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

1.17 billion current LCU, with Nicaragua ahead.

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

49 years are reported by both, from 1968 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.

Ecuador vs Nicaragua: Military expenditure

Ecuador

2.70 billion current LCU

in 2024

Nicaragua

3.87 billion current LCU

in 2024

Ecuador rank

125th

Nicaragua rank

122nd

Military expenditure over time

Ecuador
Nicaragua

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 3.87 billion current LCU against 2.70 billion current LCU in Ecuador, a difference of 1.17 billion current LCU.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.4 times Ecuador's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 125th and Nicaragua ranks 122nd of 167 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 6 and Nicaragua in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1960s	34.50 million current LCU	0.0143 current LCU	34.50 million current LCU	Ecuador
1970s	99.57 million current LCU	0.0454 current LCU	99.57 million current LCU	Ecuador
1980s	221.50 million current LCU	0.1755 current LCU	221.50 million current LCU	Ecuador
1990s	342.70 million current LCU	256.30 million current LCU	86.40 million current LCU	Ecuador
2000s	941.30 million current LCU	594.70 million current LCU	346.60 million current LCU	Ecuador
2010s	2.51 billion current LCU	2.05 billion current LCU	459.23 million current LCU	Ecuador
2020s	2.55 billion current LCU	3.19 billion current LCU	638.86 million current LCU	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Ecuador or Nicaragua?: Nicaragua, at 3.87 billion current LCU against 2.70 billion current LCU in Ecuador as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Ecuador and Nicaragua?: 1.17 billion current LCU, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Nicaragua?: 49 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
How do Ecuador and Nicaragua rank globally for military expenditure?: Ecuador ranks 125th 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)