Liberia vs East Timor: Military spending

Liberia
39.49 million constant 2022 US$
in 2023
East Timor
57.24 million constant 2022 US$
in 2023
Liberia rank
160th
East Timor rank
157th

Military spending over time

  • Liberia
  • East Timor
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M192019712023

How they compare

East Timor currently reports 57.24 million constant 2022 US$ against 39.49 million constant 2022 US$ in Liberia, a difference of 17.75 million constant 2022 US$.

That makes East Timor's figure about 1.4 times Liberia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was East Timor ahead.

Liberia ranks 160th and East Timor ranks 157th of 172 countries.

East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia East Timor Difference Ahead
2000s 6.84 million constant 2022 US$ 23.48 million constant 2022 US$ 16.64 million constant 2022 US$ East Timor
2010s 19.30 million constant 2022 US$ 44.71 million constant 2022 US$ 25.41 million constant 2022 US$ East Timor
2020s 32.06 million constant 2022 US$ 50.97 million constant 2022 US$ 18.91 million constant 2022 US$ East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, Liberia or East Timor?
East Timor, at 57.24 million constant 2022 US$ against 39.49 million constant 2022 US$ in Liberia as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending between Liberia and East Timor?
17.75 million constant 2022 US$, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and East Timor?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Liberia and East Timor rank globally for military spending?
Liberia ranks 160th and East Timor ranks 157th 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.