Latvia vs Lithuania
Latvia vs Lithuania: Military share of state spending
Military share of state spending in 2025: 8.2% of government spending in Latvia and 7.6% of government spending in Lithuania, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Latvia, by 0.6 percentage points, or 1.08 times that in Lithuania.
% of government spending · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Latvia has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Lithuania.
- In 2025, Latvia ranked 36 and Lithuania ranked 40 of 150 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of government spending · SIPRI
| Year | Latvia | Lithuania |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.2 | 7.6 |
| 2024 | 7.4 | 8 |
| 2023 | 6.8 | 7.6 |
| 2022 | 5.2 | 7.1 |
| 2021 | 4.8 | 5.2 |
| 2020 | 5.2 | 4.9 |
| 2019 | 5.4 | 5.9 |
| 2018 | 5.4 | 5.9 |
| 2017 | 4.4 | 5.3 |
| 2016 | 4 | 4.4 |
| 2015 | 2.8 | 3.3 |
| 2014 | 2.5 | 2.6 |
| 2013 | 2.5 | 2.2 |
| 2012 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| 2011 | 2.7 | 1.9 |
| 2010 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
| 2009 | 3.2 | 2.5 |
| 2008 | 4.5 | 3.1 |
| 2007 | 4.7 | 3.2 |
| 2006 | 5.1 | 3.5 |
| 2005 | 4.7 | 3.5 |
| 2004 | 4.8 | 3.6 |
| 2003 | 4.9 | 3.5 |
| 2002 | 4.5 | 3.8 |
| 2001 | 3 | 3.9 |
| 2000 | 2.4 | 3.4 |
| 1999 | 1.9 | 2.5 |
| 1998 | 1.6 | 3.3 |
| 1997 | – | 2.3 |
| 1996 | – | 1.6 |
| 1995 | – | 1.4 |
| 1994 | – | 1.4 |
| 1993 | – | 2.2 |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The part of everything the government spends that goes on its armed forces and defence, 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 150 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
Latvia vs Lithuania
Health
- Life expectancyLatvia: 76.2 years in 2023Lithuania: 76 years in 2023
- Child mortalityLatvia: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Lithuania: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityLatvia: 2.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Lithuania: 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterLatvia: 97.1% in 2022Lithuania: 95% in 2022
- DepressionLatvia: 3.5% in 2017Lithuania: 4.14% in 2017
- Suicide rateLatvia: 17 per 100,000 people in 2017Lithuania: 28 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationLatvia: 1.88 million people in 2023Lithuania: 2.85 million people in 2023
- Population growthLatvia: -0.29% a year in 2023Lithuania: 0.89% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateLatvia: 1.34 births per woman in 2023Lithuania: 1.2 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationLatvia: 68.6% in 2025Lithuania: 69.1% in 2025
- Median ageLatvia: 43.1 years in 2023Lithuania: 42.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overLatvia: 21.3% in 2023Lithuania: 19.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateLatvia: 4.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Lithuania: 15.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingLatvia: 3.61% of GDP in 2025Lithuania: 3.08% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsLatvia: $1.6B in 2025Lithuania: $2.74B in 2025
- Military spending per personLatvia: $929 in 2025Lithuania: $1,035 in 2025
- Armed forces personnelLatvia: 9,000 people in 2020Lithuania: 37,000 people in 2020
- National powerLatvia: 0.02% of world capability in 2022Lithuania: 0.05% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersLatvia: 0.92% of the labour force in 2020Lithuania: 2.48% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsLatvia: 19 million TIV in 2024Lithuania: 29 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsLatvia: 1 million TIV in 2025Lithuania: 3 million TIV in 2024