What is the difference in military spending between Lesotho and Liberia?

3.00 million constant 2024 US$, with Liberia ahead.

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

22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – 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.

Lesotho vs Liberia: Military spending

Lesotho

37.25 million constant 2024 US$

in 2025

Liberia

40.26 million constant 2024 US$

in 2025

Lesotho rank

149th

Liberia rank

148th

Military spending over time

Lesotho
Liberia

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 40.26 million constant 2024 US$ against 37.25 million constant 2024 US$ in Lesotho, a difference of 3.00 million constant 2024 US$.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Liberia ahead.

Lesotho ranks 149th and Liberia ranks 148th of 162 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Liberia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	Liberia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	28.81 million constant 2024 US$	30.73 million constant 2024 US$	1.92 million constant 2024 US$	Liberia
2010s	50.74 million constant 2024 US$	42.85 million constant 2024 US$	7.89 million constant 2024 US$	Lesotho
2020s	37.85 million constant 2024 US$	43.31 million constant 2024 US$	5.46 million constant 2024 US$	Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, Lesotho or Liberia?: Liberia, at 40.26 million constant 2024 US$ against 37.25 million constant 2024 US$ in Lesotho as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending between Lesotho and Liberia?: 3.00 million constant 2024 US$, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Liberia?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
How do Lesotho and Liberia rank globally for military spending?: Lesotho ranks 149th and Liberia ranks 148th of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – 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 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: 18 September 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.