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Nigeria Military Spending 1970s

Military expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank
5.45% decade average (1970-1979)

Nigeria's military spending during the 1970s ranged from 4.32% (1979) to 8.12% (1975), averaging 5.45% over 10 years of data.

1970s Data
YearValueChangeRank
1970 5.28% −5.04% 76th
1971 4.39% −0.89% 71st
1972 5.39% +1.00% 79th
1973 5.48% +0.09% 85th
1974 4.34% −1.13% 79th
1975 8.12% +3.78% 88th
1976 5.79% −2.33% 85th
1977 6.02% +0.23% 89th
1978 5.33% −0.70% 85th
1979 4.32% −1.00% 79th