Angola vs Nigeria: Military expenditure

Angola

803.96 billion current LCU

in 2024

Nigeria

1.68 trillion current LCU

in 2024

Angola rank

31st

Nigeria rank

28th

Military expenditure over time

Nigeria currently reports 1.68 trillion current LCU against 803.96 billion current LCU in Angola, a difference of 874.44 billion current LCU.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 2.1 times Angola's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Nigeria ahead.

Globally, Angola ranks 31st and Nigeria ranks 28th of 167 countries.

Indicator: Military expenditure (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 167 places, 8,248 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Military expenditure in local currency at current prices (by calendar year)