What is the difference in military expenditure between Bulgaria and Nicaragua?

344.60 million current LCU, with Bulgaria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Nicaragua?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 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.

Bulgaria vs Nicaragua: Military expenditure

Bulgaria

4.22 billion current LCU

in 2024

Nicaragua

3.87 billion current LCU

in 2024

Bulgaria rank

119th

Nicaragua rank

122nd

Military expenditure over time

Bulgaria
Nicaragua

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 4.22 billion current LCU against 3.87 billion current LCU in Nicaragua, a difference of 344.60 million current LCU.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 119th and Nicaragua ranks 122nd of 167 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1990s	172.26 million current LCU	256.30 million current LCU	84.04 million current LCU	Nicaragua
2000s	1.10 billion current LCU	594.70 million current LCU	500.50 million current LCU	Bulgaria
2010s	1.46 billion current LCU	2.05 billion current LCU	592.23 million current LCU	Nicaragua
2020s	2.90 billion current LCU	3.19 billion current LCU	283.18 million current LCU	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Bulgaria or Nicaragua?: Bulgaria, at 4.22 billion current LCU against 3.87 billion current LCU in Nicaragua as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Bulgaria and Nicaragua?: 344.60 million current LCU, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Nicaragua?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Bulgaria and Nicaragua rank globally for military expenditure?: Bulgaria ranks 119th and Nicaragua ranks 122nd 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)