Lebanon vs Mauritania: Military spending

Lebanon
307.11 million constant 2022 US$
in 2023
Mauritania
293.81 million constant 2022 US$
in 2023
Lebanon rank
128th
Mauritania rank
129th

Military spending over time

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

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 307.11 million constant 2022 US$ against 293.81 million constant 2022 US$ in Mauritania, a difference of 13.30 million constant 2022 US$.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Lebanon has been ahead every year.

Lebanon ranks 128th and Mauritania ranks 129th of 172 countries.

Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Mauritania Difference Ahead
1960s 244.13 million constant 2022 US$ 17.96 million constant 2022 US$ 226.17 million constant 2022 US$ Lebanon
1970s 443.24 million constant 2022 US$ 73.30 million constant 2022 US$ 369.95 million constant 2022 US$ Lebanon
1980s 462.18 million constant 2022 US$ 104.05 million constant 2022 US$ 358.13 million constant 2022 US$ Lebanon
1990s 729.85 million constant 2022 US$ 52.66 million constant 2022 US$ 677.19 million constant 2022 US$ Lebanon
2000s 1.05 billion constant 2022 US$ 52.14 million constant 2022 US$ 998.42 million constant 2022 US$ Lebanon
2010s 2.06 billion constant 2022 US$ 169.98 million constant 2022 US$ 1.89 billion constant 2022 US$ Lebanon
2020s 525.76 million constant 2022 US$ 275.79 million constant 2022 US$ 249.97 million constant 2022 US$ Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, Lebanon or Mauritania?
Lebanon, at 307.11 million constant 2022 US$ against 293.81 million constant 2022 US$ in Mauritania as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending between Lebanon and Mauritania?
13.30 million constant 2022 US$, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Mauritania?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Lebanon and Mauritania rank globally for military spending?
Lebanon ranks 128th and Mauritania ranks 129th 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.