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
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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About this data
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.