India vs Nigeria: Military spending per person
Military spending per person in 2025: $63 in India and $9 in Nigeria, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in India, by $54, or 7.06 times that in Nigeria.
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Latest figures
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | $63 2025 | $39 | 90 of 151 |
| Nigeria | $9 2025 | $11 | 141 of 151 |
What the numbers say
- India has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1988.
- In 2025, India ranked 90 and Nigeria ranked 141 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Year | India | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $63 | $9 |
| 2024 | $59 | $5 |
| 2023 | $57 | $14 |
| 2022 | $56 | $14 |
| 2021 | $54 | $21 |
| 2020 | $52 | $13 |
| 2019 | $52 | $11 |
| 2018 | $48 | $11 |
| 2017 | $48 | $8 |
| 2016 | $42 | $9 |
| 2015 | $39 | $11 |
| 2014 | $39 | $13 |
| 2013 | $37 | $14 |
| 2012 | $37 | $13 |
| 2011 | $40 | $14 |
| 2010 | $37 | $12 |
| 2009 | $32 | $9 |
| 2008 | $28 | $10 |
| 2007 | $24 | $6 |
| 2006 | $21 | $5 |
| 2005 | $20 | $5 |
| 2004 | $18 | $5 |
| 2003 | $15 | $4 |
| 2002 | $14 | $7 |
| 2001 | $14 | $4 |
| 2000 | $14 | $3 |
| 1999 | $14 | $4 |
| 1998 | $12 | $10 |
| 1997 | $12 | $7 |
| 1996 | $10 | $6 |
| 1995 | $10 | $6 |
| 1994 | $10 | $3 |
| 1993 | $9 | $3 |
| 1992 | $9 | $2 |
| 1991 | $10 | $2 |
| 1990 | $12 | $3 |
| 1989 | $13 | $2 |
| 1988 | $14 | $3 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence for each person living there, in US dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation.
- Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
- Ranks count the 151 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
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