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

14.28 billion current LCU, with Kenya ahead.

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

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 Poland: Military expenditure (current LCU)

Kenya

190.01 billion current LCU

in 2025

Poland

175.73 billion current LCU

in 2025

Kenya rank

57th

Poland rank

60th

Military expenditure (current LCU) over time

Kenya
Poland

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 190.01 billion current LCU against 175.73 billion current LCU in Poland, a difference of 14.28 billion current LCU.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 57th and Poland ranks 60th of 168 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1960s	59.25 million current LCU	2.20 million current LCU	57.05 million current LCU	Kenya
1970s	736.92 million current LCU	4.73 million current LCU	732.19 million current LCU	Kenya
1980s	3.08 billion current LCU	48.72 million current LCU	3.03 billion current LCU	Kenya
1990s	7.75 billion current LCU	6.51 billion current LCU	1.24 billion current LCU	Kenya
2000s	25.32 billion current LCU	18.81 billion current LCU	6.51 billion current LCU	Kenya
2010s	83.31 billion current LCU	34.67 billion current LCU	48.63 billion current LCU	Kenya
2020s	148.55 billion current LCU	100.83 billion current LCU	47.72 billion current LCU	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Kenya or Poland?: Kenya, at 190.01 billion current LCU against 175.73 billion current LCU in Poland as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Kenya and Poland?: 14.28 billion current LCU, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Poland?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Kenya and Poland rank globally for military expenditure?: Kenya ranks 57th and Poland ranks 60th 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)