Bahrain vs Lebanon: Military spending as a share of GDP
Bahrain
3.4%
in 2019
Lebanon
3.7%
in 2019
Bahrain rank
17th
Lebanon rank
15th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Bahrain
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 3.7% against 3.4% in Bahrain, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.1 times Bahrain's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Lebanon ahead.
Bahrain ranks 17th and Lebanon ranks 15th of 172 countries.
Lebanon has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.8% | 3.6% | 1.9% | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 4.4% | 4.4% | 0.1% | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 3.6% | 0.2% | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.8% | 0.5% | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 0.1% | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Bahrain or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 3.7% against 3.4% in Bahrain as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Bahrain and Lebanon?
- 0.3%, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Lebanon?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
- How do Bahrain and Lebanon rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Bahrain ranks 17th and Lebanon ranks 15th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) β 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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About this data
Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).