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Lesotho
Military expenditure (% of GDP)

Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product

Global rank#77out of 147 countries
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Historical trend

4.84.03.12.31.4197620002024Lesotho · 2024: 1.57%Lesotho

Analytical takeaways

  • Lesotho records 1.57% for Military expenditure (% of GDP) in 2024, ranking #77 globally out of 147 countries.
  • Military expenditure (% of GDP) increased from 1.55% in 1976 to 1.57% in 2024, a gain of 0.02%.
  • The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.

Comparison

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