El Salvador vs Lesotho: Military expenditure

El Salvador
425.20 million current LCU
in 2024
Lesotho
665.20 million current LCU
in 2024
El Salvador rank
152nd
Lesotho rank
149th

Military expenditure over time

  • El Salvador
  • Lesotho
0200.0M400.0M600.0M196019922024

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 665.20 million current LCU against 425.20 million current LCU in El Salvador, a difference of 240.00 million current LCU.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.6 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 152nd and Lesotho ranks 149th of 167 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 34.69 million current LCU 3.11 million current LCU 31.58 million current LCU El Salvador
1980s 157.79 million current LCU 25.90 million current LCU 131.88 million current LCU El Salvador
1990s 122.93 million current LCU 109.81 million current LCU 13.11 million current LCU El Salvador
2000s 148.08 million current LCU 238.99 million current LCU 90.91 million current LCU Lesotho
2010s 248.54 million current LCU 555.19 million current LCU 306.65 million current LCU Lesotho
2020s 406.79 million current LCU 610.20 million current LCU 203.41 million current LCU Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, El Salvador or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 665.20 million current LCU against 425.20 million current LCU in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between El Salvador and Lesotho?
240.00 million current LCU, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Lesotho?
49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Lesotho rank globally for military expenditure?
El Salvador ranks 152nd and Lesotho ranks 149th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military expenditure (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
167 places, 8,248 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Military expenditure in local currency at current prices (by calendar year)