Lithuania vs Yemen: Military spending
Lithuania
2.17 billion constant 2022 US$
in 2023
Yemen
2.45 billion constant 2022 US$
in 2016
Lithuania rank
67th
Yemen rank
66th
Military spending over time
- Lithuania
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 2.45 billion constant 2022 US$ against 2.17 billion constant 2022 US$ in Lithuania, a difference of 277.95 million constant 2022 US$.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Lithuania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1926 it was Lithuania ahead.
Lithuania ranks 67th and Yemen ranks 66th of 172 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 3 and Yemen in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 66.74 million constant 2022 US$ | 47.65 million constant 2022 US$ | 19.09 million constant 2022 US$ | Lithuania |
| 1930s | 144.71 million constant 2022 US$ | 68.05 million constant 2022 US$ | 76.66 million constant 2022 US$ | Lithuania |
| 1940s | 205.62 million constant 2022 US$ | 86.01 million constant 2022 US$ | 119.61 million constant 2022 US$ | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 149.37 million constant 2022 US$ | 1.36 billion constant 2022 US$ | 1.21 billion constant 2022 US$ | Yemen |
| 2000s | 439.51 million constant 2022 US$ | 1.30 billion constant 2022 US$ | 856.96 million constant 2022 US$ | Yemen |
| 2010s | 509.86 million constant 2022 US$ | 2.15 billion constant 2022 US$ | 1.64 billion constant 2022 US$ | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending, Lithuania or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 2.45 billion constant 2022 US$ against 2.17 billion constant 2022 US$ in Lithuania as of 2016.
- What is the difference in military spending between Lithuania and Yemen?
- 277.95 million constant 2022 US$, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Yemen?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1926 to 2016.
- How do Lithuania and Yemen rank globally for military spending?
- Lithuania ranks 67th and Yemen ranks 66th 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.