Colombia vs Peru

Colombia vs Peru: Military spending

Military spending in 2025: 3.2% of GDP in Colombia and 0.81% of GDP in Peru, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Colombia, by 2.39 percentage points, or 3.94 times that in Peru.

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% of GDP · SIPRI

Colombia vs Peru: Military spendingMilitary spending in 2025: 3.2% of GDP in Colombia and 0.81% of GDP in Peru, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Colombia, by 2.39 percentage points, or 3.94 times that in Peru.
ColombiaPeruSIPRI estimateHighly uncertain

What the numbers say

  • Colombia has been higher since 1994, when it overtook Peru.
  • In 2025, Colombia ranked 21 and Peru ranked 123 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of GDP · SIPRI

YearColombiaPeru
20253.20.81
20243.310.88
20232.941.24
20222.81.14
20213.21.17
20203.531.32
20193.151.21
20183.031.19
20173.211.27
20163.071.32
20153.111.75
20143.111.6
20133.271.64
20123.161.48
20113.081.37
20103.641.48
20093.891.53
20083.741.25
20073.291.3
20063.31.46
20053.381.58
20043.471.38
20033.461.51
20023.421.54
20013.321.75
20003.031.79
19993.761.93
19983.442.02
19972.82
19964.452.5
19952.832.64
19942.512.47
19932.532.75
19922.112.51
19911.852.02
19901.862.68
19892.192.19
19882.22.19
19871.983.41
19861.953.35
19852.053.87
19842.333.36
19832.224.85
19821.715.11
19811.763.99
19801.834.56
19791.673.35
19781.556.2
19771.448.21
19761.495.68
19751.745.22
19741.583.93
19731.693.93
19721.973.63
19713.373.62
19702.263.51
19692.062.39
19682.392.36
19673.124.7
19663.172.84
19653.193.1
19643.183.34
19633.523.32
19623.12.43
19612.142.65
19601.882.51
19591.832.8
19582.362.9
1957–2.92
1956–2.98
1955–2.77
1954–2.69
1953–2.78
1952–2.66
1951–2.92
1950–2.83
1949–2.9
  • Estimate
  • Highly uncertain

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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