Azerbaijan vs Lebanon: Military spending as a share of government spending
Azerbaijan
17.7%
in 2025
Lebanon
16.6%
in 2025
Azerbaijan rank
14th
Lebanon rank
16th
Military spending as a share of government spending over time
- Azerbaijan
- Lebanon
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 17.7% against 16.6% in Lebanon, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Azerbaijan's figure about 1.1 times Lebanon's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Lebanon ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 14th and Lebanon ranks 16th of 162 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 1 and Lebanon in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.9% | 14.4% | 1.4% | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 13.1% | 1.8% | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 15.3% | 3.5% | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 11.6% | 3.5% | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of government spending, Azerbaijan or Lebanon?
- Azerbaijan, at 17.7% against 16.6% in Lebanon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of government spending between Azerbaijan and Lebanon?
- 1.1%, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Lebanon?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2025.
- How do Azerbaijan and Lebanon rank globally for military spending as a share of government spending?
- Azerbaijan ranks 14th and Lebanon ranks 16th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending as a share of government spending. 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 government spending.