What is the difference in military expenditure between Belarus and Libya?

82.29 million current USD, with Libya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Libya?

17 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current USD). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belarus vs Libya: Military expenditure

Belarus

1.49 billion current USD

in 2024

Libya

1.57 billion current USD

in 2023

Belarus rank

72nd

Libya rank

71st

Military expenditure over time

Belarus
Libya

How they compare

Libya currently reports 1.57 billion current USD against 1.49 billion current USD in Belarus, a difference of 82.29 million current USD.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Belarus's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Libya ahead.

Belarus ranks 72nd and Libya ranks 71st of 168 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belarus	Libya	Difference	Ahead
1990s	214.29 million current USD	1.28 billion current USD	1.07 billion current USD	Libya
2000s	420.31 million current USD	736.53 million current USD	316.22 million current USD	Libya
2010s	862.90 million current USD	3.57 billion current USD	2.71 billion current USD	Libya
2020s	1.34 billion current USD	1.39 billion current USD	52.02 million current USD	Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Belarus or Libya?: Libya, at 1.57 billion current USD against 1.49 billion current USD in Belarus as of 2023.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Belarus and Libya?: 82.29 million current USD, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Libya?: 17 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
How do Belarus and Libya rank globally for military expenditure?: Belarus ranks 72nd and Libya ranks 71st of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current USD). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military expenditure (current USD)
Unit: current USD
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 212 places, 10,618 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)