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
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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About this data
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.