China vs Nigeria: Military expenditure

China

2.25 trillion current LCU

in 2024

Nigeria

1.68 trillion current LCU

in 2024

China rank

26th

Nigeria rank

28th

Military expenditure over time

China currently reports 2.25 trillion current LCU against 1.68 trillion current LCU in Nigeria, a difference of 576.40 billion current LCU.

That makes China's figure about 1.3 times Nigeria's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

Globally, China ranks 26th 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)