Ecuador vs Lithuania: Military spending as a share of GDP
Ecuador
2.0%
in 2019
Lithuania
1.9%
in 2019
Ecuador rank
44th
Lithuania rank
47th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Ecuador
- Lithuania
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 2.0% against 1.9% in Lithuania, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1918 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 44th and Lithuania ranks 47th of 172 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 5 and Lithuania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Ecuador |
| 1920s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Ecuador |
| 1930s | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Lithuania |
| 1940s | 0.6% | 1.1% | 0.6% | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 0.5% | 0.8% | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.1% | 0.7% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Ecuador or Lithuania?
- Ecuador, at 2.0% against 1.9% in Lithuania as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Ecuador and Lithuania?
- 0.1%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Lithuania?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1918 to 2019.
- How do Ecuador and Lithuania rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Ecuador ranks 44th and Lithuania ranks 47th 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).