What is the difference in military expenditure between Israel and Kenya?

6.03 billion current LCU, with Israel ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Kenya?

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.

Israel vs Kenya: Military expenditure

Israel

172.11 billion current LCU

in 2024

Kenya

166.09 billion current LCU

in 2024

Israel rank

58th

Kenya rank

59th

Military expenditure over time

Israel
Kenya

How they compare

Israel currently reports 172.11 billion current LCU against 166.09 billion current LCU in Kenya, a difference of 6.03 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.

Israel ranks 58th and Kenya ranks 59th of 167 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 3 and Kenya in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
1960s	124,042 current LCU	59.25 million current LCU	59.13 million current LCU	Kenya
1970s	2.69 million current LCU	736.92 million current LCU	734.23 million current LCU	Kenya
1980s	4.43 billion current LCU	3.08 billion current LCU	1.35 billion current LCU	Israel
1990s	24.09 billion current LCU	7.75 billion current LCU	16.34 billion current LCU	Israel
2000s	41.15 billion current LCU	25.32 billion current LCU	15.83 billion current LCU	Israel
2010s	62.90 billion current LCU	83.31 billion current LCU	20.41 billion current LCU	Kenya
2020s	101.14 billion current LCU	139.60 billion current LCU	38.46 billion current LCU	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Israel or Kenya?: Israel, at 172.11 billion current LCU against 166.09 billion current LCU in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Israel and Kenya?: 6.03 billion current LCU, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Kenya?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Israel and Kenya rank globally for military expenditure?: Israel ranks 58th and Kenya ranks 59th 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)