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

88.00 million current LCU, with Latvia ahead.

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

32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.

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.

Ireland vs Latvia: Military expenditure

Ireland

1.23 billion current LCU

in 2024

Latvia

1.32 billion current LCU

in 2024

Ireland rank

142nd

Latvia rank

141st

Military expenditure over time

Ireland
Latvia

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 1.32 billion current LCU against 1.23 billion current LCU in Ireland, a difference of 88.00 million current LCU.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 142nd and Latvia ranks 141st of 167 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Latvia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	600.43 million current LCU	31.50 million current LCU	568.93 million current LCU	Ireland
2000s	918.85 million current LCU	212.17 million current LCU	706.68 million current LCU	Ireland
2010s	924.82 million current LCU	331.50 million current LCU	593.32 million current LCU	Ireland
2020s	1.12 billion current LCU	927.90 million current LCU	189.66 million current LCU	Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Ireland or Latvia?: Latvia, at 1.32 billion current LCU against 1.23 billion current LCU in Ireland as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Ireland and Latvia?: 88.00 million current LCU, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Latvia?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Ireland and Latvia rank globally for military expenditure?: Ireland ranks 142nd and Latvia ranks 141st 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: 20 August 2026

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