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Lebanon - Military Spending 1981

Name: Lebanon Military Spending 1981
Creator: World Bank
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Military expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

9.58% −2.77% from 1980 Global rank: 103rd

Lebanon's military spending was 9.58% in 1981, decreased +2.77% from 12.36% in 1980. This was the 103rd highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1981▾

Military Spending by Country - 1981
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Mauritius	0.47%	-4.6%
2nd	Mexico	0.51%	23.4%
3rd	Trinidad and Tobago	0.51%	-13.3%
4th	Sierra Leone	0.54%	-7.4%
5th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	0.61%	10.5%
6th	Sri Lanka	0.63%	-18.1%
7th	Niger	0.63%	-5.9%
8th	Ghana	0.74%	-4.2%
9th	Guinea	0.79%	-12.0%
10th	Bangladesh	0.92%	6.8%
11th	Japan	0.92%	1.1%
12th	Fiji	0.92%	6.7%
13th	Nepal	0.99%	-3.9%
14th	Côte d'Ivoire	1.09%	-6.3%
15th	Luxembourg	1.09%	5.0%
16th	Brazil	1.14%	0.4%
17th	Belize	1.16%	34.2%
18th	Malawi	1.27%	-27.5%
19th	Austria	1.38%	-2.8%
20th	Papua New Guinea	1.41%	0.5%
21st	Djibouti	1.42%	164.3%
22nd	Jamaica	1.51%	60.2%
23rd	Finland	1.55%	-7.5%
24th	Benin	1.55%	-23.6%
25th	Ireland	1.58%	-5.1%
26th	Switzerland	1.66%	-0.9%
27th	Ecuador	1.68%	-5.8%
28th	Canada	1.71%	-3.1%
29th	Dominican Republic	1.72%	8.6%
30th	Libya	1.76%	-39.9%
31st	Colombia	1.76%	-4.1%
32nd	Sudan	1.78%	-22.6%
33rd	Algeria	1.82%	-13.5%
34th	Cameroon	1.82%	16.9%
35th	Italy	1.82%	3.3%
36th	Uganda	1.89%	-14.8%
37th	Guatemala	1.89%	43.5%
38th	Mali	1.96%	-5.7%
39th	Portugal	2.00%	-1.2%
40th	Rwanda	2.04%	8.6%
41st	Honduras	2.15%	-3.4%
42nd	Eswatini	2.17%	-10.6%
43rd	Romania	2.20%	-0.2%
44th	El Salvador	2.28%	31.3%
45th	Gabon	2.29%	42.6%
46th	Australia	2.30%	2.1%
47th	Togo	2.37%	8.1%
48th	Denmark	2.44%	3.2%
49th	Tunisia	2.48%	22.3%
50th	Paraguay	2.53%	15.9%
51st	Spain	2.58%	3.7%
52nd	Norway	2.62%	0.2%
53rd	New Zealand	2.73%	-9.7%
54th	Senegal	2.73%	-0.8%
55th	Philippines	2.76%	1.7%
56th	Nigeria	2.77%	-15.9%
57th	Mozambique	2.79%	50.0%
58th	European Union	2.80%	2.9%
59th	Burkina Faso	2.84%	3.5%
60th	Netherlands	2.86%	2.8%
61st	Indonesia	2.88%	-1.1%
62nd	Poland	2.91%	9.8%
63rd	Sweden	2.95%	0.8%
64th	Botswana	2.98%	-7.1%
65th	Madagascar	2.98%	7.6%
66th	Germany	3.03%	2.7%
67th	Burundi	3.03%	3.8%
68th	Liberia	3.11%	108.7%
69th	India	3.19%	1.7%
70th	Congo, Republic of	3.19%	-5.3%
71st	France	3.25%	2.9%
72nd	Lesotho	3.31%	4.8%
73rd	Hungary	3.33%	-0.3%
74th	Belgium	3.37%	3.6%
75th	Myanmar	3.46%	1.0%
76th	Argentina	3.47%	11.8%
77th	Brunei Darussalam	3.56%	23.1%
78th	South Africa	3.64%	10.1%
79th	Türkiye	3.82%	-1.9%
80th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	3.90%	23.0%
81st	Guyana	3.94%	6.6%
82nd	Peru	3.98%	-12.6%
83rd	Thailand	4.06%	-4.3%
84th	Kuwait	4.13%	24.5%
85th	Kenya	4.23%	-6.4%
86th	Nicaragua	4.34%	29.6%
87th	Singapore	4.74%	2.3%
88th	Zimbabwe	4.86%	-26.6%
89th	United Kingdom	4.98%	-0.7%
90th	Tanzania	5.58%	23.5%
91st	United States	5.65%	9.6%
92nd	Pakistan	5.71%	3.4%
93rd	Greece	5.74%	23.1%
94th	Malaysia	5.79%	36.8%
95th	Albania	5.85%	-3.4%
96th	Uruguay	6.26%	33.2%
97th	Morocco	6.38%	7.5%
98th	Korea	6.42%	0.3%
99th	Bahrain	6.90%	21.1%
100th	Chile	7.02%	8.3%
101st	Egypt, Arab Republic of	7.42%	20.4%
102nd	Iran, Islamic Republic of	8.19%	53.3%
103rd	Lebanon	9.58%	-22.4%
104th	Jordan	10.01%	-6.0%
105th	Iraq	10.83%	96.5%
106th	Qatar	12.22%	55.3%
107th	Saudi Arabia	13.27%	5.2%
108th	Syrian Arab Republic	14.55%	-15.7%
109th	Oman	15.71%	5.4%
110th	Israel	20.26%	7.1%

FAQ

What was Lebanon's military spending in 1981?▾

Lebanon's military spending in 1981 was 9.58%. This ranked 103rd globally.

How did Lebanon's military spending change in 1981?▾

Lebanon's military spending decreased by 22.4% in 1981 compared to 1980.

Which country had the highest military spending in 1981?▾

Israel had the highest military spending in 1981 at 20.26%.

What is the military spending of Lebanon in 1981?▾

The military spending of Lebanon in 1981 was 9.58%. This ranked 103rd globally.

How does 1981 compare to 1980 for Lebanon's military spending?▾

Lebanon's military spending went from 12.36% in 1980 to 9.58% in 1981, a 22.4% decrease.

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