Lesotho vs Liberia: Military expenditure (current USD)
Lesotho
39.91 million current USD
in 2025
Liberia
44.21 million current USD
in 2025
Lesotho rank
155th
Liberia rank
154th
Military expenditure (current USD) over time
- Lesotho
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 44.21 million current USD against 39.91 million current USD in Lesotho, a difference of 4.30 million current USD.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Liberia ahead.
Lesotho ranks 155th and Liberia ranks 154th of 168 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Liberia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.61 million current USD | 8.11 million current USD | 4.50 million current USD | Liberia |
| 1980s | 13.83 million current USD | 26.99 million current USD | 13.16 million current USD | Liberia |
| 1990s | 23.63 million current USD | 29.35 million current USD | 5.72 million current USD | Liberia |
| 2000s | 35.80 million current USD | 4.95 million current USD | 30.85 million current USD | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 51.17 million current USD | 13.55 million current USD | 37.62 million current USD | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 36.89 million current USD | 39.23 million current USD | 2.33 million current USD | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military expenditure, Lesotho or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 44.21 million current USD against 39.91 million current USD in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military expenditure between Lesotho and Liberia?
- 4.30 million current USD, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Liberia?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and Liberia rank globally for military expenditure?
- Lesotho ranks 155th and Liberia ranks 154th 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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About this data
Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)