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

266.57 million current LCU, with Georgia ahead.

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

30 years are reported by both, from 1996 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.

Georgia vs Latvia: Military expenditure (current LCU)

Georgia

1.80 billion current LCU

in 2025

Latvia

1.53 billion current LCU

in 2025

Georgia rank

137th

Latvia rank

140th

Military expenditure (current LCU) over time

Georgia
Latvia

How they compare

Georgia currently reports 1.80 billion current LCU against 1.53 billion current LCU in Latvia, a difference of 266.57 million current LCU.

That makes Georgia's figure about 1.2 times Latvia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Georgia ahead.

Georgia ranks 137th and Latvia ranks 140th of 168 countries.

Georgia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Georgia	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	63.02 million current LCU	35.95 million current LCU	27.07 million current LCU	Georgia
2000s	568.54 million current LCU	212.17 million current LCU	356.37 million current LCU	Georgia
2010s	783.11 million current LCU	331.50 million current LCU	451.61 million current LCU	Georgia
2020s	1.27 billion current LCU	1.03 billion current LCU	239.49 million current LCU	Georgia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Georgia or Latvia?: Georgia, at 1.80 billion current LCU against 1.53 billion current LCU in Latvia as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Georgia and Latvia?: 266.57 million current LCU, with Georgia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Georgia and Latvia?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
How do Georgia and Latvia rank globally for military expenditure?: Georgia ranks 137th 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)