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Lithuania - Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP) 3.08

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

Latest value

3.08 (2025)

Global rank

##26 of 166 economies

Share of global total

0.9%

Growth since 1993

3.8×

Ranking Race — Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#23#45#67#89#111#13319601970198019902000201020202025#127#262022 overtook Mauritania2024 overtook Estonia
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Lithuania climbed from #127 to #26 (overtook Mauritania). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Lithuania ↓

Key Events — Lithuania

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1998
Climbed 25 places in global rank auto
2015
Climbed 34 places in global rank auto
2016
Climbed 25 places in global rank auto
2022
Overtook Mauritania in global rank auto
2022
Climbed 22 places in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Estonia in global rank auto

Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP), 1993-2025

World Bank WDI (SIPRI military expenditure) · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199320032013202320250.451.352.243.14
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