147th and Zimbabwe ranks 150th of 166 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 6 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.6% | 1.7% | 9.0% | Egypt |
| 1970s | 13.6% | 4.4% | 9.3% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 6.8% | 5.5% | 1.3% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 3.2% | 0.1% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 0.0% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 0.1% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Egypt or Zimbabwe?
- Egypt, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Egypt and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Zimbabwe?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Zimbabwe rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Egypt ranks 147th and Zimbabwe ranks 150th of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) 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
Total military expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.