What is the difference in military expenditure between Angola and Nigeria?

874.44 billion current LCU, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Nigeria?

47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Angola vs Nigeria: Military expenditure

Angola

803.96 billion current LCU

in 2024

Nigeria

1.68 trillion current LCU

in 2024

Angola rank

31st

Nigeria rank

28th

Military expenditure over time

Angola
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 1.68 trillion current LCU against 803.96 billion current LCU in Angola, a difference of 874.44 billion current LCU.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.1 times Angola's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Nigeria ahead.

Angola ranks 31st and Nigeria ranks 28th of 167 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Angola	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1970s	12.68 current LCU	1.89 billion current LCU	1.89 billion current LCU	Nigeria
1980s	32.42 current LCU	1.14 billion current LCU	1.14 billion current LCU	Nigeria
1990s	316.92 million current LCU	13.89 billion current LCU	13.57 billion current LCU	Nigeria
2000s	108.54 billion current LCU	109.62 billion current LCU	1.07 billion current LCU	Nigeria
2010s	475.14 billion current LCU	444.69 billion current LCU	30.45 billion current LCU	Angola
2020s	719.07 billion current LCU	1.55 trillion current LCU	826.44 billion current LCU	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Angola or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 1.68 trillion current LCU against 803.96 billion current LCU in Angola as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Angola and Nigeria?: 874.44 billion current LCU, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Nigeria?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Angola and Nigeria rank globally for military expenditure?: Angola ranks 31st and Nigeria ranks 28th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military expenditure (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 167 places, 8,248 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Military expenditure in local currency at current prices (by calendar year)