Lebanon Military Spending

Lebanon military spending data with historical trend, latest available year, ranking, source notes and country comparison. Latest value: 2.59 percent of.
COUNTRY: Lebanon
UNIT: percent of GDP
SOURCE: World Bank / public data sources
CACHE: live
UPDATED: 2026-08-31 05:08:12
Economy Data Rating
Lebanon · Economic Stability Rating
Composite rating based on inflation, growth, debt, unemployment and current account.
B
46 / 100
Elevated risk
Fiscal stability 20.3 / 25
Macroeconomic stability 3.3 / 20
External stability 4 / 15
Financial robustness 6.3 / 15
Structural stability 3.2 / 10
Future capacity 9 / 10
Demographic capacity 3.9 / 5
Method: Economy Data 7-pillar stability model with structural financial robustness adjustment. This is a transparent Economy Data heuristic, not an official sovereign credit rating. Data coverage: 80% of weighted inputs available.
Time range: 1964–2024 19642024
1964 2024
Selected year: 2024 · Value: n/a 2024

Lebanon · military expenditure as a percentage of gdp.

1964–2024
2.59 percent of GDP
1.62 percent of GDP
3.42 percent of GDP
33 selected year
max 8 6 4 2 0
1964 1977 1988 2000 2011 2022 2024
military spending rate reference line

Countries by military spending

full ranking
Country Rate Class
Ukraine 34.48
Israel 8.78
Algeria 7.97
Saudi Arabia 7.3
Russia 7.05
Myanmar 6.79
Qatar 6.5
United Arab Emirates 5.64

Interpretation

short note

This public finance indicator helps assess fiscal capacity, budget pressure and the role of government.

Values should be interpreted together with country context, time range, source coverage and related macroeconomic indicators.

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Comparison

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Government Debt GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS
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Source layer

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Provider: worldbank · Indicator code: MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS

Cache: live · Updated: 2026-08-31 05:08:12

Lebanon Snapshot

country profile
GDP 25.97 bn
Debt/GDP n/a
Inflation 14.6%
Unemployment 10.99%
Currency n/a
Region Middle East
Income group Lower middle income

Lebanon Military Spending: data context and use

This page is part of the Economy Data indicator system. It provides structured country-level economic data, historical series, rankings and comparison views for researchers, students, journalists and decision makers. The page combines indicator metadata, country context, latest available values, ranking information and source notes.

The selected indicator is Military Spending for Lebanon. The data are designed for quick comparison across countries and for deeper interpretation together with related macroeconomic indicators such as GDP growth, government debt, unemployment, current account balance, exports, imports, population and inequality.

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