What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Lesotho and Senegal?

0.0001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Lesotho ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Senegal?

47 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.

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.

Lesotho vs Senegal: Military spending, per unit of GDP

Lesotho

0.0145 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Senegal

0.0144 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Lesotho rank

89th

Senegal rank

91st

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

Lesotho
Senegal

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.0145 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0144 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in Senegal, a difference of 0.0001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Senegal ahead.

Lesotho ranks 89th and Senegal ranks 91st of 160 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Senegal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0142 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0386 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0244 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Senegal
1980s	0.0264 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0296 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0032 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Senegal
1990s	0.0199 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0188 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0011 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Lesotho
2000s	0.0247 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0165 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0081 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Lesotho
2010s	0.0214 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0154 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.006 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Lesotho
2020s	0.0165 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0167 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per unit of gdp, Lesotho or Senegal?: Lesotho, at 0.0145 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0144 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in Senegal as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Lesotho and Senegal?: 0.0001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Senegal?: 47 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
How do Lesotho and Senegal rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?: Lesotho ranks 89th and Senegal ranks 91st of 160 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 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 160 places, 7,842 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 September 2026

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.