Lebanon: Military spending, percent of government spending

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 Lebanon

Military spending, percent of total government spending

 Latest value 13.84
 Year 2020
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1990 - 2020
 Average 15.05
 Min - Max 10.77 - 26.45
 Source Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
The latest value from 2020 is 13.84 percent, a decline from 15.21 percent in 2019. In comparison, the world average is 6.26 percent, based on data from 143 countries. Historically, the average for Lebanon from 1990 to 2020 is 15.05 percent. The minimum value, 10.77 percent, was reached in 1997 while the maximum of 26.45 percent was recorded in 1993. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Lebanon - Military spending, percent of government spending  - Recent values chart

Historical series
Lebanon - Military spending, percent of government spending  - historical chart - 1990-2020




Definition: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)

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