Bolivia vs Mexico: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $570M in Bolivia and $13.8B in Mexico, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Mexico, by $13.2B, or 24 times that in Bolivia.
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Latest figures
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolivia | $570M 2025 | $713M | 97 of 151 |
| Mexico | $13.8B 2025 | $7.31B | 28 of 151 |
What the numbers say
- Mexico has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1953.
- In 2025, Bolivia ranked 97 and Mexico ranked 28 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Bolivia | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $570M | $13.8B |
| 2024 | $571M | $20.6B |
| 2023 | $614M | $12B |
| 2022 | $458M | $12.2B |
| 2021 | $583M | $11.5B |
| 2020 | $559M | $11.9B |
| 2019 | $657M | $9.11B |
| 2018 | $680M | $8.29B |
| 2017 | $664M | $7.41B |
| 2016 | $616M | $8.18B |
| 2015 | $713M | $7.31B |
| 2014 | $800M | $7.79B |
| 2013 | $763M | $7.45B |
| 2012 | $714M | $7.05B |
| 2011 | $605M | $6.66B |
| 2010 | $912M | $6.1B |
| 2009 | $522M | $6.4B |
| 2008 | $666M | $5.33B |
| 2007 | $440M | $5.36B |
| 2006 | $420M | $4B |
| 2005 | $430M | $4.26B |
| 2004 | $453M | $4.19B |
| 2003 | $475M | $4.35B |
| 2002 | $417M | $4.36B |
| 2001 | $466M | $4.51B |
| 2000 | $406M | $4.56B |
| 1999 | $408M | $4.42B |
| 1998 | $511M | $4.2B |
| 1997 | $413M | $4.07B |
| 1996 | $341M | $4.07B |
| 1995 | $347M | $3.83B |
| 1994 | $352M | $4.58B |
| 1993 | $286M | $3.65B |
| 1992 | $366M | $3.42B |
| 1991 | $382M | $3.08B |
| 1990 | $392M | $2.92B |
| 1989 | $289M | $3.08B |
| 1988 | $266M | $2.91B |
| 1987 | $300M | $3.13B |
| 1986 | $289M | $3.23B |
| 1985 | $351M | $3.84B |
| 1984 | $327M | $3.69B |
| 1983 | $208M | $2.94B |
| 1982 | $297M | $3.07B |
| 1981 | $490M | $3.18B |
| 1980 | $431M | $2.4B |
| 1979 | $398M | $2.53B |
| 1978 | $381M | $2.27B |
| 1977 | $315M | $2.24B |
| 1976 | $311M | $2.39B |
| 1975 | $283M | $2.13B |
| 1974 | $209M | $1.98B |
| 1973 | $181M | $1.81B |
| 1972 | $155M | $1.64B |
| 1971 | $113M | $1.36B |
| 1970 | $124M | $1.32B |
| 1969 | $93.8M | $1.41B |
| 1968 | $90.7M | $1.21B |
| 1967 | – | $1.11B |
| 1966 | – | $1.12B |
| 1965 | – | $1.06B |
| 1964 | – | $1.11B |
| 1963 | $71.3M | $1.06B |
| 1962 | $57.4M | $943M |
| 1961 | $57.7M | $831M |
| 1960 | – | $821M |
| 1959 | – | $728M |
| 1958 | – | $744M |
| 1957 | $35.5M | $800M |
| 1956 | $30.9M | $737M |
| 1955 | $41.8M | $722M |
| 1954 | – | $762M |
| 1953 | $61.2M | $604M |
| 1952 | – | $533M |
| 1951 | – | $576M |
| 1950 | – | $569M |
| 1949 | – | $511M |
- Estimate
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.
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