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Lesotho Average Military Spending 1976-2025

Name: Lesotho Military Spending
Creator: World Bank
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2.61% 50 data points

Military expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

Lesotho's average military spending from 1976 to 2025 was 2.61%, based on 50 data points.

All Data (sorted by year)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	1.46%	−0.11%	83rd
2024	1.57%	−0.06%	70th
2023	1.63%	+0.15%	79th
2022	1.47%	−0.06%	78th
2021	1.54%	−0.35%	81st
2020	1.88%	+0.01%	97th
2019	1.88%	−0.12%	102nd
2018	2.00%	−0.27%	113th
2017	2.27%	+0.31%	117th
2016	1.96%	+0.10%	106th
2015	1.87%	−0.09%	102nd
2014	1.95%	−0.07%	108th
2013	2.03%	−0.12%	110th
2012	2.15%	−0.11%	110th
2011	2.26%	−0.91%	107th
2010	3.16%	+0.44%	123rd
2009	2.72%	+1.17%	110th
2008	1.55%	−0.82%	82nd
2007	2.37%	+0.29%	105th
2006	2.07%	+0.02%	101st
2005	2.05%	−0.08%	106th
2004	2.13%	−0.24%	102nd
2003	2.37%	−0.15%	103rd
2002	2.52%	−0.23%	100th
2001	2.74%	−0.54%	104th
2000	3.28%	−0.28%	114th
1999	3.56%	+0.71%	113th
1998	2.85%	+0.14%	103rd
1997	2.71%	−0.11%	100th
1996	2.82%	−0.42%	103rd
1995	3.24%	+0.50%	110th
1994	2.74%	+0.27%	103rd
1993	2.48%	−0.23%	87th
1992	2.71%	−0.18%	81st
1991	2.89%	−0.66%	75th
1990	3.55%	−0.76%	83rd
1989	4.31%	+0.94%	90th
1988	3.37%	−0.81%	78th
1987	4.18%	−0.66%	85th
1986	4.84%	+0.53%	90th
1985	4.31%	+0.33%	88th
1984	3.98%	−0.03%	80th
1983	4.01%	−0.34%	75th
1982	4.36%	+1.05%	76th
1981	3.31%	+0.15%	72nd
1980	3.16%	+1.31%	70th
1979	1.85%	+0.35%	31st
1978	1.51%	+0.07%	26th
1977	1.44%	−0.11%	24th
1976	1.55%	–	25th

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