Estonia vs Libya: Military spending as a share of GDP
Estonia
3.4%
in 2025
Libya
3.6%
in 2023
Estonia rank
24th
Libya rank
21st
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Estonia
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 3.6% against 3.4% in Estonia, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Libya ahead.
Estonia ranks 24th and Libya ranks 21st of 166 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.1% | 3.9% | 2.8% | Libya |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.8% | 0.2% | Libya |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 5.0% | 3.1% | Libya |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 3.2% | 0.6% | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Estonia or Libya?
- Libya, at 3.6% against 3.4% in Estonia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Estonia and Libya?
- 0.2%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Libya?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
- How do Estonia and Libya rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Estonia ranks 24th and Libya ranks 21st of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) 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
Total military expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.