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

556.91 billion current LCU, with Nigeria ahead.

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

59 years are reported by both, from 1967 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 Tanzania: Military expenditure (current LCU)

Nigeria

3.20 trillion current LCU

in 2025

Tanzania

2.64 trillion current LCU

in 2025

Nigeria rank

23rd

Tanzania rank

26th

Military expenditure (current LCU) over time

Nigeria
Tanzania

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 3.20 trillion current LCU against 2.64 trillion current LCU in Tanzania, a difference of 556.91 billion current LCU.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Tanzania's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 23rd and Tanzania ranks 26th of 168 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
1960s	307.97 million current LCU	121.33 million current LCU	186.63 million current LCU	Nigeria
1970s	1.24 billion current LCU	1.24 billion current LCU	1.83 million current LCU	Tanzania
1980s	1.14 billion current LCU	6.87 billion current LCU	5.73 billion current LCU	Tanzania
1990s	13.89 billion current LCU	48.84 billion current LCU	34.95 billion current LCU	Tanzania
2000s	109.62 billion current LCU	171.61 billion current LCU	62.00 billion current LCU	Tanzania
2010s	444.69 billion current LCU	926.12 billion current LCU	481.44 billion current LCU	Tanzania
2020s	1.82 trillion current LCU	2.12 trillion current LCU	295.84 billion current LCU	Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Nigeria or Tanzania?: Nigeria, at 3.20 trillion current LCU against 2.64 trillion current LCU in Tanzania as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Nigeria and Tanzania?: 556.91 billion current LCU, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tanzania?: 59 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2025.
How do Nigeria and Tanzania rank globally for military expenditure?: Nigeria ranks 23rd and Tanzania ranks 26th 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)