Libya - Military expenditure

Military expenditure (current USD)

The latest value for Military expenditure (current USD) in Libya was 3,755,653,000 as of 2014. Over the past 54 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 3,964,690,000 in 2013 and 5,571,998 in 1960.

Definition: 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). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another).

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.

See also:

Year Value
1960 5,571,998
1961 7,167,997
1962 16,687,990
1963 18,675,990
1964 21,475,990
1965 29,119,990
1966 58,519,980
1967 79,519,970
1968 95,479,960
1969 143,079,900
1970 242,479,900
1971 243,035,900
1972 202,768,200
1973 298,307,500
1974 431,682,400
1975 287,788,300
1976 326,295,100
1977 479,647,100
1978 729,941,800
1979 853,569,200
1980 1,074,139,000
1981 557,334,500
1982 709,332,500
1997 1,251,991,000
1998 1,443,622,000
1999 1,153,487,000
2000 1,085,535,000
2001 819,748,000
2002 452,513,600
2003 541,401,800
2004 685,073,200
2005 690,930,800
2006 614,356,300
2007 639,137,000
2008 1,100,069,000
2012 2,987,414,000
2013 3,964,690,000
2014 3,755,653,000

Military expenditure (current LCU)

The value for Military expenditure (current LCU) in Libya was 4,778,700,000 as of 2014. As the graph below shows, over the past 54 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5,041,500,000 in 2013 and a minimum value of 1,990,000 in 1960.

Definition: 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). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.

Year Value
1960 1,990,000
1961 2,560,000
1962 5,960,000
1963 6,670,000
1964 7,670,000
1965 10,400,000
1966 20,900,000
1967 28,400,000
1968 34,100,000
1969 51,100,000
1970 86,600,000
1971 86,600,000
1972 66,700,000
1973 89,500,000
1974 127,800,000
1975 85,200,000
1976 96,600,000
1977 142,000,000
1978 216,100,000
1979 252,700,000
1980 318,000,000
1981 165,000,000
1982 210,000,000
1997 577,000,000
1998 675,000,000
1999 535,000,000
2000 556,000,000
2001 496,000,000
2002 575,000,000
2003 700,000,000
2004 894,000,000
2005 904,000,000
2006 807,000,000
2007 807,000,000
2008 1,346,000,000
2012 3,769,100,000
2013 5,041,500,000
2014 4,778,700,000

Military expenditure (% of GDP)

Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Libya was 15.48 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 54 years was 15.48 in 2014, while its lowest value was 0.95 in 2007.

Definition: 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). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.

See also:

Year Value
1960 1.59
1961 1.86
1962 3.10
1963 2.41
1964 1.84
1965 1.86
1966 2.91
1967 3.36
1968 2.86
1969 3.76
1970 6.07
1971 5.32
1972 3.71
1973 3.98
1974 3.29
1975 2.25
1976 1.97
1977 2.46
1978 3.80
1979 3.22
1980 2.92
1981 1.76
1982 2.24
1997 4.08
1998 5.30
1999 3.78
2000 3.15
2001 2.41
2002 2.07
2003 2.07
2004 2.07
2005 1.53
2006 1.12
2007 0.95
2008 1.49
2012 3.75
2013 7.64
2014 15.48

Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure)

Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in Libya was 10.82 as of 2014. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 14.21 in 1998, while its lowest value was 2.81 in 2007.

Definition: 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). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.

See also:

Year Value
1997 11.69
1998 14.21
1999 11.53
2000 10.27
2001 6.30
2002 5.24
2003 4.84
2004 4.90
2005 5.02
2006 3.59
2007 2.81
2008 3.09
2012 8.20
2013 8.67
2014 10.82

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade