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Lebanon - Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP) 2.51

World Bank WDI (SIPRI military expenditure) · updated 2026-10-15 · 166 economies tracked

Latest value

2.51 (2025)

Global rank

##36 of 166 economies

Share of global total

0.8%

Growth since 1964

0.69×

Ranking Race — Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#23#45#67#89#111#13319601970198019902000201020202025#19#362024 overtook Ecuador2025 overtook Tunisia
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Lebanon climbed from #19 to #36 (overtook Ecuador). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Lebanon ↓

Key Events — Lebanon

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1977
Fell 20 places in global rank auto
1978
Climbed 17 places in global rank auto
1987
Fell 84 places in global rank auto
2020
Fell 16 places in global rank auto
2021
Fell 78 places in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Ecuador in global rank auto
2024
Climbed 60 places in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Tunisia in global rank auto

Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP), 1964-2025

World Bank WDI (SIPRI military expenditure) · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1964197919942009202420251.015.169.3113.46
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