Latvia vs Lithuania
Latvia vs Lithuania: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $1.6B in Latvia and $2.74B in Lithuania, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Lithuania, by $1.13B, or 1.71 times that in Latvia.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Lithuania has been higher since 2008, when it overtook Latvia.
- In 2025, Latvia ranked 68 and Lithuania ranked 56 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Latvia | Lithuania |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.6B | $2.74B |
| 2024 | $1.44B | $2.69B |
| 2023 | $1.27B | $2.28B |
| 2022 | $972M | $2.05B |
| 2021 | $975M | $1.57B |
| 2020 | $942M | $1.54B |
| 2019 | $896M | $1.47B |
| 2018 | $896M | $1.38B |
| 2017 | $657M | $1.15B |
| 2016 | $579M | $945M |
| 2015 | $402M | $705M |
| 2014 | $352M | $529M |
| 2013 | $339M | $440M |
| 2012 | $316M | $425M |
| 2011 | $344M | $425M |
| 2010 | $332M | $440M |
| 2009 | $439M | $527M |
| 2008 | $691M | $699M |
| 2007 | $705M | $677M |
| 2006 | $647M | $621M |
| 2005 | $514M | $561M |
| 2004 | $442M | $515M |
| 2003 | $410M | $446M |
| 2002 | $355M | $456M |
| 2001 | $217M | $458M |
| 2000 | $173M | $390M |
| 1999 | $138M | $299M |
| 1998 | $107M | $391M |
| 1997 | $98.9M | $225M |
| 1996 | $102M | $137M |
| 1995 | $131M | $123M |
| 1994 | $136M | $118M |
| 1993 | $116M | $219M |
- 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
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 per personLatvia: $929 in 2025Lithuania: $1,035 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingLatvia: 8.2% of government spending in 2025Lithuania: 7.6% of government spending 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