Korea vs Lebanon: Military spending as a share of GDP
Korea
2.6%
in 2025
Lebanon
2.5%
in 2025
Korea rank
45th
Lebanon rank
47th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Korea
- Lebanon
How they compare
Korea currently reports 2.6% against 2.5% in Lebanon, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 45th and Lebanon ranks 47th of 166 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 2 and Lebanon in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.6% | 4.3% | 0.2% | Korea |
| 1970s | 5.3% | 6.6% | 1.3% | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 5.4% | 7.7% | 2.3% | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 3.2% | 5.9% | 2.8% | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 4.7% | 2.4% | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 4.5% | 2.1% | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 1.9% | 0.7% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Korea or Lebanon?
- Korea, at 2.6% against 2.5% in Lebanon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Korea and Lebanon?
- 0.1%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Lebanon?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Lebanon rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Korea ranks 45th and Lebanon ranks 47th 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.