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

13.01 billion current LCU, with Kenya ahead.

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

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 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.

Kenya vs Norway: Military expenditure (current LCU)

Kenya

190.01 billion current LCU

in 2025

Norway

177.00 billion current LCU

in 2025

Kenya rank

57th

Norway rank

59th

Military expenditure (current LCU) over time

Kenya
Norway

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 190.01 billion current LCU against 177.00 billion current LCU in Norway, a difference of 13.01 billion current LCU.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Norway ahead.

Kenya ranks 57th and Norway ranks 59th of 168 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1960s	59.25 million current LCU	1.74 billion current LCU	1.68 billion current LCU	Norway
1970s	736.92 million current LCU	4.67 billion current LCU	3.94 billion current LCU	Norway
1980s	3.08 billion current LCU	14.29 billion current LCU	11.21 billion current LCU	Norway
1990s	7.75 billion current LCU	23.17 billion current LCU	15.42 billion current LCU	Norway
2000s	25.32 billion current LCU	32.27 billion current LCU	6.95 billion current LCU	Norway
2010s	83.31 billion current LCU	49.27 billion current LCU	34.04 billion current LCU	Kenya
2020s	148.55 billion current LCU	101.67 billion current LCU	46.88 billion current LCU	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Kenya or Norway?: Kenya, at 190.01 billion current LCU against 177.00 billion current LCU in Norway as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Kenya and Norway?: 13.01 billion current LCU, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Norway?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Kenya and Norway rank globally for military expenditure?: Kenya ranks 57th and Norway ranks 59th 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)