Kenya vs Nigeria: Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled

Kenya
1.23 billion current USD
in 2024
Nigeria
1.13 billion current USD
in 2024
Kenya rank
81st
Nigeria rank
83rd

Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled over time

  • Kenya
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 1.23 billion current USD against 1.13 billion current USD in Nigeria, a difference of 98.01 million current USD.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.

Kenya ranks 81st and Nigeria ranks 83rd of 167 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Nigeria Difference Ahead
1960s 8.29 million current USD 160.52 million current USD 152.23 million current USD Nigeria
1970s 96.12 million current USD 1.95 billion current USD 1.85 billion current USD Nigeria
1980s 219.67 million current USD 1.19 billion current USD 971.10 million current USD Nigeria
1990s 163.71 million current USD 510.45 million current USD 346.75 million current USD Nigeria
2000s 342.60 million current USD 860.53 million current USD 517.94 million current USD Nigeria
2010s 881.11 million current USD 2.08 billion current USD 1.20 billion current USD Nigeria
2020s 1.15 billion current USD 2.88 billion current USD 1.73 billion current USD Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled, Kenya or Nigeria?
Kenya, at 1.23 billion current USD against 1.13 billion current USD in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled between Kenya and Nigeria?
98.01 million current USD, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Nigeria rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled?
Kenya ranks 81st and Nigeria ranks 83rd of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled
Unit
current USD
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
211 places, 10,708 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Military expenditure (current USD) with 107 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.