Belarus vs Lithuania
Belarus vs Lithuania: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $1.83B in Belarus and $2.74B in Lithuania, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Lithuania, by $907M, or 1.5 times that in Belarus.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Lithuania has been higher since 2015, when it overtook Belarus.
- In 2025, Belarus ranked 65 and Lithuania ranked 56 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Belarus | Lithuania |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.83B | $2.74B |
| 2024 | $1.5B | $2.69B |
| 2023 | $1.37B | $2.28B |
| 2022 | $1.08B | $2.05B |
| 2021 | $952M | $1.57B |
| 2020 | $907M | $1.54B |
| 2019 | $857M | $1.47B |
| 2018 | $905M | $1.38B |
| 2017 | $732M | $1.15B |
| 2016 | $774M | $945M |
| 2015 | $612M | $705M |
| 2014 | $570M | $529M |
| 2013 | $684M | $440M |
| 2012 | $639M | $425M |
| 2011 | $569M | $425M |
| 2010 | $529M | $440M |
| 2009 | $471M | $527M |
| 2008 | $532M | $699M |
| 2007 | $519M | $677M |
| 2006 | $475M | $621M |
| 2005 | $366M | $561M |
| 2004 | $281M | $515M |
| 2003 | $232M | $446M |
| 2002 | $230M | $456M |
| 2001 | $221M | $458M |
| 2000 | $178M | $390M |
| 1999 | $160M | $299M |
| 1998 | $160M | $391M |
| 1997 | $171M | $225M |
| 1996 | $105M | $137M |
| 1995 | $136M | $123M |
| 1994 | $345M | $118M |
| 1993 | $344M | $219M |
| 1992 | $242M | – |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, in constant 2024 US dollars so that years compare, by SIPRI’s count.
- Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
- Marked points are SIPRI’s own: a dot where it gives the figure as its estimate, a ring where it calls the figure highly uncertain.
- Ranks count the 151 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Belarus vs Lithuania
Health
- Life expectancyBelarus: 74.4 years in 2023Lithuania: 76 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBelarus: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024Lithuania: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBelarus: 1.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Lithuania: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBelarus: 93.1% in 2022Lithuania: 95% in 2022
- DepressionBelarus: 4.02% in 2017Lithuania: 4.14% in 2017
- Suicide rateBelarus: 19 per 100,000 people in 2017Lithuania: 28 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBelarus: 9.12 million people in 2023Lithuania: 2.85 million people in 2023
- Population growthBelarus: -0.65% a year in 2023Lithuania: 0.89% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBelarus: 1.21 births per woman in 2023Lithuania: 1.2 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBelarus: 79.5% in 2025Lithuania: 69.1% in 2025
- Median ageBelarus: 40.5 years in 2023Lithuania: 42.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBelarus: 17.1% in 2023Lithuania: 19.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateBelarus: -0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023Lithuania: 15.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBelarus: 2.4% of GDP in 2025Lithuania: 3.08% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personBelarus: $215 in 2025Lithuania: $1,035 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBelarus: 5.7% of government spending in 2025Lithuania: 7.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBelarus: 158,000 people in 2020Lithuania: 37,000 people in 2020
- National powerBelarus: 0.14% of world capability in 2022Lithuania: 0.05% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBelarus: 3.17% of the labour force in 2020Lithuania: 2.48% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBelarus: 466 million TIV in 2025Lithuania: 29 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBelarus: 1 million TIV in 2025Lithuania: 3 million TIV in 2024