What is the difference in military expenditure between Lesotho and East Timor?

10.10 million current USD, with East Timor ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and East Timor?

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 USD). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lesotho vs East Timor: Military expenditure

Lesotho

36.30 million current USD

in 2024

East Timor

46.40 million current USD

in 2024

Lesotho rank

154th

East Timor rank

152nd

Military expenditure over time

Lesotho
East Timor

How they compare

East Timor currently reports 46.40 million current USD against 36.30 million current USD in Lesotho, a difference of 10.10 million current USD.

That makes East Timor's figure about 1.3 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 154th and East Timor ranks 152nd of 168 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and East Timor in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lesotho	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
2000s	36.69 million current USD	21.84 million current USD	14.85 million current USD	Lesotho
2010s	51.17 million current USD	28.52 million current USD	22.65 million current USD	Lesotho
2020s	36.21 million current USD	44.70 million current USD	8.49 million current USD	East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Lesotho or East Timor?: East Timor, at 46.40 million current USD against 36.30 million current USD in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Lesotho and East Timor?: 10.10 million current USD, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and East Timor?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and East Timor rank globally for military expenditure?: Lesotho ranks 154th and East Timor ranks 152nd 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)