Lebanon Military Spending/Defense Budget 1960-2025

Lebanon military spending/defense budget for 2022 was 4.74 billion US dollars, a 147.53% increase from 2021.
  • Lebanon military spending/defense budget for 2021 was 1.91 billion US dollars, a 0.36% decline from 2020.
  • Lebanon military spending/defense budget for 2020 was 1.92 billion US dollars, a 23.79% decline from 2019.
  • Lebanon military spending/defense budget for 2019 was 2.52 billion US dollars, a 9.16% decline from 2018.
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).