Military expenditure in Lithuania
Lithuania: Military expenditure was 3.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Military expenditure in Lithuania, 1993–2024
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 3.1% for military expenditure in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.9% on the previous year and up 252.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure in Lithuania peaked at 3.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1995.
That places Lithuania 29th out of 164 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Military expenditure in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.8% | — |
| 1994 | 0.5% | -39.3% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | -8.5% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | +11.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | +48.3% |
| 1998 | 1.2% | +64.6% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | -21.1% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | +25.9% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | +12.0% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 1.1% | -11.8% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -17.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +15.3% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +28.4% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +30.4% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | +15.7% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | +13.8% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | +25.4% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | +11.0% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | +14.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.2% | 7 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 1.9% | 3.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More public sector data for Lithuania
- Arms imports 51.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 17.66 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -54.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 51.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 909.7 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0307 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 21.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 2.63 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1,773 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure in Lithuania?
- Military expenditure in Lithuania was 3.1% in 2024, according to SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
- What is the highest military expenditure recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest military expenditure recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1995.
- How does Lithuania rank for military expenditure?
- Lithuania ranks 29th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 252.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as part of Military expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product