Bolivia vs Ecuador
Bolivia vs Ecuador: Military share of state spending
Military share of state spending in 2025: 3.2% of government spending in Bolivia and 5.7% of government spending in Ecuador, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ecuador, by 2.5 percentage points, or 1.78 times that in Bolivia.
% of government spending · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Ecuador has been higher since 2011, when it overtook Bolivia.
- In 2025, Bolivia ranked 121 and Ecuador ranked 65 of 150 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of government spending · SIPRI
| Year | Bolivia | Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.2 | 5.7 |
| 2024 | 3.1 | 6.1 |
| 2023 | 3.4 | 5.6 |
| 2022 | 2.7 | 5.7 |
| 2021 | 3.8 | 6 |
| 2020 | 3.7 | 6.1 |
| 2019 | 4 | 5.5 |
| 2018 | 4 | 5.8 |
| 2017 | 4 | 5.8 |
| 2016 | 3.8 | 5.8 |
| 2015 | 3.9 | 6.1 |
| 2014 | 4.4 | 5.9 |
| 2013 | 4.8 | 6.1 |
| 2012 | 5.1 | 6.8 |
| 2011 | 4.8 | 7.8 |
| 2010 | 8.8 | 8.7 |
| 2009 | 5.3 | 9.5 |
| 2008 | 6.2 | 7.6 |
| 2007 | 4.6 | 10.7 |
| 2006 | 4.9 | 9.6 |
| 2005 | 5.2 | 10.7 |
| 2004 | 5.9 | 9.5 |
| 2003 | 6.7 | 11.2 |
| 2002 | 6 | 8.2 |
| 2001 | 7.3 | 7.8 |
| 2000 | 7 | 6.3 |
| 1999 | 7.3 | 6.5 |
| 1998 | 9 | 9.7 |
| 1997 | 8 | 8.8 |
| 1996 | 7.6 | 8 |
| 1995 | 8.1 | 9.8 |
| 1994 | 8.4 | – |
| 1993 | 7.1 | – |
| 1992 | 9.9 | – |
| 1991 | 11.1 | – |
| 1990 | 12.4 | – |
| 1989 | 8.8 | – |
| 1988 | 8.4 | – |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The part of everything the government spends that goes on its armed forces and defence, 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 150 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 Ecuador
Health
- Life expectancyBolivia: 68.6 years in 2023Ecuador: 77.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBolivia: 1.6 per 100 live births in 2024Ecuador: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBolivia: 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ecuador: 9.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBolivia: 3.09% in 2017Ecuador: 2.98% in 2017
- Suicide rateBolivia: 6.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Ecuador: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBolivia: 12.2 million people in 2023Ecuador: 18 million people in 2023
- Population growthBolivia: 1.38% a year in 2023Ecuador: 0.87% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBolivia: 2.55 births per woman in 2023Ecuador: 1.82 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBolivia: 71.6% in 2025Ecuador: 63.4% in 2025
- Median ageBolivia: 24.7 years in 2023Ecuador: 28.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBolivia: 5.6% in 2023Ecuador: 8.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateBolivia: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Ecuador: -1.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBolivia: 1.22% of GDP in 2025Ecuador: 2.1% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsBolivia: $570M in 2025Ecuador: $2.71B in 2025
- Military spending per personBolivia: $55 in 2025Ecuador: $150 in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBolivia: 71,000 people in 2020Ecuador: 42,000 people in 2020
- National powerBolivia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022Ecuador: 0.15% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBolivia: 1.21% of the labour force in 2020Ecuador: 0.54% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBolivia: 0 TIV in 2024Ecuador: 30 million TIV in 2025