Ireland vs Libya: Military spending

Ireland

1.46 billion constant 2024 US$

in 2025

Libya

1.60 billion constant 2024 US$

in 2023

Ireland rank

76th

Libya rank

75th

Military spending over time

Ireland
Libya

How they compare

Libya currently reports 1.60 billion constant 2024 US$ against 1.46 billion constant 2024 US$ in Ireland, a difference of 136.17 million constant 2024 US$.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 76th and Libya ranks 75th of 162 regions.

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About this data

Indicator: Military spending
Unit: constant 2024 US$
Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 162 places, 8,341 data points, 1949–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.