Cuba vs Nicaragua: Military expenditure

Cuba

2.92 billion current LCU

in 2018

Nicaragua

3.87 billion current LCU

in 2024

Cuba rank

124th

Nicaragua rank

122nd

Military expenditure over time

Nicaragua currently reports 3.87 billion current LCU against 2.92 billion current LCU in Cuba, a difference of 952.97 million current LCU.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.3 times Cuba's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Cuba ahead.

Globally, Cuba ranks 124th and Nicaragua ranks 122nd 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)