What is the difference in military expenditure between Nigeria and Paraguay?

9.10 billion current LCU, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Paraguay?

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.

Nigeria vs Paraguay: Military expenditure (current LCU)

Nigeria

3.20 trillion current LCU

in 2025

Paraguay

3.19 trillion current LCU

in 2025

Nigeria rank

23rd

Paraguay rank

24th

Military expenditure (current LCU) over time

Nigeria
Paraguay

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 3.20 trillion current LCU against 3.19 trillion current LCU in Paraguay, a difference of 9.10 billion current LCU.

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

Nigeria ranks 23rd and Paraguay ranks 24th of 168 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Paraguay	Difference	Ahead
1960s	114.66 million current LCU	1.46 billion current LCU	1.35 billion current LCU	Paraguay
1970s	1.24 billion current LCU	5.17 billion current LCU	3.93 billion current LCU	Paraguay
1980s	1.14 billion current LCU	49.63 billion current LCU	48.50 billion current LCU	Paraguay
1990s	13.89 billion current LCU	316.74 billion current LCU	302.85 billion current LCU	Paraguay
2000s	109.62 billion current LCU	538.71 billion current LCU	429.10 billion current LCU	Paraguay
2010s	444.69 billion current LCU	1.74 trillion current LCU	1.30 trillion current LCU	Paraguay
2020s	1.82 trillion current LCU	2.79 trillion current LCU	965.36 billion current LCU	Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Nigeria or Paraguay?: Nigeria, at 3.20 trillion current LCU against 3.19 trillion current LCU in Paraguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Nigeria and Paraguay?: 9.10 billion current LCU, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Paraguay?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Nigeria and Paraguay rank globally for military expenditure?: Nigeria ranks 23rd and Paraguay ranks 24th 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)