Ecuador vs Nicaragua: Military expenditure

Ecuador

2.70 billion current LCU

in 2024

Nicaragua

3.87 billion current LCU

in 2024

Ecuador rank

125th

Nicaragua rank

122nd

Military expenditure over time

Nicaragua currently reports 3.87 billion current LCU against 2.70 billion current LCU in Ecuador, a difference of 1.17 billion current LCU.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.4 times Ecuador's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Ecuador ahead.

Globally, Ecuador ranks 125th 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)