El Salvador vs Lebanon: Military spending, per unit of GDP

El Salvador
0.0152 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Lebanon
0.0153 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
El Salvador rank
98th
Lebanon rank
96th

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

  • El Salvador
  • Lebanon
00.050.10.15196519942023

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 0.0153 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0152 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0001 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1988 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 98th and Lebanon ranks 96th of 170 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Lebanon in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Lebanon Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0909 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0305 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0604 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP El Salvador
1990s 0.0341 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0721 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0381 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon
2000s 0.0124 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0466 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0342 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon
2010s 0.0089 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0431 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0342 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon
2020s 0.0143 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.02 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0057 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per unit of gdp, El Salvador or Lebanon?
Lebanon, at 0.0153 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0152 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in El Salvador as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between El Salvador and Lebanon?
0.0001 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Lebanon?
36 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2023.
How do El Salvador and Lebanon rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?
El Salvador ranks 98th and Lebanon ranks 96th of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military spending, per unit of GDP
Unit
constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
170 places, 9,064 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Military spending divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.