Eritrea vs Lebanon: Military spending as a share of GDP
Eritrea
3.4%
in 2016
Lebanon
3.7%
in 2019
Eritrea rank
16th
Lebanon rank
15th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Eritrea
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 3.7% against 3.4% in Eritrea, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.
Eritrea ranks 16th and Lebanon ranks 15th of 172 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.3% | 4.0% | 11.3% | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 2.8% | 5.6% | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.9% | 0.6% | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Eritrea or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 3.7% against 3.4% in Eritrea as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Eritrea and Lebanon?
- 0.3%, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Lebanon?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2016.
- How do Eritrea and Lebanon rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Eritrea ranks 16th 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).