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

14.85 billion current LCU, with Kenya ahead.

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

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.

Kenya vs Poland: Military expenditure

Kenya

166.09 billion current LCU

in 2024

Poland

151.24 billion current LCU

in 2024

Kenya rank

59th

Poland rank

61st

Military expenditure over time

Kenya
Poland

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 166.09 billion current LCU against 151.24 billion current LCU in Poland, a difference of 14.85 billion current LCU.

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

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

Kenya ranks 59th and Poland ranks 61st of 167 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	139.60 billion current LCU	88.66 billion current LCU	50.94 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 166.09 billion current LCU against 151.24 billion current LCU in Poland as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Kenya and Poland?: 14.85 billion current LCU, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Poland?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Poland rank globally for military expenditure?: Kenya ranks 59th and Poland ranks 61st 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)