Australia vs Lithuania: Military spending as a share of GDP

Australia
1.9%
in 2019
Lithuania
1.9%
in 2019
Australia rank
46th
Lithuania rank
47th

Military spending as a share of GDP over time

  • Australia
  • Lithuania
051015191819682019

How they compare

Australia currently reports 1.9% against 1.9% in Lithuania, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Lithuania ahead.

Australia ranks 46th and Lithuania ranks 47th of 172 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Lithuania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Lithuania Difference Ahead
1920s 0.3% 0.4% 0.1% Lithuania
1930s 0.3% 0.8% 0.5% Lithuania
1940s 2.2% 1.1% 1.1% Australia
1990s 1.3% 0.5% 0.8% Australia
2000s 1.4% 1.0% 0.4% Australia
2010s 1.7% 1.1% 0.6% Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Australia or Lithuania?
Australia, at 1.9% against 1.9% in Lithuania as of 2019.
What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Australia and Lithuania?
0.0%, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Lithuania?
50 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2019.
How do Australia and Lithuania rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
Australia ranks 46th and Lithuania ranks 47th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military spending as a share of GDP
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 14,793 data points, 1816–2019
Last refreshed

Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).