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

231.28 billion current LCU, with Nigeria ahead.

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

40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.

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.

Cambodia vs Nigeria: Military expenditure (current LCU)

Cambodia

2.96 trillion current LCU

in 2025

Nigeria

3.20 trillion current LCU

in 2025

Cambodia rank

25th

Nigeria rank

23rd

Military expenditure (current LCU) over time

Cambodia
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 3.20 trillion current LCU against 2.96 trillion current LCU in Cambodia, a difference of 231.28 billion current LCU.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Cambodia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Cambodia ahead.

Cambodia ranks 25th and Nigeria ranks 23rd of 168 countries.

Cambodia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cambodia	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1980s	2.65 billion current LCU	1.05 billion current LCU	1.60 billion current LCU	Cambodia
1990s	206.75 billion current LCU	13.89 billion current LCU	192.87 billion current LCU	Cambodia
2000s	321.26 billion current LCU	109.62 billion current LCU	211.64 billion current LCU	Cambodia
2010s	1.38 trillion current LCU	444.69 billion current LCU	936.11 billion current LCU	Cambodia
2020s	2.71 trillion current LCU	1.82 trillion current LCU	892.24 billion current LCU	Cambodia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Cambodia or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 3.20 trillion current LCU against 2.96 trillion current LCU in Cambodia as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Cambodia and Nigeria?: 231.28 billion current LCU, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Nigeria?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
How do Cambodia and Nigeria rank globally for military expenditure?: Cambodia ranks 25th and Nigeria ranks 23rd 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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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: 168 places, 8,396 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

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