Bolivia vs Paraguay
Bolivia vs Paraguay: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $570M in Bolivia and $406M in Paraguay, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Bolivia, by $164M, or 1.4 times that in Paraguay.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Bolivia has been higher since 1994, when it overtook Paraguay.
- In 2025, Bolivia ranked 97 and Paraguay ranked 105 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Bolivia | Paraguay |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $570M | $406M |
| 2024 | $571M | $414M |
| 2023 | $614M | $398M |
| 2022 | $458M | $367M |
| 2021 | $583M | $392M |
| 2020 | $559M | $408M |
| 2019 | $657M | $388M |
| 2018 | $680M | $383M |
| 2017 | $664M | $352M |
| 2016 | $616M | $362M |
| 2015 | $713M | $390M |
| 2014 | $800M | $355M |
| 2013 | $763M | $337M |
| 2012 | $714M | $306M |
| 2011 | $605M | $267M |
| 2010 | $912M | $234M |
| 2009 | $522M | $212M |
| 2008 | $666M | $191M |
| 2007 | $440M | $191M |
| 2006 | $420M | $186M |
| 2005 | $430M | $162M |
| 2004 | $453M | $183M |
| 2003 | $475M | $154M |
| 2002 | $417M | $172M |
| 2001 | $466M | $179M |
| 2000 | $406M | $197M |
| 1999 | $408M | $203M |
| 1998 | $511M | $226M |
| 1997 | $413M | $243M |
| 1996 | $341M | $295M |
| 1995 | $347M | $317M |
| 1994 | $352M | $271M |
| 1993 | $286M | $294M |
| 1992 | $366M | $321M |
| 1991 | $382M | $380M |
| 1990 | $392M | $249M |
| 1989 | $289M | $257M |
| 1988 | $266M | $307M |
| 1987 | $300M | $247M |
| 1986 | $289M | $304M |
| 1985 | $351M | $299M |
| 1984 | $327M | $268M |
| 1983 | $208M | $259M |
| 1982 | $297M | $276M |
| 1981 | $490M | $184M |
| 1980 | $431M | $141M |
| 1979 | $398M | $123M |
| 1978 | $381M | $172M |
| 1977 | $315M | $152M |
| 1976 | $311M | $140M |
| 1975 | $283M | $136M |
| 1974 | $209M | $105M |
| 1973 | $181M | $129M |
| 1972 | $155M | $136M |
| 1971 | $113M | $107M |
| 1970 | $124M | $104M |
| 1969 | $93.8M | $95.5M |
| 1968 | $90.7M | $90.9M |
| 1967 | – | $82.3M |
| 1966 | – | $75.9M |
| 1965 | – | $67.1M |
| 1964 | – | $58.5M |
| 1963 | $71.3M | $55.7M |
| 1962 | $57.4M | $51.1M |
| 1961 | $57.7M | $45M |
| 1960 | – | $51.4M |
| 1957 | $35.5M | – |
| 1956 | $30.9M | – |
| 1955 | $41.8M | – |
| 1953 | $61.2M | – |
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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 Paraguay
Health
- Life expectancyBolivia: 68.6 years in 2023Paraguay: 73.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBolivia: 1.6 per 100 live births in 2024Paraguay: 1.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBolivia: 31.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Paraguay: 14 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionBolivia: 3.09% in 2017Paraguay: 2.96% in 2017
- Suicide rateBolivia: 6.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Paraguay: 5.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBolivia: 12.2 million people in 2023Paraguay: 6.84 million people in 2023
- Population growthBolivia: 1.38% a year in 2023Paraguay: 1.25% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBolivia: 2.55 births per woman in 2023Paraguay: 2.42 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBolivia: 71.6% in 2025Paraguay: 70.4% in 2025
- Median ageBolivia: 24.7 years in 2023Paraguay: 26.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBolivia: 5.6% in 2023Paraguay: 6.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateBolivia: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Paraguay: -1.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBolivia: 1.22% of GDP in 2025Paraguay: 0.88% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personBolivia: $55 in 2025Paraguay: $60 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBolivia: 3.2% of government spending in 2025Paraguay: 4.3% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBolivia: 71,000 people in 2020Paraguay: 29,000 people in 2020
- National powerBolivia: 0.1% of world capability in 2022Paraguay: 0.04% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBolivia: 1.21% of the labour force in 2020Paraguay: 0.88% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBolivia: 0 TIV in 2024Paraguay: 24 million TIV in 2025