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Nigeria

Sub-Saharan Africa · Abuja

Rank #37 of 173

60.1Strength score

Photos

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Lt-gen-azubuike-ihejirika-chief-of-army-staff-nigeria-aa8b33Bovo Paolo · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
HMS Nigeria
HMS NigeriaRoyal Navy official photographer · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Nigerian Air Force A-29 Super Tucano aircraft pilot fires two .50-caliber machine guns
Nigerian Air Force A-29 Super Tucano aircraft pilot fires two .50-caliber machine gunsUS Airman · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Strength by area

  • Finance78
  • Air power48
  • Manpower80
  • Land forces70
  • Naval power57
  • Nuclear0

Finance

Defence budget
$2.1B #67
Budget as % of GDP
0.91% #129
Spending per person
$9 #154
GDP
$290.8B #49
Population
237,527,782 #6

Manpower

Active personnel
143,000 #40
Reserve personnel
0
Paramilitary
80,000 #21
Total personnel
223,000 #39

Land forces

Tanks
330 #26
Armoured vehicles
1,134 #17
Self-propelled artillery
40 #38
Towed artillery
315 #25
Rocket launchers (MLRS)
37 #29

Air power

Total aircraft
163 #43
Fighter jets
9 #47
Attack aircraft & bombers
12 #19
Transport aircraft
18 #41
Helicopters
76 #37
Attack helicopters
21 #16

Naval power

Total naval vessels
128 #14
Aircraft carriers
0
Helicopter carriers
0
Submarines
0
Destroyers
0
Frigates
0
Corvettes
2 #29
Patrol vessels
126 #11

Nuclear

Nuclear warheads
0

Weapons Nigeria uses (9)

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SEPECAT JaguarSEPECAT JaguarFighter aircraft Shaldag-class fast patrol boatShaldag-class fast patrol boatPatrol vessels Defender-class patrol vesselDefender-class patrol vesselPatrol vessels Erinomi-class corvetteErinomi-class corvetteCorvettes La Combattante III type fast attack craftLa Combattante III type fast attack craftFast attack craft Ford-class seaward defence boatFord-class seaward defence boatPatrol vessels Dorina-class corvetteCorvettes HMS MontfordPatrol vessels Centenary-class corvetteCorvettes

Others in the region

  1. 45South Africa57.5 VS
  2. 47Ethiopia51.5 VS
  3. 64Angola30.9 VS
  4. 66Congo, Dem. Rep.30.8 VS
  5. 82Sudan29.8 VS
  6. 83Uganda29.8 VS
  7. 87Eritrea29.5 VS
  8. 89Mali29.4 VS

Source

Budget, GDP, population and personnel: World Bank open data (SIPRI / IISS based). (Defence budget: 2025)

IISS Military Balance personnel via Wikipedia; equipment GlobalMilitary.net 2026 inventory · Year 2026 · ↗