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Libya - Military Spending 1980

Name: Libya Military Spending 1980
Creator: World Bank
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Military expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

2.92% −0.30% from 1979 Global rank: 63rd

Libya's military spending was 2.92% in 1980, decreased +0.30% from 3.22% in 1979. This was the 63rd highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1980▾

Military Spending by Country - 1980
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Mexico	0.42%	-17.7%
2nd	Mauritius	0.49%	138.8%
3rd	Djibouti	0.54%	2,959.3%
4th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	0.55%	-43.6%
5th	Sierra Leone	0.59%	-47.0%
6th	Trinidad and Tobago	0.59%	0.1%
7th	Niger	0.67%	-20.0%
8th	Sri Lanka	0.77%	-8.2%
9th	Ghana	0.77%	19.7%
10th	Bangladesh	0.86%	-8.2%
11th	Fiji	0.86%	-8.2%
12th	Belize	0.86%	8.1%
13th	Guinea	0.90%	-
14th	Japan	0.91%	-0.1%
15th	Nepal	1.03%	13.3%
16th	Luxembourg	1.04%	13.4%
17th	Brazil	1.14%	-25.2%
18th	Côte d'Ivoire	1.16%	3.6%
19th	Guatemala	1.32%	0.8%
20th	Papua New Guinea	1.40%	15.9%
21st	Austria	1.42%	-0.9%
22nd	Liberia	1.49%	29.2%
23rd	Cameroon	1.56%	-6.0%
24th	Dominican Republic	1.58%	-27.4%
25th	Gabon	1.60%	-14.6%
26th	Ireland	1.67%	5.3%
27th	Finland	1.67%	13.0%
28th	Switzerland	1.68%	-17.7%
29th	El Salvador	1.74%	10.1%
30th	Malawi	1.76%	-56.8%
31st	Italy	1.76%	-5.9%
32nd	Canada	1.76%	3.1%
33rd	Ecuador	1.78%	-10.4%
34th	Colombia	1.83%	9.3%
35th	Mozambique	1.86%	-
36th	Rwanda	1.88%	7.4%
37th	Portugal	2.03%	-0.1%
38th	Tunisia	2.03%	-9.4%
39th	Benin	2.03%	5.2%
40th	Mali	2.08%	-29.9%
41st	Algeria	2.10%	-1.7%
42nd	Paraguay	2.18%	7.7%
43rd	Togo	2.19%	-2.4%
44th	Romania	2.20%	-
45th	Uganda	2.22%	31.4%
46th	Honduras	2.22%	-0.8%
47th	Australia	2.25%	2.6%
48th	Sudan	2.30%	-11.2%
49th	Denmark	2.36%	5.0%
50th	Eswatini	2.42%	-1.4%
51st	Spain	2.49%	-0.3%
52nd	Norway	2.62%	-5.3%
53rd	Poland	2.65%	-
54th	Philippines	2.71%	-8.6%
55th	European Union	2.72%	-1.6%
56th	Burkina Faso	2.75%	1.8%
57th	Senegal	2.76%	-19.7%
58th	Madagascar	2.77%	-5.4%
59th	Netherlands	2.78%	-2.0%
60th	Brunei Darussalam	2.89%	-52.8%
61st	Indonesia	2.92%	-3.4%
62nd	Burundi	2.92%	10.4%
63rd	Libya	2.92%	-9.3%
64th	Sweden	2.92%	-6.4%
65th	Germany	2.95%	-0.1%
66th	New Zealand	3.02%	40.0%
67th	Argentina	3.10%	-33.7%
68th	India	3.13%	-3.9%
69th	France	3.16%	0.5%
70th	Lesotho	3.16%	70.6%
71st	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	3.17%	17.1%
72nd	Botswana	3.21%	-8.4%
73rd	Belgium	3.25%	-0.3%
74th	Nigeria	3.30%	-23.8%
75th	South Africa	3.30%	-14.5%
76th	Kuwait	3.31%	-6.6%
77th	Hungary	3.34%	3.2%
78th	Nicaragua	3.35%	7.8%
79th	Congo, Republic of	3.37%	-23.4%
80th	Myanmar	3.42%	-3.8%
81st	Guyana	3.70%	-0.4%
82nd	Türkiye	3.90%	16.2%
83rd	Malaysia	4.23%	15.2%
84th	Thailand	4.24%	-3.1%
85th	Kenya	4.52%	-17.9%
86th	Tanzania	4.52%	-46.8%
87th	Peru	4.56%	36.0%
88th	Singapore	4.64%	-0.3%
89th	Greece	4.66%	-10.0%
90th	Uruguay	4.70%	23.6%
91st	United Kingdom	5.02%	7.3%
92nd	United States	5.15%	4.1%
93rd	Iran, Islamic Republic of	5.34%	-7.8%
94th	Iraq	5.51%	-10.4%
95th	Pakistan	5.52%	1.3%
96th	Bahrain	5.70%	-3.3%
97th	Morocco	5.94%	5.4%
98th	Albania	6.05%	-
99th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	6.16%	-4.8%
100th	Korea	6.40%	15.8%
101st	Chile	6.48%	2.4%
102nd	Zimbabwe	6.63%	-22.2%
103rd	Qatar	7.87%	-
104th	Jordan	10.65%	-12.8%
105th	Lebanon	12.36%	22.7%
106th	Saudi Arabia	12.61%	-20.0%
107th	Oman	14.91%	-4.7%
108th	Syrian Arab Republic	17.25%	8.3%
109th	Israel	18.92%	-2.4%

FAQ

What was Libya's military spending in 1980?▾

Libya's military spending in 1980 was 2.92%. This ranked 63rd globally.

How did Libya's military spending change in 1980?▾

Libya's military spending decreased by 9.3% in 1980 compared to 1979.

Which country had the highest military spending in 1980?▾

Israel had the highest military spending in 1980 at 18.92%.

What is the military spending of Libya in 1980?▾

The military spending of Libya in 1980 was 2.92%. This ranked 63rd globally.

How does 1980 compare to 1979 for Libya's military spending?▾

Libya's military spending went from 3.22% in 1979 to 2.92% in 1980, a 9.3% decrease.

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