Nigeria vs Syria: Military expenditure (current USD)
Nigeria
2.10 billion current USD
in 2025
Syria
2.49 billion current USD
in 2011
Nigeria rank
67th
Syria rank
65th
Military expenditure (current USD) over time
- Nigeria
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 2.49 billion current USD against 2.10 billion current USD in Nigeria, a difference of 393.21 million current USD.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Syria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 67th and Syria ranks 65th of 168 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 173.30 million current USD | 129.52 million current USD | 43.79 million current USD | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 1.95 billion current USD | 718.92 million current USD | 1.23 billion current USD | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 1.19 billion current USD | 2.96 billion current USD | 1.77 billion current USD | Syria |
| 1990s | 510.45 million current USD | 1.58 billion current USD | 1.07 billion current USD | Syria |
| 2000s | 860.53 million current USD | 1.42 billion current USD | 564.09 million current USD | Syria |
| 2010s | 2.19 billion current USD | 2.42 billion current USD | 232.94 million current USD | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military expenditure, Nigeria or Syria?
- Syria, at 2.49 billion current USD against 2.10 billion current USD in Nigeria as of 2011.
- What is the difference in military expenditure between Nigeria and Syria?
- 393.21 million current USD, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Syria?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
- How do Nigeria and Syria rank globally for military expenditure?
- Nigeria ranks 67th and Syria ranks 65th 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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About this data
Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)