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Military spending, per unit of GDP in Lebanon

Lebanon: Military spending, per unit of GDP was 0.0153 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0153 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 11.2%
World rank
96th
of 170 countries
All-time high
0.0975 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1990
All-time low
0.0127 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Years of data
36
1988–2023

Military spending, per unit of GDP in Lebanon, 1988–2023

0.020.040.060.080.11988200520231988: 0.028 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP1989: 0.033 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP1990: 0.097 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP1991: 0.062 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP1992: 0.077 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP1993: 0.073 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP1994: 0.083 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP1995: 0.078 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP1996: 0.069 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP1997: 0.063 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP1998: 0.059 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP1999: 0.059 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2000: 0.059 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2001: 0.055 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2002: 0.049 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2003: 0.042 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2004: 0.043 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2005: 0.041 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2006: 0.042 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2007: 0.045 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2008: 0.045 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2009: 0.045 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2010: 0.046 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2011: 0.044 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2012: 0.041 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2013: 0.041 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2014: 0.041 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2015: 0.041 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2016: 0.042 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2017: 0.046 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2018: 0.044 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2019: 0.046 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2020: 0.038 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2021: 0.013 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2022: 0.014 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP2023: 0.015 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Lebanon recorded 0.0153 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP for military spending, per unit of gdp in 2023.

The figure is up 11.2% on the previous year and down 62.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, military spending, per unit of gdp in Lebanon peaked at 0.0975 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0127 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.

That places Lebanon 96th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.

Military spending, per unit of GDP in Lebanon, year by year

Year constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1988 0.0275 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP —
1989 0.0334 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP +21.5%
1990 0.0975 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP +191.7%
1991 0.0622 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -36.1%
1992 0.077 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP +23.6%
1993 0.0734 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -4.6%
1994 0.0825 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP +12.3%
1995 0.0779 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -5.6%
1996 0.0691 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -11.3%
1997 0.0633 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -8.3%
1998 0.0593 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -6.4%
1999 0.059 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -0.4%
2000 0.0592 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP +0.2%
2001 0.0545 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -7.8%
2002 0.049 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -10.1%
2003 0.0422 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -13.9%
2004 0.0428 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP +1.4%
2005 0.0412 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -3.6%
2006 0.0418 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP +1.4%
2007 0.0453 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP +8.4%
2008 0.0447 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -1.3%
2009 0.045 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP +0.6%
2010 0.0461 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP +2.4%
2011 0.0438 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -4.9%
2012 0.0405 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -7.5%
2013 0.0412 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP +1.7%
2014 0.0408 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -1.1%
2015 0.0405 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -0.6%
2016 0.0418 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP +3.1%
2017 0.0459 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP +9.9%
2018 0.0438 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -4.7%
2019 0.046 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP +5.1%
2020 0.0383 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -16.9%
2021 0.0127 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP -66.8%
2022 0.0138 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP +8.2%
2023 0.0153 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP +11.2%

Lebanon compared with similar countries

  • Lebanon's 0.0153 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0153 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Lebanon's 0.0153 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0466 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, 33% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Military spending, per unit of GDP in Lebanon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1990 +191.7% 0.0334 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0975 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
2021 -66.8% 0.0383 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0127 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0305 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0275 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0334 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 2
1990s 0.0721 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.059 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0975 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.0466 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0412 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0592 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0431 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0405 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0461 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.02 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0127 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0383 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 4

Countries ranked near Lebanon

  1. 93 Montenegro 0.0158 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 94 Germany 0.0158 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 95 Equatorial Guinea 0.0156 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 97 Zambia 0.0153 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 98 El Salvador 0.0152 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 99 Albania 0.0152 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is military spending, per unit of gdp in Lebanon?
Military spending, per unit of gdp in Lebanon was 0.0153 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest military spending, per unit of gdp recorded in Lebanon?
The highest recorded value was 0.0975 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1990.
What is the lowest military spending, per unit of gdp recorded in Lebanon?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0127 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
How does Lebanon rank for military spending, per unit of gdp?
Lebanon ranks 96th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
Is military spending, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Lebanon?
Over the last ten years it is down 62.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lebanon data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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.

Military spending ÷ GDP (current US$)

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  • Military spending Barnum et al. – Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
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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.