Military expenditure share of government expenditure

SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness.

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Military expenditure share of government expenditure

Lithuania

Values and evidence for Lithuania. Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88643 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
1991	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88642 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
1992	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88641 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
1993	≈ 2.20 Exact value 2.1958819441 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88640 · revision 1 Value 2.1958819441 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2.1958819441 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
1994	≈ 1.35 Exact value 1.3548015344 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88639 · revision 1 Value 1.3548015344 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.3548015344 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
1995	≈ 1.37 Exact value 1.3738280088 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88638 · revision 1 Value 1.3738280088 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: SIPRI estimate Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.3738280088 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 1.57 Exact value 1.5711607167 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88637 · revision 1 Value 1.5711607167 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: This country changed or redenominated its currency during the period; all current price local currency figures have been converted to the latest currency. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.5711607167 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 2.29 Exact value 2.2918324669 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88636 · revision 1 Value 2.2918324669 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: This country changed or redenominated its currency during the period; all current price local currency figures have been converted to the latest currency. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2.2918324669 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 3.34 Exact value 3.3390276230 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88635 · revision 1 Value 3.3390276230 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: This country changed or redenominated its currency during the period; all current price local currency figures have been converted to the latest currency. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3.3390276230 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 2.46 Exact value 2.4580467190 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88634 · revision 1 Value 2.4580467190 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: This country changed or redenominated its currency during the period; all current price local currency figures have been converted to the latest currency. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2.4580467190 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 3.39 Exact value 3.3920876415 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88633 · revision 1 Value 3.3920876415 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: This country changed or redenominated its currency during the period; all current price local currency figures have been converted to the latest currency. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3.3920876415 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2001	≈ 3.89 Exact value 3.8874193117 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88632 · revision 1 Value 3.8874193117 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: This country changed or redenominated its currency during the period; all current price local currency figures have been converted to the latest currency. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3.8874193117 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2002	≈ 3.83 Exact value 3.8330709712 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88631 · revision 1 Value 3.8330709712 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: This country changed or redenominated its currency during the period; all current price local currency figures have been converted to the latest currency. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3.8330709712 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 3.50 Exact value 3.4965724595 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88630 · revision 1 Value 3.4965724595 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: This country changed or redenominated its currency during the period; all current price local currency figures have been converted to the latest currency. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3.4965724595 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 3.60 Exact value 3.6027888332 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88629 · revision 1 Value 3.6027888332 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: This country changed or redenominated its currency during the period; all current price local currency figures have been converted to the latest currency. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3.6027888332 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 3.48 Exact value 3.4770904789 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88628 · revision 1 Value 3.4770904789 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: This country changed or redenominated its currency during the period; all current price local currency figures have been converted to the latest currency. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3.4770904789 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 3.45 Exact value 3.4502682745 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88627 · revision 1 Value 3.4502682745 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: This country changed or redenominated its currency during the period; all current price local currency figures have been converted to the latest currency. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3.4502682745 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 3.23 Exact value 3.2294195389 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88626 · revision 1 Value 3.2294195389 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: This country changed or redenominated its currency during the period; all current price local currency figures have been converted to the latest currency. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3.2294195389 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 3.05 Exact value 3.0518918716 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88625 · revision 1 Value 3.0518918716 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: This country changed or redenominated its currency during the period; all current price local currency figures have been converted to the latest currency. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3.0518918716 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 2.48 Exact value 2.4771786224 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88624 · revision 1 Value 2.4771786224 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: This country changed or redenominated its currency during the period; all current price local currency figures have been converted to the latest currency. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2.4771786224 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 2.13 Exact value 2.1326565001 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88623 · revision 1 Value 2.1326565001 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: This country changed or redenominated its currency during the period; all current price local currency figures have been converted to the latest currency. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2.1326565001 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 1.91 Exact value 1.9075966093 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88622 · revision 1 Value 1.9075966093 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: This country changed or redenominated its currency during the period; all current price local currency figures have been converted to the latest currency. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 1.9075966093 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 2.18 Exact value 2.1770823600 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88621 · revision 1 Value 2.1770823600 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: This country changed or redenominated its currency during the period; all current price local currency figures have been converted to the latest currency. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2.1770823600 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 2.20 Exact value 2.2026967461 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88620 · revision 1 Value 2.2026967461 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: This country changed or redenominated its currency during the period; all current price local currency figures have been converted to the latest currency. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2.2026967461 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 2.59 Exact value 2.5859345865 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88619 · revision 1 Value 2.5859345865 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: This country changed or redenominated its currency during the period; all current price local currency figures have been converted to the latest currency. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 2.5859345865 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 3.31 Exact value 3.3073869386 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88618 · revision 1 Value 3.3073869386 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: This country changed or redenominated its currency during the period; all current price local currency figures have been converted to the latest currency. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3.3073869386 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 4.44 Exact value 4.4370656371 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88617 · revision 1 Value 4.4370656371 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: This country changed or redenominated its currency during the period; all current price local currency figures have been converted to the latest currency. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4.4370656371 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 5.28 Exact value 5.2839830632 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88616 · revision 1 Value 5.2839830632 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: This country changed or redenominated its currency during the period; all current price local currency figures have been converted to the latest currency. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 5.2839830632 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 5.93 Exact value 5.9314732587 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88615 · revision 1 Value 5.9314732587 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider footnote: This country changed or redenominated its currency during the period; all current price local currency figures have been converted to the latest currency. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 5.9314732587 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 5.91 Exact value 5.9147596561 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88614 · revision 1 Value 5.9147596561 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 5.9147596561 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 4.93 Exact value 4.9329501916 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88613 · revision 1 Value 4.9329501916 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 4.9329501916 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 5.22 Exact value 5.2235983738 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88612 · revision 1 Value 5.2235983738 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 5.2235983738 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 7.06 Exact value 7.0575727838 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88611 · revision 1 Value 7.0575727838 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 7.0575727838 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 7.59 Exact value 7.5885573402 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88610 · revision 1 Value 7.5885573402 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 7.5885573402 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 8.02 Exact value 8.0154888674 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88609 · revision 1 Value 8.0154888674 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8.0154888674 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 7.60 Exact value 7.5978399721 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #88608 · revision 1 Value 7.5978399721 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 7.5978399721 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:17 · source revision unspecified

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