The ratio of military expenditure to gross domestic product (GDP) in Zimbabwe decreased by 0.5 percentage points (-64.1 percent) in 2023 in comparison to the previous year. As a result, the ratio in Zimbabwe saw its lowest number in 2023 with 0.25 percent. These figures refer to the total amount of money spent on a country's military, as a share of its gross domestic product (GDP). These figures apply to current expenditure on a country's armed forces, including peacekeeping forces and defense ministries, among others.
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Zimbabwe: Ratio of military spending to gross domestic product (GDP) from 2014 to 2023
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World Bank. (March 24, 2025). Zimbabwe: Ratio of military spending to gross domestic product (GDP) from 2014 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/810854/ratio-of-military-expenditure-to-gross-domestic-product-gdp-zimbabwe/
World Bank. "Zimbabwe: Ratio of military spending to gross domestic product (GDP) from 2014 to 2023." Chart. March 24, 2025. Statista. Accessed July 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/810854/ratio-of-military-expenditure-to-gross-domestic-product-gdp-zimbabwe/
World Bank. (2025). Zimbabwe: Ratio of military spending to gross domestic product (GDP) from 2014 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/810854/ratio-of-military-expenditure-to-gross-domestic-product-gdp-zimbabwe/
World Bank. "Zimbabwe: Ratio of Military Spending to Gross Domestic Product (Gdp) from 2014 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Mar 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/810854/ratio-of-military-expenditure-to-gross-domestic-product-gdp-zimbabwe/
World Bank, Zimbabwe: Ratio of military spending to gross domestic product (GDP) from 2014 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/810854/ratio-of-military-expenditure-to-gross-domestic-product-gdp-zimbabwe/ (last visited July 07, 2025)
Zimbabwe: Ratio of military spending to gross domestic product (GDP) from 2014 to 2023 [Graph], World Bank, March 24, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/810854/ratio-of-military-expenditure-to-gross-domestic-product-gdp-zimbabwe/