Nigeria vs Trinidad and Tobago: Military spending as a share of GDP
Nigeria
0.9%
in 2025
Trinidad and Tobago
0.9%
in 2025
Nigeria rank
129th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
127th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Nigeria
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 0.9% against 0.9% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 129th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 127th of 166 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 5 and Trinidad and Tobago in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.7% | 0.7% | 9.1% | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 5.4% | 0.6% | 4.8% | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 3.0% | 0.6% | 2.5% | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Trinidad and Tobago |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Nigeria or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Trinidad and Tobago, at 0.9% against 0.9% in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Nigeria and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.0%, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Nigeria ranks 129th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 127th of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) 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
Total military expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.