Benin vs Nigeria: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $204M in Benin and $1.76B in Nigeria, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Nigeria, by $1.55B, or 8.62 times that in Benin.
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Watch it change on the mapUS dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
Latest figures
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | $204M 2025 | $98.8M | 119 of 151 |
| Nigeria | $1.76B 2025 | $1.18B | 66 of 151 |
What the numbers say
- Nigeria has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1970.
- In 2025, Benin ranked 119 and Nigeria ranked 66 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Benin | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $204M | $1.76B |
| 2024 | $167M | $1.14B |
| 2023 | $151M | $1.78B |
| 2022 | $118M | $1.48B |
| 2021 | $93.9M | $2.38B |
| 2020 | $73M | $1.52B |
| 2019 | $72.7M | $1.18B |
| 2018 | $90.6M | $1.29B |
| 2017 | $124M | $1.09B |
| 2016 | $87.4M | $1.14B |
| 2015 | $98.8M | $1.18B |
| 2014 | $84.7M | $1.21B |
| 2013 | $77.8M | $1.33B |
| 2012 | $73.4M | $1.39B |
| 2011 | – | $1.58B |
| 2010 | – | $1.41B |
| 2009 | – | $1.21B |
| 2008 | $60.3M | $1.16B |
| 2007 | – | $825M |
| 2006 | $55.6M | $711M |
| 2005 | $55.6M | $682M |
| 2004 | $54.9M | $772M |
| 2003 | $50.3M | $793M |
| 2002 | $46.1M | $1.29B |
| 2001 | $25.1M | $853M |
| 2000 | $28M | $599M |
| 1999 | $31M | $776M |
| 1998 | – | $458M |
| 1997 | – | $359M |
| 1996 | – | $334M |
| 1995 | – | $394M |
| 1994 | – | $342M |
| 1993 | – | $487M |
| 1992 | – | $360M |
| 1991 | – | $419M |
| 1990 | $50.1M | $437M |
| 1989 | $51.6M | $264M |
| 1988 | $62.2M | $389M |
| 1987 | $62.6M | $396M |
| 1986 | $52.5M | $494M |
| 1985 | $51.6M | $561M |
| 1984 | $54.4M | $574M |
| 1983 | $43.8M | $859M |
| 1982 | $33M | $998M |
| 1981 | $29.5M | $1.28B |
| 1980 | $31.8M | $1.93B |
| 1979 | $26.4M | $2.38B |
| 1978 | $14.9M | $2.75B |
| 1977 | $20.9M | $3.53B |
| 1976 | $15.8M | $3.33B |
| 1975 | $18.1M | $4.66B |
| 1974 | $19M | $2.85B |
| 1973 | $20.1M | $2.53B |
| 1972 | $18.5M | $2.36B |
| 1971 | $16.9M | $1.87B |
| 1970 | $16.9M | $2.26B |
| 1969 | – | $2.65B |
| 1968 | – | $1.58B |
| 1967 | – | $1.02B |
| 1966 | – | $228M |
| 1965 | – | $296M |
| 1964 | – | $254M |
| 1963 | – | $214M |
| 1962 | – | $177M |
| 1961 | – | $136M |
| 1960 | – | $120M |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, in constant 2024 US dollars so that years compare, by SIPRI’s count.
- Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
- Marked points are SIPRI’s own: a dot where it gives the figure as its estimate, a ring where it calls the figure highly uncertain.
- Ranks count the 151 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time