Bulgaria vs Lithuania: Military spending gmsd

Bulgaria
1.99 billion
in 2023
Lithuania
2.17 billion
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
68th
Lithuania rank
67th

Military spending gmsd over time

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

How they compare

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

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 90.18 million 8.15 million Bulgaria
1920s 90.58 million 66.24 million 24.34 million Bulgaria
1930s 201.49 million 144.71 million 56.78 million Bulgaria
1940s 400.09 million 205.62 million 194.47 million Bulgaria
1990s 923.17 million 149.37 million 773.80 million Bulgaria
2000s 911.16 million 439.51 million 471.65 million Bulgaria
2010s 1.01 billion 731.86 million 279.93 million Bulgaria
2020s 1.82 billion 1.85 billion 28.89 million Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending gmsd, Bulgaria or Lithuania?
Lithuania, at 2.17 billion against 1.99 billion in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending gmsd between Bulgaria and Lithuania?
180.28 million, 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 gmsd?
Bulgaria ranks 68th and Lithuania ranks 67th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Military spending gmsd. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military spending gmsd
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 15,402 data points, 1816–2023
Last refreshed