Bolivia vs Dominican Republic
Bolivia vs Dominican Republic: Military spending
Military spending in 2025: 1.22% of GDP in Bolivia and 0.8% of GDP in Dominican Republic, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Bolivia, by 0.41 percentage points, or 1.51 times that in Dominican Republic.
% of GDP · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Bolivia has been higher since 1975, when it overtook Dominican Republic.
- In 2025, Bolivia ranked 100 and Dominican Republic ranked 125 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of GDP · SIPRI
| Year | Bolivia | Dominican Republic |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.22 | 0.8 |
| 2024 | 1.22 | 0.81 |
| 2023 | 1.3 | 0.79 |
| 2022 | 0.97 | 0.68 |
| 2021 | 1.33 | 0.64 |
| 2020 | 1.39 | 0.75 |
| 2019 | 1.45 | 0.69 |
| 2018 | 1.5 | 0.69 |
| 2017 | 1.54 | 0.67 |
| 2016 | 1.53 | 0.63 |
| 2015 | 1.76 | 0.64 |
| 2014 | 1.9 | 0.65 |
| 2013 | 1.84 | 0.61 |
| 2012 | 1.85 | 0.65 |
| 2011 | 1.68 | 0.6 |
| 2010 | 2.79 | 0.67 |
| 2009 | 1.76 | 0.67 |
| 2008 | 2.19 | 0.7 |
| 2007 | 1.49 | 0.63 |
| 2006 | 1.47 | 0.68 |
| 2005 | 1.72 | 0.77 |
| 2004 | 1.9 | 0.69 |
| 2003 | 2.15 | 0.76 |
| 2002 | 1.99 | 1.06 |
| 2001 | 2.32 | 1.21 |
| 2000 | 2.06 | 1.03 |
| 1999 | 2.13 | 0.82 |
| 1998 | 2.69 | 0.78 |
| 1997 | 2.27 | 0.8 |
| 1996 | 1.99 | 0.63 |
| 1995 | 2.1 | 0.55 |
| 1994 | 2.25 | 0.73 |
| 1993 | 1.92 | 0.76 |
| 1992 | 2.51 | 0.56 |
| 1991 | 2.69 | 0.35 |
| 1990 | 2.82 | 0.68 |
| 1989 | 2.16 | 0.8 |
| 1988 | 2.02 | 0.88 |
| 1987 | 2.38 | 1.02 |
| 1986 | 2.35 | 1.34 |
| 1985 | 2.01 | 1.21 |
| 1984 | 2.17 | 1.2 |
| 1983 | 1.5 | 1.37 |
| 1982 | 1.98 | 1.58 |
| 1981 | 3.9 | 1.72 |
| 1980 | 3.17 | 1.58 |
| 1979 | 2.71 | 2.18 |
| 1978 | 2.6 | 2.18 |
| 1977 | 2.25 | 1.89 |
| 1976 | 2.37 | 1.93 |
| 1975 | 2.37 | 1.83 |
| 1974 | 1.84 | 1.97 |
| 1973 | 1.62 | 1.79 |
| 1972 | 1.6 | 1.99 |
| 1971 | 1.39 | 2.2 |
| 1970 | 1.61 | 2.42 |
| 1969 | 1.32 | 2.65 |
| 1968 | 1.35 | 3.25 |
| 1967 | – | 3.19 |
| 1966 | – | 3.46 |
| 1965 | – | 4.21 |
| 1964 | – | 3.78 |
| 1963 | 1.33 | 3.87 |
| 1962 | 1.16 | 4.32 |
| 1961 | 1.2 | 5.23 |
| 1960 | – | 5.23 |
| 1958 | – | 5.31 |
| 1957 | 0.82 | – |
| 1956 | 0.36 | – |
| 1955 | 0.32 | – |
| 1953 | 0.53 | – |
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Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, as a share of its economy, by SIPRI’s count.
- Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
- Marked points are SIPRI’s own: a dot where it gives the figure as its estimate, a ring where it calls the figure highly uncertain.
- Ranks count the 151 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Bolivia vs Dominican Republic
Health
- Life expectancyBolivia: 68.6 years in 2023Dominican Republic: 73.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBolivia: 1.6 per 100 live births in 2024Dominican Republic: 3.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBolivia: 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Dominican Republic: 25.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBolivia: 3.09% in 2017Dominican Republic: 2.98% in 2017
- Suicide rateBolivia: 6.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Dominican Republic: 8.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBolivia: 12.2 million people in 2023Dominican Republic: 11.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthBolivia: 1.38% a year in 2023Dominican Republic: 0.86% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBolivia: 2.55 births per woman in 2023Dominican Republic: 2.24 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBolivia: 71.6% in 2025Dominican Republic: 72.5% in 2025
- Median ageBolivia: 24.7 years in 2023Dominican Republic: 27.7 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBolivia: 5.6% in 2023Dominican Republic: 7.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateBolivia: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Dominican Republic: -3.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personBolivia: $2,957 in 2025Dominican Republic: $9,287 in 2025
- GDP growthBolivia: -1.6% a year in 2025Dominican Republic: 2.1% a year in 2025
- InflationBolivia: 19.5% a year in 2025Dominican Republic: 3.9% a year in 2025
- Government debtBolivia: 83.3% of GDP in 2025Dominican Republic: 59% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spending in US dollarsBolivia: $570M in 2025Dominican Republic: $1.04B in 2025
- Military spending per personBolivia: $55 in 2025Dominican Republic: $90 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBolivia: 3.2% of government spending in 2025Dominican Republic: 4.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBolivia: 71,000 people in 2020Dominican Republic: 71,000 people in 2020
- National powerBolivia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022Dominican Republic: 0.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBolivia: 1.21% of the labour force in 2020Dominican Republic: 1.48% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBolivia: 0 TIV in 2024Dominican Republic: 13 million TIV in 2025