Cambodia vs Lebanon: Military spending as a share of GDP
Cambodia
3.8%
in 2019
Lebanon
3.7%
in 2019
Cambodia rank
14th
Lebanon rank
15th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Cambodia
- Lebanon
How they compare
Cambodia currently reports 3.8% against 3.7% in Lebanon, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 67 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Cambodia ahead.
Cambodia ranks 14th and Lebanon ranks 15th of 172 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cambodia averaged higher in 3 and Lebanon in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.4% | 1.7% | 1.7% | Cambodia |
| 1960s | 6.9% | 2.1% | 4.9% | Cambodia |
| 1970s | 7.1% | 3.5% | 3.7% | Cambodia |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 4.4% | 2.7% | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 3.6% | 1.5% | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 2.8% | 1.5% | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 3.1% | 0.5% | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Cambodia or Lebanon?
- Cambodia, at 3.8% against 3.7% in Lebanon as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Cambodia and Lebanon?
- 0.1%, with Cambodia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Lebanon?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2019.
- How do Cambodia and Lebanon rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Cambodia ranks 14th 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).