Nigeria vs South Africa: Military expenditure (% of GDP)
Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.
In , Nigeria's Military expenditure (% of GDP) was 0.56, compared to South Africa's 0.70. That makes Nigeria's value 20.7% lower than South Africa's.
Nigeria
Rank #136 of 147 globally
- Latest (2024)
- 0.56
- Year-over-year
- -34.1%
- 10-year change
- +33.9%
- Peak
- 1.01 (2021)
- Trough
- 0.35 (2006)
South Africa
Rank #129 of 147 globally
- Latest (2024)
- 0.70
- Year-over-year
- -7.2%
- 10-year change
- -31.5%
- Peak
- 1.23 (2005)
- Trough
- 0.70 (2024)
Source: World Bank Open Data (MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS), CC BY 4.0.