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

52.30 billion current LCU, with Hungary ahead.

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

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 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.

Hungary vs Nigeria: Military expenditure

Hungary

1.73 trillion current LCU

in 2024

Nigeria

1.68 trillion current LCU

in 2024

Hungary rank

27th

Nigeria rank

28th

Military expenditure over time

Hungary
Nigeria

How they compare

Hungary currently reports 1.73 trillion current LCU against 1.68 trillion current LCU in Nigeria, a difference of 52.30 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Hungary ahead.

Hungary ranks 27th and Nigeria ranks 28th of 167 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hungary	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	7.27 billion current LCU	114.66 million current LCU	7.16 billion current LCU	Hungary
1970s	15.87 billion current LCU	1.24 billion current LCU	14.63 billion current LCU	Hungary
1980s	36.33 billion current LCU	1.14 billion current LCU	35.19 billion current LCU	Hungary
1990s	91.45 billion current LCU	13.89 billion current LCU	77.57 billion current LCU	Hungary
2000s	290.90 billion current LCU	109.62 billion current LCU	181.29 billion current LCU	Hungary
2010s	366.32 billion current LCU	444.69 billion current LCU	78.37 billion current LCU	Nigeria
2020s	1.21 trillion current LCU	1.55 trillion current LCU	332.40 billion current LCU	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Hungary or Nigeria?: Hungary, at 1.73 trillion current LCU against 1.68 trillion current LCU in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Hungary and Nigeria?: 52.30 billion current LCU, with Hungary ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Nigeria?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Hungary and Nigeria rank globally for military expenditure?: Hungary ranks 27th 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: 06 August 2026

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