What is the difference in military spending between Eritrea and Fiji?

8.69 million constant 2022 US$, with Eritrea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Fiji?

24 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

Barnum et al. – Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Eritrea vs Fiji: Military spending

Eritrea

96.47 million constant 2022 US$

in 2016

Fiji

87.78 million constant 2022 US$

in 2023

Eritrea rank

149th

Fiji rank

151st

Military spending over time

Eritrea
Fiji

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 96.47 million constant 2022 US$ against 87.78 million constant 2022 US$ in Fiji, a difference of 8.69 million constant 2022 US$.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Fiji's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 149th and Fiji ranks 151st of 172 countries.

Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Fiji	Difference	Ahead
1990s	271.49 million constant 2022 US$	55.76 million constant 2022 US$	215.73 million constant 2022 US$	Eritrea
2000s	172.53 million constant 2022 US$	56.68 million constant 2022 US$	115.85 million constant 2022 US$	Eritrea
2010s	94.88 million constant 2022 US$	74.95 million constant 2022 US$	19.93 million constant 2022 US$	Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, Eritrea or Fiji?: Eritrea, at 96.47 million constant 2022 US$ against 87.78 million constant 2022 US$ in Fiji as of 2016.
What is the difference in military spending between Eritrea and Fiji?: 8.69 million constant 2022 US$, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Fiji?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2016.
How do Eritrea and Fiji rank globally for military spending?: Eritrea ranks 149th and Fiji ranks 151st of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Barnum et al. – Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military spending
Unit: constant 2022 US$
Source: Barnum et al. – Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 172 places, 15,402 data points, 1816–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

This data is expressed in US dollars. It is adjusted for inflation but does not account for differences in the cost of living between countries.