Lebanon vs Pakistan: Military spending as a share of GDP
Lebanon
3.7%
in 2019
Pakistan
4.0%
in 2019
Lebanon rank
15th
Pakistan rank
13th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Lebanon
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 4.0% against 3.7% in Lebanon, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.1 times Lebanon's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Lebanon ahead.
Lebanon ranks 15th and Pakistan ranks 13th of 172 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 4 and Pakistan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 1.8% | 3.9% | 2.0% | Pakistan |
| 1950s | 1.7% | 6.3% | 4.6% | Pakistan |
| 1960s | 2.1% | 5.3% | 3.3% | Pakistan |
| 1970s | 3.5% | 4.7% | 1.2% | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 4.4% | 4.3% | 0.1% | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 3.6% | 0.0% | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.4% | 0.3% | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 3.0% | 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, Lebanon or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 4.0% against 3.7% in Lebanon as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Lebanon and Pakistan?
- 0.3%, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Pakistan?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 2019.
- How do Lebanon and Pakistan rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Lebanon ranks 15th and Pakistan ranks 13th 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).