Chile vs Colombia
Chile vs Colombia: Military share of state spending
Military share of state spending in 2025: 5.7% of government spending in Chile and 9.3% of government spending in Colombia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Colombia, by 3.6 percentage points, or 1.64 times that in Chile.
% of government spending · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Colombia has been higher since 2008, when it overtook Chile.
- In 2025, Chile ranked 64 and Colombia ranked 30 of 150 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of government spending · SIPRI
| Year | Chile | Colombia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.7 | 9.3 |
| 2024 | 6.2 | 9.6 |
| 2023 | 6 | 8.4 |
| 2022 | 5.8 | 8.2 |
| 2021 | 4.9 | 9.3 |
| 2020 | 7.1 | 10.5 |
| 2019 | 7 | 9.6 |
| 2018 | 7.3 | 8.8 |
| 2017 | 7.6 | 10.9 |
| 2016 | 7.6 | 10.2 |
| 2015 | 7.6 | 9.9 |
| 2014 | 8.2 | 9.9 |
| 2013 | 8.6 | 10.9 |
| 2012 | 8.9 | 10.9 |
| 2011 | 9.9 | 10.2 |
| 2010 | 9.6 | 12 |
| 2009 | 9.1 | 12.6 |
| 2008 | 11.9 | 13.2 |
| 2007 | 12.1 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 13.4 | 11.6 |
| 2005 | 12.5 | 13 |
| 2004 | 13 | 13.1 |
| 2003 | 12.2 | 12.5 |
| 2002 | 10.9 | 12.3 |
| 2001 | 11.4 | 12.2 |
| 2000 | 11.8 | 11.5 |
| 1999 | 11.4 | 11.1 |
| 1998 | 11.8 | 10.9 |
| 1997 | 12 | 9 |
| 1996 | 11.7 | 14.8 |
| 1995 | 12.7 | 10.7 |
| 1994 | 12.4 | 10.2 |
| 1993 | 12.3 | 10.8 |
| 1992 | 12.1 | 9.7 |
| 1991 | 12.8 | 9 |
| 1990 | 14.9 | 9.1 |
| 1989 | – | 8.9 |
| 1988 | – | 10.9 |
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.
- 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
Chile vs Colombia
Health
- Life expectancyChile: 81.2 years in 2023Colombia: 77.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityChile: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024Colombia: 1.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityChile: 4.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Colombia: 9.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterChile: 98.8% in 2022Colombia: 73.9% in 2022
- DepressionChile: 4.06% in 2017Colombia: 2.2% in 2017
- Suicide rateChile: 10.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Colombia: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationChile: 19.7 million people in 2023Colombia: 52.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthChile: 0.57% a year in 2023Colombia: 1.1% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateChile: 1.17 births per woman in 2023Colombia: 1.65 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationChile: 89.2% in 2025Colombia: 78.8% in 2025
- Median ageChile: 36 years in 2023Colombia: 31.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overChile: 13.7% in 2023Colombia: 9.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateChile: 3.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Colombia: 3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingChile: 1.52% of GDP in 2025Colombia: 3.2% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsChile: $5.15B in 2025Colombia: $13.7B in 2025
- Military spending per personChile: $269 in 2025Colombia: $273 in 2025
- Armed forces personnelChile: 114,000 people in 2020Colombia: 428,000 people in 2020
- National powerChile: 0.23% of world capability in 2022Colombia: 0.57% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersChile: 1.28% of the labour force in 2020Colombia: 1.7% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsChile: 14 million TIV in 2025Colombia: 22 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsChile: 8 million TIV in 2022Colombia: 4 million TIV in 2020