Liberia Military Spending/Defense Budget 1965-2024

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).
  • Liberia military spending/defense budget for 2021 was $0.01B, a 15.88% increase from 2020.
  • Liberia military spending/defense budget for 2020 was $0.01B, a 6.03% decline from 2019.
  • Liberia military spending/defense budget for 2019 was $0.01B, a 2.48% decline from 2018.
  • Liberia military spending/defense budget for 2018 was $0.01B, a 0.8% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Billions of US $
Uganda $1.07B
Tanzania $0.74B
Mali $0.56B
Ethiopia $0.49B
Senegal $0.47B
Burkina Faso $0.46B
Nepal $0.45B
Chad $0.33B
Democratic Republic of Congo $0.31B
Afghanistan $0.28B
Mozambique $0.25B
Guinea $0.24B
Niger $0.20B
South Sudan $0.17B
Rwanda $0.16B
Togo $0.11B
Somalia $0.11B
Madagascar $0.10B
Benin $0.10B
Malawi $0.08B
Tajikistan $0.08B
Burundi $0.07B
Zimbabwe $0.07B
Central African Republic $0.04B
Sierra Leone $0.03B
Guinea-Bissau $0.03B
Haiti $0.02B
Gambia $0.01B
Liberia $0.01B
Liberia Military Spending/Defense Budget - Historical Data
Year Billions of US $ % of GDP
2021 $0.01B 0.95%
2020 $0.01B 0.91%
2019 $0.01B 0.94%
2018 $0.01B 0.94%
2017 $0.01B 0.94%
2016 $0.01B 1.06%
2015 $0.01B 1.05%
2014 $0.01B 1.03%
2013 $0.02B 1.08%
2012 $0.02B 1.18%
2011 $0.01B 1.06%
2010 $0.01B 0.82%
2009 $0.01B 0.65%
2008 $0.00B 0.50%
2007 $0.00B 0.31%
2006 $0.00B 0.48%
2005 $0.01B 0.86%
2004 $0.00B 0.63%
1994 $0.04B 29.73%
1993 $0.03B 18.98%
1992 $0.02B 10.13%
1991 $0.03B 7.18%
1988 $0.03B 2.41%
1987 $0.02B 2.29%
1986 $0.02B 2.90%
1985 $0.03B 2.95%
1984 $0.02B 2.94%
1983 $0.04B 4.71%
1982 $0.04B 5.02%
1981 $0.03B 3.11%
1980 $0.01B 1.49%
1979 $0.01B 1.15%
1978 $0.01B 1.24%
1977 $0.01B 1.15%
1976 $0.01B 1.07%
1975 $0.01B 0.95%
1974 $0.00B 0.93%
1973 $0.00B 0.97%
1972 $0.00B 1.10%
1971 $0.00B 1.19%
1970 $0.00B 1.10%
1969 $0.00B 0.99%
1968 $0.00B 1.10%
1967 $0.00B 1.17%
1966 $0.00B 1.15%
1965 $0.00B 1.18%