Colombia vs Peru: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $13.7B in Colombia and $2.43B in Peru, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Colombia, by $11.3B, or 5.66 times that in Peru.
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Watch it change on the mapUS dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
Latest figures
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colombia | $13.7B 2025 | $10.3B | 29 of 151 |
| Peru | $2.43B 2025 | $3.89B | 60 of 151 |
What the numbers say
- Colombia has been higher since 1990, when it overtook Peru.
- In 2025, Colombia ranked 29 and Peru ranked 60 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Colombia | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $13.7B | $2.43B |
| 2024 | $13.9B | $2.54B |
| 2023 | $12.2B | $3.37B |
| 2022 | $12B | $3.11B |
| 2021 | $12.3B | $3.21B |
| 2020 | $11.8B | $3.03B |
| 2019 | $11.4B | $3.06B |
| 2018 | $10.6B | $2.97B |
| 2017 | $10.8B | $3.01B |
| 2016 | $10.1B | $3.05B |
| 2015 | $10.3B | $3.89B |
| 2014 | $10.2B | $3.49B |
| 2013 | $10.3B | $3.53B |
| 2012 | $9.5B | $3.06B |
| 2011 | $8.87B | $2.73B |
| 2010 | $9.53B | $2.67B |
| 2009 | $9.61B | $2.46B |
| 2008 | $9.14B | $2B |
| 2007 | $7.74B | $2B |
| 2006 | $7.29B | $2.07B |
| 2005 | $6.9B | $1.98B |
| 2004 | $6.77B | $1.6B |
| 2003 | $6.35B | $1.63B |
| 2002 | $6.04B | $1.59B |
| 2001 | $5.75B | $1.71B |
| 2000 | $5.23B | $1.75B |
| 1999 | $5.16B | $1.91B |
| 1998 | $4.84B | $1.97B |
| 1997 | $4.06B | $1.98B |
| 1996 | $6.31B | $2.35B |
| 1995 | $4.07B | $2.44B |
| 1994 | $3.49B | $2.07B |
| 1993 | $3.34B | $2B |
| 1992 | $2.59B | $1.76B |
| 1991 | $2.27B | $1.46B |
| 1990 | $2.29B | $2.02B |
| 1989 | $2.19B | $2.41B |
| 1988 | $2.15B | $3.48B |
| 1987 | $1.87B | $6.89B |
| 1986 | $1.74B | $6.32B |
| 1985 | $1.6B | $6.81B |
| 1984 | $1.74B | $5.66B |
| 1983 | $1.53B | $7.77B |
| 1982 | $1.16B | $9.62B |
| 1981 | $1.17B | $7.51B |
| 1980 | $1.24B | $8.59B |
| 1979 | $1.08B | $5.84B |
| 1978 | $952M | $8.65B |
| 1977 | $816M | $11.4B |
| 1976 | $843M | $7.87B |
| 1975 | $897M | $6.95B |
| 1974 | $797M | $5.27B |
| 1973 | $803M | $4.93B |
| 1972 | $883M | $4.1B |
| 1971 | $1.42B | $3.93B |
| 1970 | $900M | $3.7B |
| 1969 | $731M | $2.3B |
| 1968 | $789M | $2.14B |
| 1967 | $955M | $4.3B |
| 1966 | $931M | $2.49B |
| 1965 | $905M | $2.48B |
| 1964 | $858M | $2.62B |
| 1963 | $899M | $2.32B |
| 1962 | $787M | $1.68B |
| 1961 | $507M | $1.7B |
| 1960 | $424M | $1.43B |
| 1959 | $386M | $1.37B |
| 1958 | $469M | $1.4B |
| 1957 | – | $1.39B |
| 1956 | – | $1.43B |
| 1955 | – | $1.26B |
| 1954 | – | $1.13B |
| 1953 | – | $1.11B |
| 1952 | – | $1.07B |
| 1951 | – | $1.12B |
| 1950 | – | $974M |
| 1949 | – | $897M |
- Estimate
- Highly uncertain
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.
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