What is the difference in military expenditure between Estonia and Latvia?

138.00 million current LCU, with Latvia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Latvia?

33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.

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.

Estonia vs Latvia: Military expenditure (current LCU)

Estonia

1.40 billion current LCU

in 2025

Latvia

1.53 billion current LCU

in 2025

Estonia rank

141st

Latvia rank

140th

Military expenditure (current LCU) over time

Estonia
Latvia

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 1.53 billion current LCU against 1.40 billion current LCU in Estonia, a difference of 138.00 million current LCU.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Latvia ahead.

Estonia ranks 141st and Latvia ranks 140th of 168 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Estonia	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	37.24 million current LCU	31.50 million current LCU	5.74 million current LCU	Estonia
2000s	180.86 million current LCU	212.17 million current LCU	31.31 million current LCU	Latvia
2010s	405.47 million current LCU	331.50 million current LCU	73.97 million current LCU	Estonia
2020s	983.00 million current LCU	1.03 billion current LCU	48.25 million current LCU	Latvia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Estonia or Latvia?: Latvia, at 1.53 billion current LCU against 1.40 billion current LCU in Estonia as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Estonia and Latvia?: 138.00 million current LCU, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Latvia?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
How do Estonia and Latvia rank globally for military expenditure?: Estonia ranks 141st and Latvia ranks 140th of 168 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: 168 places, 8,396 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

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