Bulgaria vs Lithuania: Military spending

Bulgaria
1.99 billion constant 2022 US$
in 2023
Lithuania
2.17 billion constant 2022 US$
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
68th
Lithuania rank
67th

Military spending over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Lithuania
02.0B4.0B6.0B8.0B190819652023

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 2.17 billion constant 2022 US$ against 1.99 billion constant 2022 US$ in Bulgaria, a difference of 180.28 million constant 2022 US$.

That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 68th and Lithuania ranks 67th of 172 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 7 and Lithuania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Lithuania Difference Ahead
1910s 98.34 million constant 2022 US$ 90.18 million constant 2022 US$ 8.15 million constant 2022 US$ Bulgaria
1920s 90.58 million constant 2022 US$ 66.24 million constant 2022 US$ 24.34 million constant 2022 US$ Bulgaria
1930s 201.49 million constant 2022 US$ 144.71 million constant 2022 US$ 56.78 million constant 2022 US$ Bulgaria
1940s 400.09 million constant 2022 US$ 205.62 million constant 2022 US$ 194.47 million constant 2022 US$ Bulgaria
1990s 923.17 million constant 2022 US$ 149.37 million constant 2022 US$ 773.80 million constant 2022 US$ Bulgaria
2000s 911.16 million constant 2022 US$ 439.51 million constant 2022 US$ 471.65 million constant 2022 US$ Bulgaria
2010s 1.01 billion constant 2022 US$ 731.86 million constant 2022 US$ 279.93 million constant 2022 US$ Bulgaria
2020s 1.82 billion constant 2022 US$ 1.85 billion constant 2022 US$ 28.89 million constant 2022 US$ Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, Bulgaria or Lithuania?
Lithuania, at 2.17 billion constant 2022 US$ against 1.99 billion constant 2022 US$ in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending between Bulgaria and Lithuania?
180.28 million constant 2022 US$, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Lithuania?
56 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Lithuania rank globally for military spending?
Bulgaria ranks 68th and Lithuania ranks 67th 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

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.