Burkina Faso vs Lithuania: Military spending as a share of GDP
Burkina Faso
1.9%
in 2019
Lithuania
1.9%
in 2019
Burkina Faso rank
49th
Lithuania rank
47th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Burkina Faso
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 1.9% against 1.9% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 49th and Lithuania ranks 47th of 172 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Lithuania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5% | 0.5% | 1.0% | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 0.1% | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Burkina Faso or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 1.9% against 1.9% in Burkina Faso as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Burkina Faso and Lithuania?
- 0.0%, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Lithuania?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2019.
- How do Burkina Faso and Lithuania rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Burkina Faso ranks 49th 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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About this data
Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).