Brazil vs Dominican Republic: Military spending
Military spending in 2025: 1.05% of GDP in Brazil and 0.8% of GDP in Dominican Republic, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Brazil, by 0.25 percentage points, or 1.31 times that in Dominican Republic.
BrazilDominican Republic
Watch it change on the map% of GDP · SIPRI
Latest figures
% of GDP · SIPRI
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1.05 2025 | 1.37 | 107 of 151 |
| Dominican Republic | 0.8 2025 | 0.64 | 125 of 151 |
What the numbers say
- Brazil has been higher since 1987, when it overtook Dominican Republic.
- In 2025, Brazil ranked 107 and Dominican Republic ranked 125 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of GDP · SIPRI
| Year | Brazil | Dominican Republic |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.05 | 0.8 |
| 2024 | 0.96 | 0.81 |
| 2023 | 0.99 | 0.79 |
| 2022 | 1.05 | 0.68 |
| 2021 | 1.15 | 0.64 |
| 2020 | 1.33 | 0.75 |
| 2019 | 1.38 | 0.69 |
| 2018 | 1.47 | 0.69 |
| 2017 | 1.41 | 0.67 |
| 2016 | 1.35 | 0.63 |
| 2015 | 1.37 | 0.64 |
| 2014 | 1.33 | 0.65 |
| 2013 | 1.33 | 0.61 |
| 2012 | 1.38 | 0.65 |
| 2011 | 1.41 | 0.6 |
| 2010 | 1.54 | 0.67 |
| 2009 | 1.54 | 0.67 |
| 2008 | 1.44 | 0.7 |
| 2007 | 1.47 | 0.63 |
| 2006 | 1.48 | 0.68 |
| 2005 | 1.52 | 0.77 |
| 2004 | 1.46 | 0.69 |
| 2003 | 1.5 | 0.76 |
| 2002 | 1.9 | 1.06 |
| 2001 | 1.95 | 1.21 |
| 2000 | 1.73 | 1.03 |
| 1999 | 1.65 | 0.82 |
| 1998 | 1.66 | 0.78 |
| 1997 | 1.58 | 0.8 |
| 1996 | 1.66 | 0.63 |
| 1995 | 1.86 | 0.55 |
| 1994 | 2.02 | 0.73 |
| 1993 | 1.93 | 0.76 |
| 1992 | 1.52 | 0.56 |
| 1991 | 1.96 | 0.35 |
| 1990 | 2.36 | 0.68 |
| 1989 | 2.69 | 0.8 |
| 1988 | 2.12 | 0.88 |
| 1987 | 1.74 | 1.02 |
| 1986 | 1.22 | 1.34 |
| 1985 | 1.43 | 1.21 |
| 1984 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| 1983 | 1.26 | 1.37 |
| 1982 | 1.3 | 1.58 |
| 1981 | 1.14 | 1.72 |
| 1980 | 1.14 | 1.58 |
| 1979 | 1.52 | 2.18 |
| 1978 | 1.6 | 2.18 |
| 1977 | 1.69 | 1.89 |
| 1976 | 2 | 1.93 |
| 1975 | 1.97 | 1.83 |
| 1974 | 1.94 | 1.97 |
| 1973 | 2.16 | 1.79 |
| 1972 | 2.44 | 1.99 |
| 1971 | 2.62 | 2.2 |
| 1970 | 2.89 | 2.42 |
| 1969 | 2.62 | 2.65 |
| 1968 | 2.65 | 3.25 |
| 1967 | 2.86 | 3.19 |
| 1966 | 3.02 | 3.46 |
| 1965 | 3.35 | 4.21 |
| 1964 | 2.01 | 3.78 |
| 1963 | 2.26 | 3.87 |
| 1962 | 2.4 | 4.32 |
| 1961 | 2.36 | 5.23 |
| 1960 | 2.68 | 5.23 |
| 1959 | 2.96 | – |
| 1958 | 4.07 | 5.31 |
| 1957 | 4.4 | – |
| 1953 | 3.6 | – |
- Estimate
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.
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