Nigeria vs Uganda
Nigeria vs Uganda: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $1.76B in Nigeria and $1.2B in Uganda, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Nigeria, by $558M, or 1.47 times that in Uganda.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Nigeria has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1962.
- In 2025, Nigeria ranked 66 and Uganda ranked 77 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Nigeria | Uganda |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.76B | $1.2B |
| 2024 | $1.14B | $1.12B |
| 2023 | $1.78B | $999M |
| 2022 | $1.48B | $988M |
| 2021 | $2.38B | $1.18B |
| 2020 | $1.52B | $1.16B |
| 2019 | $1.18B | $787M |
| 2018 | $1.29B | $514M |
| 2017 | $1.09B | $433M |
| 2016 | $1.14B | $397M |
| 2015 | $1.18B | $382M |
| 2014 | $1.21B | $344M |
| 2013 | $1.33B | $325M |
| 2012 | $1.39B | $387M |
| 2011 | $1.58B | $759M |
| 2010 | $1.41B | $765M |
| 2009 | $1.21B | $358M |
| 2008 | $1.16B | $364M |
| 2007 | $825M | $330M |
| 2006 | $711M | $323M |
| 2005 | $682M | $334M |
| 2004 | $772M | $333M |
| 2003 | $793M | $291M |
| 2002 | $1.29B | $271M |
| 2001 | $853M | $252M |
| 2000 | $599M | $250M |
| 1999 | $776M | $258M |
| 1998 | $458M | $226M |
| 1997 | $359M | $178M |
| 1996 | $334M | $180M |
| 1995 | $394M | $168M |
| 1994 | $342M | $148M |
| 1993 | $487M | $120M |
| 1992 | $360M | $117M |
| 1991 | $419M | $177M |
| 1990 | $437M | $182M |
| 1989 | $264M | $180M |
| 1988 | $389M | $199M |
| 1987 | $396M | $199M |
| 1986 | $494M | $206M |
| 1985 | $561M | $192M |
| 1984 | $574M | $148M |
| 1983 | $859M | $91.8M |
| 1982 | $998M | $131M |
| 1981 | $1.28B | $172M |
| 1980 | $1.93B | $196M |
| 1979 | $2.38B | $144M |
| 1978 | $2.75B | $189M |
| 1977 | $3.53B | $239M |
| 1976 | $3.33B | $345M |
| 1975 | $4.66B | $389M |
| 1974 | $2.85B | $417M |
| 1973 | $2.53B | $554M |
| 1972 | $2.36B | $703M |
| 1971 | $1.87B | $554M |
| 1970 | $2.26B | $324M |
| 1969 | $2.65B | $306M |
| 1968 | $1.58B | $298M |
| 1967 | $1.02B | $243M |
| 1966 | $228M | $213M |
| 1965 | $296M | $159M |
| 1964 | $254M | $91M |
| 1963 | $214M | $49.9M |
| 1962 | $177M | $13.8M |
| 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
Nigeria vs Uganda
Health
- Life expectancyNigeria: 54.5 years in 2023Uganda: 68.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityNigeria: 11.6 per 100 live births in 2024Uganda: 4.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityNigeria: 69.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Uganda: 28.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterNigeria: 29% in 2022Uganda: 18.7% in 2022
- DepressionNigeria: 3.92% in 2017Uganda: 4.92% in 2017
- Suicide rateNigeria: 7.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Uganda: 11.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationNigeria: 228 million people in 2023Uganda: 48.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthNigeria: 2.1% a year in 2023Uganda: 2.78% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateNigeria: 4.48 births per woman in 2023Uganda: 4.28 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationNigeria: 63.8% in 2025Uganda: 31.9% in 2025
- Median ageNigeria: 17.8 years in 2023Uganda: 16.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overNigeria: 3% in 2023Uganda: 2.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateNigeria: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Uganda: -2.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingNigeria: 0.91% of GDP in 2025Uganda: 1.96% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personNigeria: $9 in 2025Uganda: $26 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingNigeria: 5.9% of government spending in 2025Uganda: 9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelNigeria: 223,000 people in 2020Uganda: 46,000 people in 2020
- National powerNigeria: 1.16% of world capability in 2022Uganda: 0.2% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersNigeria: 0.23% of the labour force in 2020Uganda: 0.24% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsNigeria: 21 million TIV in 2025Uganda: 2 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsNigeria: 4 million TIV in 2022Uganda: 4 million TIV in 2016