What is the difference in military expenditure between Nepal and South Africa?

5.11 billion current LCU, with Nepal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and South Africa?

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 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.

Nepal vs South Africa: Military expenditure

Nepal

57.09 billion current LCU

in 2024

South Africa

51.97 billion current LCU

in 2024

Nepal rank

80th

South Africa rank

83rd

Military expenditure over time

Nepal
South Africa

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 57.09 billion current LCU against 51.97 billion current LCU in South Africa, a difference of 5.11 billion current LCU.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.

Nepal ranks 80th and South Africa ranks 83rd of 167 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nepal	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1970s	115.92 million current LCU	1.02 billion current LCU	907.51 million current LCU	South Africa
1980s	553.12 million current LCU	5.36 billion current LCU	4.81 billion current LCU	South Africa
1990s	2.06 billion current LCU	11.08 billion current LCU	9.02 billion current LCU	South Africa
2000s	9.60 billion current LCU	21.56 billion current LCU	11.96 billion current LCU	South Africa
2010s	33.12 billion current LCU	41.92 billion current LCU	8.79 billion current LCU	South Africa
2020s	55.25 billion current LCU	52.29 billion current LCU	2.96 billion current LCU	Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Nepal or South Africa?: Nepal, at 57.09 billion current LCU against 51.97 billion current LCU in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Nepal and South Africa?: 5.11 billion current LCU, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and South Africa?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Nepal and South Africa rank globally for military expenditure?: Nepal ranks 80th and South Africa ranks 83rd 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)