Military spending as a share of GDP in Lithuania
Lithuania: Military spending as a share of GDP was 1.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Military spending as a share of GDP in Lithuania, 1918–2019
Source: Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2019, military spending as a share of gdp in Lithuania stood at 1.9%. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 100.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending as a share of gdp in Lithuania peaked at 1.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1991.
Lithuania ranks 47th of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Military spending as a share of GDP in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | 0.7% | — |
| 1919 | 0.6% | -18.7% |
| 1920 | 0.4% | -29.1% |
| 1921 | 0.5% | +18.4% |
| 1922 | 0.5% | +5.1% |
| 1923 | 0.5% | -5.1% |
| 1924 | 0.4% | -15.6% |
| 1925 | 0.4% | +4.6% |
| 1926 | 0.4% | -0.3% |
| 1927 | 0.4% | -2.1% |
| 1928 | 0.4% | +4.4% |
| 1929 | 0.4% | +4.6% |
| 1930 | 0.5% | +9.7% |
| 1931 | 0.5% | +4.7% |
| 1932 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.5% | +8.0% |
| 1934 | 0.8% | +45.3% |
| 1935 | 1.0% | +20.6% |
| 1936 | 1.1% | +12.8% |
| 1937 | 1.1% | +2.2% |
| 1938 | 1.2% | +10.3% |
| 1939 | 1.1% | -7.2% |
| 1940 | 1.1% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | -82.7% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | +126.8% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | +23.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | -24.3% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | +13.4% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | +10.4% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | +21.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | +21.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 1.0% | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -12.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | +13.1% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -13.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | -7.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +15.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +13.2% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +26.6% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | +31.5% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | +15.3% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | +8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 2 |
| 1920s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More economy & growth data for Lithuania
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 10.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8922 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 29,405 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 6.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.7895 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 26,022 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 2.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.5373 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 17,708 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), annual growth 2.92 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending as a share of gdp in Lithuania?
- Military spending as a share of gdp in Lithuania was 1.9% in 2019, according to Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military spending as a share of gdp recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest military spending as a share of gdp recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1991.
- How does Lithuania rank for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Lithuania ranks 47th out of 172 countries with data for 2019.
- Is military spending as a share of gdp rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Military spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).