Which has higher military expenditure, Nigeria or Trinidad and Tobago?

Trinidad and Tobago, at 0.9% against 0.9% in Nigeria as of 2025.

What is the difference in military expenditure between Nigeria and Trinidad and Tobago?

0.0%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Trinidad and Tobago?

41 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

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

Nigeria vs Trinidad and Tobago: Military expenditure (% of GDP)

Nigeria

0.9%

in 2025

Trinidad and Tobago

0.9%

in 2025

Nigeria rank

130th

Trinidad and Tobago rank

128th

Military expenditure (% of GDP) over time

Nigeria
Trinidad and Tobago

How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 0.9% against 0.9% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 130th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 128th of 167 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and Trinidad and Tobago in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Trinidad and Tobago	Difference	Ahead
1960s	9.7%	0.7%	9.1%	Nigeria
1970s	5.4%	0.6%	4.8%	Nigeria
1980s	3.0%	0.6%	2.5%	Nigeria
1990s	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%	Nigeria
2000s	0.5%	0.5%	0.1%	Nigeria
2010s	0.5%	0.7%	0.2%	Trinidad and Tobago
2020s	0.8%	0.9%	0.1%	Trinidad and Tobago

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Nigeria or Trinidad and Tobago?: Trinidad and Tobago, at 0.9% against 0.9% in Nigeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Nigeria and Trinidad and Tobago?: 0.0%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Trinidad and Tobago?: 41 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2025.
How do Nigeria and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for military expenditure?: Nigeria ranks 130th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 128th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military expenditure (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 212 places, 10,887 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product