Colombia vs Mexico
Colombia vs Mexico: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $13.7B in Colombia and $13.8B in Mexico, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Mexico, by $40M, or 1 times that in Colombia.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Mexico has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Colombia.
- In 2025, Colombia ranked 29 and Mexico ranked 28 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Colombia | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $13.7B | $13.8B |
| 2024 | $13.9B | $20.6B |
| 2023 | $12.2B | $12B |
| 2022 | $12B | $12.2B |
| 2021 | $12.3B | $11.5B |
| 2020 | $11.8B | $11.9B |
| 2019 | $11.4B | $9.11B |
| 2018 | $10.6B | $8.29B |
| 2017 | $10.8B | $7.41B |
| 2016 | $10.1B | $8.18B |
| 2015 | $10.3B | $7.31B |
| 2014 | $10.2B | $7.79B |
| 2013 | $10.3B | $7.45B |
| 2012 | $9.5B | $7.05B |
| 2011 | $8.87B | $6.66B |
| 2010 | $9.53B | $6.1B |
| 2009 | $9.61B | $6.4B |
| 2008 | $9.14B | $5.33B |
| 2007 | $7.74B | $5.36B |
| 2006 | $7.29B | $4B |
| 2005 | $6.9B | $4.26B |
| 2004 | $6.77B | $4.19B |
| 2003 | $6.35B | $4.35B |
| 2002 | $6.04B | $4.36B |
| 2001 | $5.75B | $4.51B |
| 2000 | $5.23B | $4.56B |
| 1999 | $5.16B | $4.42B |
| 1998 | $4.84B | $4.2B |
| 1997 | $4.06B | $4.07B |
| 1996 | $6.31B | $4.07B |
| 1995 | $4.07B | $3.83B |
| 1994 | $3.49B | $4.58B |
| 1993 | $3.34B | $3.65B |
| 1992 | $2.59B | $3.42B |
| 1991 | $2.27B | $3.08B |
| 1990 | $2.29B | $2.92B |
| 1989 | $2.19B | $3.08B |
| 1988 | $2.15B | $2.91B |
| 1987 | $1.87B | $3.13B |
| 1986 | $1.74B | $3.23B |
| 1985 | $1.6B | $3.84B |
| 1984 | $1.74B | $3.69B |
| 1983 | $1.53B | $2.94B |
| 1982 | $1.16B | $3.07B |
| 1981 | $1.17B | $3.18B |
| 1980 | $1.24B | $2.4B |
| 1979 | $1.08B | $2.53B |
| 1978 | $952M | $2.27B |
| 1977 | $816M | $2.24B |
| 1976 | $843M | $2.39B |
| 1975 | $897M | $2.13B |
| 1974 | $797M | $1.98B |
| 1973 | $803M | $1.81B |
| 1972 | $883M | $1.64B |
| 1971 | $1.42B | $1.36B |
| 1970 | $900M | $1.32B |
| 1969 | $731M | $1.41B |
| 1968 | $789M | $1.21B |
| 1967 | $955M | $1.11B |
| 1966 | $931M | $1.12B |
| 1965 | $905M | $1.06B |
| 1964 | $858M | $1.11B |
| 1963 | $899M | $1.06B |
| 1962 | $787M | $943M |
| 1961 | $507M | $831M |
| 1960 | $424M | $821M |
| 1959 | $386M | $728M |
| 1958 | $469M | $744M |
| 1957 | – | $800M |
| 1956 | – | $737M |
| 1955 | – | $722M |
| 1954 | – | $762M |
| 1953 | – | $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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Colombia vs Mexico
Health
- Life expectancyColombia: 77.7 years in 2023Mexico: 75.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityColombia: 1.2 per 100 live births in 2024Mexico: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityColombia: 9.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Mexico: 10.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterColombia: 73.9% in 2022Mexico: 43% in 2022
- DepressionColombia: 2.2% in 2017Mexico: 2.79% in 2017
- Suicide rateColombia: 5.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Mexico: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationColombia: 52.3 million people in 2023Mexico: 130 million people in 2023
- Population growthColombia: 1.1% a year in 2023Mexico: 0.88% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateColombia: 1.65 births per woman in 2023Mexico: 1.91 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationColombia: 78.8% in 2025Mexico: 80% in 2025
- Median ageColombia: 31.6 years in 2023Mexico: 28.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overColombia: 9.4% in 2023Mexico: 8% in 2023
- Net migration rateColombia: 3 per 1,000 people in 2023Mexico: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingColombia: 3.2% of GDP in 2025Mexico: 0.74% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personColombia: $273 in 2025Mexico: $104 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingColombia: 9.3% of government spending in 2025Mexico: 2.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelColombia: 428,000 people in 2020Mexico: 341,000 people in 2020
- National powerColombia: 0.57% of world capability in 2022Mexico: 1.14% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersColombia: 1.7% of the labour force in 2020Mexico: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsColombia: 22 million TIV in 2025Mexico: 9 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsColombia: 4 million TIV in 2020Mexico: 1 million TIV in 2019