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
0500.0M1.0B1.5B2.0B2.5B191819702023

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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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.