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

857.15 billion current LCU, with Nigeria ahead.

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

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.

Nigeria vs Türkiye: Military expenditure

Nigeria

1.68 trillion current LCU

in 2024

Türkiye

821.25 billion current LCU

in 2024

Nigeria rank

28th

Türkiye rank

30th

Military expenditure over time

Nigeria
Türkiye

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 1.68 trillion current LCU against 821.25 billion current LCU in Türkiye, a difference of 857.15 billion current LCU.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.0 times Türkiye's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 28th and Türkiye ranks 30th of 167 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1960s	114.66 million current LCU	3,767 current LCU	114.66 million current LCU	Nigeria
1970s	1.24 billion current LCU	33,586 current LCU	1.24 billion current LCU	Nigeria
1980s	1.14 billion current LCU	1.89 million current LCU	1.14 billion current LCU	Nigeria
1990s	13.89 billion current LCU	886.91 million current LCU	13.00 billion current LCU	Nigeria
2000s	109.62 billion current LCU	16.09 billion current LCU	93.53 billion current LCU	Nigeria
2010s	444.69 billion current LCU	53.21 billion current LCU	391.48 billion current LCU	Nigeria
2020s	1.55 trillion current LCU	354.51 billion current LCU	1.19 trillion current LCU	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Nigeria or Türkiye?: Nigeria, at 1.68 trillion current LCU against 821.25 billion current LCU in Türkiye as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Nigeria and Türkiye?: 857.15 billion current LCU, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Türkiye?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Türkiye rank globally for military expenditure?: Nigeria ranks 28th and Türkiye ranks 30th 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)