What is the difference in military expenditure between Equatorial Guinea and Nicaragua?

4.36 million current USD, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Nicaragua?

17 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current USD). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Equatorial Guinea vs Nicaragua: Military expenditure (current USD)

Equatorial Guinea

120.73 million current USD

in 2025

Nicaragua

116.37 million current USD

in 2025

Equatorial Guinea rank

144th

Nicaragua rank

146th

Military expenditure (current USD) over time

Equatorial Guinea
Nicaragua

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 120.73 million current USD against 116.37 million current USD in Nicaragua, a difference of 4.36 million current USD.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 144th and Nicaragua ranks 146th of 168 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Equatorial Guinea	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.91 million current USD	35.26 million current USD	32.35 million current USD	Nicaragua
2000s	287.00 million current USD	41.28 million current USD	245.71 million current USD	Equatorial Guinea
2010s	146.22 million current USD	84.95 million current USD	61.27 million current USD	Equatorial Guinea
2020s	146.57 million current USD	94.10 million current USD	52.47 million current USD	Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Equatorial Guinea or Nicaragua?: Equatorial Guinea, at 120.73 million current USD against 116.37 million current USD in Nicaragua as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Equatorial Guinea and Nicaragua?: 4.36 million current USD, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Nicaragua?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2025.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Nicaragua rank globally for military expenditure?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 144th and Nicaragua ranks 146th of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current USD). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military expenditure (current USD)
Unit: current USD
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 212 places, 10,705 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)