Bolivia vs Ecuador
Bolivia vs Ecuador: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $570M in Bolivia and $2.71B in Ecuador, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ecuador, by $2.14B, or 4.75 times that in Bolivia.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Ecuador has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1953.
- In 2025, Bolivia ranked 97 and Ecuador ranked 57 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Bolivia | Ecuador |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $570M | $2.71B |
| 2024 | $571M | $2.88B |
| 2023 | $614M | $2.73B |
| 2022 | $458M | $2.69B |
| 2021 | $583M | $2.59B |
| 2020 | $559M | $2.53B |
| 2019 | $657M | $2.51B |
| 2018 | $680M | $2.74B |
| 2017 | $664M | $2.64B |
| 2016 | $616M | $2.71B |
| 2015 | $713M | $2.85B |
| 2014 | $800M | $3.17B |
| 2013 | $763M | $3.23B |
| 2012 | $714M | $3.14B |
| 2011 | $605M | $3.13B |
| 2010 | $912M | $2.79B |
| 2009 | $522M | $2.69B |
| 2008 | $666M | $2.39B |
| 2007 | $440M | $2.06B |
| 2006 | $420M | $1.53B |
| 2005 | $430M | $1.58B |
| 2004 | $453M | $1.2B |
| 2003 | $475M | $1.29B |
| 2002 | $417M | $949M |
| 2001 | $466M | $812M |
| 2000 | $406M | $774M |
| 1999 | $408M | $1.69B |
| 1998 | $511M | $4.77B |
| 1997 | $413M | $5.9B |
| 1996 | $341M | $6.48B |
| 1995 | $347M | $9.13B |
| 1994 | $352M | $5.89B |
| 1993 | $286M | $6.22B |
| 1992 | $366M | $5.51B |
| 1991 | $382M | $5.75B |
| 1990 | $392M | $6.06B |
| 1989 | $289M | $5.78B |
| 1988 | $266M | $6.09B |
| 1987 | $300M | $5.7B |
| 1986 | $289M | $5.31B |
| 1985 | $351M | $5.08B |
| 1984 | $327M | $3.97B |
| 1983 | $208M | $3.81B |
| 1982 | $297M | $4.41B |
| 1981 | $490M | $4.36B |
| 1980 | $431M | $4.53B |
| 1979 | $398M | $4.56B |
| 1978 | $381M | $4.43B |
| 1977 | $315M | $6.19B |
| 1976 | $311M | $3.99B |
| 1975 | $283M | $3.85B |
| 1974 | $209M | $3.26B |
| 1973 | $181M | $2.64B |
| 1972 | $155M | $2.26B |
| 1971 | $113M | $1.95B |
| 1970 | $124M | $2.18B |
| 1969 | $93.8M | $2.13B |
| 1968 | $90.7M | $1.68B |
| 1967 | – | $1.51B |
| 1966 | – | $1.42B |
| 1965 | – | $1.53B |
| 1964 | – | $1.37B |
| 1963 | $71.3M | $1.18B |
| 1962 | $57.4M | $1.34B |
| 1961 | $57.7M | $1.4B |
| 1960 | – | $1.46B |
| 1959 | – | $1.09B |
| 1958 | – | $1.24B |
| 1957 | $35.5M | $1.29B |
| 1956 | $30.9M | – |
| 1955 | $41.8M | – |
| 1953 | $61.2M | $819M |
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Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, in constant 2024 US dollars so that years compare, 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 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 per personBolivia: $55 in 2025Ecuador: $150 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBolivia: 3.2% of government spending in 2025Ecuador: 5.7% of government spending 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