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Nigeria Average Military Spending 1960-2025

Name: Nigeria Military Spending
Creator: World Bank
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1.90% 66 data points

Military expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

Nigeria's average military spending from 1960 to 2025 was 1.90%, based on 66 data points.

All Data (sorted by year)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	0.64%	+0.09%	133rd
2024	0.56%	−0.29%	12th
2023	0.84%	+0.19%	28th
2022	0.65%	−0.36%	18th
2021	1.01%	+0.38%	39th
2020	0.63%	+0.17%	15th
2019	0.46%	−0.05%	11th
2018	0.51%	+0.08%	14th
2017	0.43%	−0.00%	10th
2016	0.43%	+0.02%	8th
2015	0.42%	+0.00%	8th
2014	0.41%	−0.05%	5th
2013	0.47%	−0.03%	8th
2012	0.50%	−0.07%	7th
2011	0.58%	+0.04%	17th
2010	0.54%	+0.03%	13th
2009	0.51%	+0.02%	14th
2008	0.49%	+0.12%	10th
2007	0.37%	+0.02%	6th
2006	0.35%	−0.05%	6th
2005	0.40%	−0.09%	7th
2004	0.49%	−0.08%	10th
2003	0.57%	−0.38%	11th
2002	0.95%	+0.17%	25th
2001	0.78%	+0.24%	22nd
2000	0.54%	−0.31%	10th
1999	0.86%	+0.31%	21st
1998	0.55%	+0.11%	8th
1997	0.44%	+0.03%	6th
1996	0.41%	−0.08%	5th
1995	0.48%	−0.30%	8th
1994	0.78%	−0.15%	16th
1993	0.93%	+0.37%	21st
1992	0.56%	−0.21%	8th
1991	0.77%	−0.06%	10th
1990	0.83%	+0.25%	10th
1989	0.58%	−0.30%	7th
1988	0.88%	+0.11%	11th
1987	0.77%	−0.54%	8th
1986	1.31%	−0.13%	21st
1985	1.44%	−0.12%	25th
1984	1.56%	−0.66%	25th
1983	2.22%	−0.05%	39th
1982	2.27%	−0.50%	41st
1981	2.77%	−0.53%	56th
1980	3.30%	−1.03%	74th
1979	4.32%	−1.00%	79th
1978	5.33%	−0.70%	85th
1977	6.02%	+0.23%	89th
1976	5.79%	−2.33%	85th
1975	8.12%	+3.78%	88th
1974	4.34%	−1.13%	79th
1973	5.48%	+0.09%	85th
1972	5.39%	+1.00%	79th
1971	4.39%	−0.89%	71st
1970	5.28%	−5.04%	76th
1969	10.32%	+1.16%	77th
1968	9.16%	+3.35%	76th
1967	5.81%	+4.71%	68th
1966	1.10%	−0.30%	10th
1965	1.40%	+0.17%	21st
1964	1.23%	+0.13%	15th
1963	1.10%	+0.01%	14th
1962	1.10%	+0.25%	11th
1961	0.85%	+0.15%	9th
1960	0.70%	–	4th

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