Mexico vs Nigeria: Military spending as a share of GDP
Mexico
0.4%
in 2019
Nigeria
0.4%
in 2019
Mexico rank
158th
Nigeria rank
157th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Mexico
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Mexico, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 158th and Nigeria ranks 157th of 172 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4% | 1.3% | 0.9% | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 3.0% | 2.7% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 1.1% | 0.8% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.6% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Mexico or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Mexico as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Mexico and Nigeria?
- 0.0%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Nigeria?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2019.
- How do Mexico and Nigeria rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Mexico ranks 158th and Nigeria ranks 157th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).