Ghana vs Lebanon: Military spending

Ghana
318.88 million constant 2022 US$
in 2023
Lebanon
307.11 million constant 2022 US$
in 2023
Ghana rank
126th
Lebanon rank
128th

Military spending over time

  • Ghana
  • Lebanon
0500.0M1.0B1.5B2.0B2.5B194619842023

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 318.88 million constant 2022 US$ against 307.11 million constant 2022 US$ in Lebanon, a difference of 11.77 million constant 2022 US$.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 67 shared years of data; in 1957 it was Lebanon ahead.

Ghana ranks 126th and Lebanon ranks 128th of 172 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Lebanon in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Lebanon Difference Ahead
1950s 49.88 million constant 2022 US$ 154.75 million constant 2022 US$ 104.87 million constant 2022 US$ Lebanon
1960s 246.25 million constant 2022 US$ 244.13 million constant 2022 US$ 2.12 million constant 2022 US$ Ghana
1970s 314.83 million constant 2022 US$ 443.24 million constant 2022 US$ 128.41 million constant 2022 US$ Lebanon
1980s 132.19 million constant 2022 US$ 462.18 million constant 2022 US$ 329.98 million constant 2022 US$ Lebanon
1990s 98.71 million constant 2022 US$ 729.85 million constant 2022 US$ 631.14 million constant 2022 US$ Lebanon
2000s 92.69 million constant 2022 US$ 1.05 billion constant 2022 US$ 957.86 million constant 2022 US$ Lebanon
2010s 238.37 million constant 2022 US$ 2.06 billion constant 2022 US$ 1.82 billion constant 2022 US$ Lebanon
2020s 311.85 million constant 2022 US$ 525.76 million constant 2022 US$ 213.91 million constant 2022 US$ Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, Ghana or Lebanon?
Ghana, at 318.88 million constant 2022 US$ against 307.11 million constant 2022 US$ in Lebanon as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending between Ghana and Lebanon?
11.77 million constant 2022 US$, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Lebanon?
67 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Lebanon rank globally for military spending?
Ghana ranks 126th and Lebanon ranks 128th 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

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.