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

0.0003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Somalia ahead.

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

25 years are reported by both, from 1976 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 Somalia: Military spending, per unit of GDP

Lesotho

0.0145 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Somalia

0.0148 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Lesotho rank

89th

Somalia rank

87th

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

Lesotho
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.0148 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0145 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Somalia ahead.

Lesotho ranks 89th and Somalia ranks 87th of 160 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0155 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2791 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2636 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Somalia
1980s	0.0263 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1393 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.113 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Somalia
2010s	0.0216 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0116 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.01 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Lesotho
2020s	0.0165 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0144 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0021 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per unit of gdp, Lesotho or Somalia?: Somalia, at 0.0148 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0145 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in Lesotho as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Lesotho and Somalia?: 0.0003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Somalia?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
How do Lesotho and Somalia rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?: Lesotho ranks 89th and Somalia ranks 87th 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.