Bolivia vs Nicaragua: Military expenditure (current LCU)
Bolivia
4.76 billion current LCU
in 2025
Nicaragua
4.28 billion current LCU
in 2025
Bolivia rank
121st
Nicaragua rank
124th
Military expenditure (current LCU) over time
- Bolivia
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Bolivia currently reports 4.76 billion current LCU against 4.28 billion current LCU in Nicaragua, a difference of 476.50 million current LCU.
That makes Bolivia's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 121st and Nicaragua ranks 124th of 168 countries.
Bolivia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 141.6 current LCU | 0.0143 current LCU | 141.58 current LCU | Bolivia |
| 1970s | 1,025 current LCU | 0.0454 current LCU | 1,025 current LCU | Bolivia |
| 1980s | 4,876 current LCU | 0.1755 current LCU | 4,876 current LCU | Bolivia |
| 1990s | 724.72 million current LCU | 256.30 million current LCU | 468.42 million current LCU | Bolivia |
| 2000s | 1.51 billion current LCU | 594.70 million current LCU | 914.28 million current LCU | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 3.82 billion current LCU | 2.05 billion current LCU | 1.76 billion current LCU | Bolivia |
| 2020s | 3.83 billion current LCU | 3.39 billion current LCU | 438.72 million current LCU | Bolivia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military expenditure, Bolivia or Nicaragua?
- Bolivia, at 4.76 billion current LCU against 4.28 billion current LCU in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military expenditure between Bolivia and Nicaragua?
- 476.50 million current LCU, with Bolivia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Nicaragua?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2025.
- How do Bolivia and Nicaragua rank globally for military expenditure?
- Bolivia ranks 121st and Nicaragua ranks 124th of 168 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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About this data
Military expenditure in local currency at current prices (by calendar year)