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

Nigeria
1.13 billion current USD
in 2024
Uganda
1.12 billion current USD
in 2024
Nigeria rank
83rd
Uganda rank
84th

Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled over time

  • Nigeria
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 1.13 billion current USD against 1.12 billion current USD in Uganda, a difference of 16.54 million current USD.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Nigeria ranks 83rd and Uganda ranks 84th of 167 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nigeria Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 175.76 million current USD 10.42 million current USD 165.35 million current USD Nigeria
1970s 1.95 billion current USD 96.74 million current USD 1.85 billion current USD Nigeria
1980s 1.19 billion current USD 141.10 million current USD 1.05 billion current USD Nigeria
1990s 510.45 million current USD 111.61 million current USD 398.84 million current USD Nigeria
2000s 860.53 million current USD 206.08 million current USD 654.46 million current USD Nigeria
2010s 2.08 billion current USD 422.08 million current USD 1.66 billion current USD Nigeria
2020s 2.88 billion current USD 1.01 billion current USD 1.86 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, Nigeria or Uganda?
Nigeria, at 1.13 billion current USD against 1.12 billion current USD in Uganda as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled between Nigeria and Uganda?
16.54 million current USD, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Uganda?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Nigeria and Uganda rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled?
Nigeria ranks 83rd and Uganda ranks 84th 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.