High income vs Libya: Military expenditure
High income
2.8%
in 2024
Libya
5.3%
in 2023
High income rank
9th
Libya rank
12th
Military expenditure over time
- High income
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 5.3% against 2.8% in High income, a difference of 2.5%.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.9 times High income's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1960 it was High income ahead.
High income ranks 9th and Libya ranks 12th of 45 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, High income averaged higher in 4 and Libya in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.2% | 2.6% | 3.6% | High income |
| 1970s | 4.1% | 3.6% | 0.5% | High income |
| 1980s | 4.1% | 2.3% | 1.8% | High income |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 4.4% | 2.1% | Libya |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 1.9% | 0.6% | High income |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 9.0% | 6.4% | Libya |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 4.8% | 2.3% | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military expenditure, High income or Libya?
- Libya, at 5.3% against 2.8% in High income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in military expenditure between High income and Libya?
- 2.5%, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Libya?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do High income and Libya rank globally for military expenditure?
- High income ranks 9th and Libya ranks 12th of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product