What is the difference in military expenditure between Liberia and Timor-Leste?

12.57 million current LCU, with Timor-Leste ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Timor-Leste?

20 years are reported by both, from 2005 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.

Liberia vs Timor-Leste: Military expenditure

Liberia

33.83 million current LCU

in 2024

Timor-Leste

46.40 million current LCU

in 2024

Liberia rank

164th

Timor-Leste rank

163rd

Military expenditure over time

Liberia
Timor-Leste

How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 46.40 million current LCU against 33.83 million current LCU in Liberia, a difference of 12.57 million current LCU.

That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.4 times Liberia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Timor-Leste ahead.

Liberia ranks 164th and Timor-Leste ranks 163rd of 167 countries.

Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Liberia	Timor-Leste	Difference	Ahead
2000s	4.98 million current LCU	21.84 million current LCU	16.86 million current LCU	Timor-Leste
2010s	13.53 million current LCU	28.52 million current LCU	14.99 million current LCU	Timor-Leste
2020s	38.23 million current LCU	44.70 million current LCU	6.47 million current LCU	Timor-Leste

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Liberia or Timor-Leste?: Timor-Leste, at 46.40 million current LCU against 33.83 million current LCU in Liberia as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Liberia and Timor-Leste?: 12.57 million current LCU, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Timor-Leste?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Liberia and Timor-Leste rank globally for military expenditure?: Liberia ranks 164th and Timor-Leste ranks 163rd 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)