Military expenditure at constant USD prices from 2014 rose 14.0% to USD 622 mil in Namibia in 2015, according to the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database.
Historically, military expenditure at constant USD prices from 2014 in Namibia reached an all time high of USD 622 mil in 2015 and an all time low of USD 78.5 mil in 1994. When compared to Namibia's main peers, military expenditure at constant USD prices from 2014 in Angola amounted to USD 3,994 mil, USD 436 mil in Botswana, USD 3,881 mil in South Africa and USD 383 mil in Zimbabwe in 2015.
Namibia has been ranked 76th within the group of 142 countries we follow in terms of military expenditure at constant USD prices from 2014, 26 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Military Expenditure (Constant 2014 USD) | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
Angola | USD mil | 4,464 | 4,777 | 4,473 | 4,694 | 6,411 | ||||||||||||||||
Botswana | USD mil | 363 | 340 | 335 | 313 | 292 | ||||||||||||||||
Dem. Republic of the Congo | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | 149 | 234 | 267 | 339 | 376 | |||||||||||||
Lesotho | USD mil | 47.2 | 58.7 | 45.6 | 44.5 | 44.9 | ||||||||||||||||
Mozambique | USD mil | 101 | 130 | 121 | 135 | 155 | ||||||||||||||||
Namibia | USD mil | 306 | 334 | 352 | 347 | 365 | ||||||||||||||||
South Africa | USD mil | 3,639 | 3,516 | 3,643 | 3,810 | 3,897 | ||||||||||||||||
Swaziland | USD mil | 79.9 | 88.8 | 86.8 | 76.5 | 80.9 | ||||||||||||||||
Zambia | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 257 | 286 | 300 | 334 | 361 | |||||||||||
Zimbabwe | USD mil | ... | ... | ... | 107 | 209 | 323 | 356 |