Dominican Republic vs Guatemala
Dominican Republic vs Guatemala: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $1.04B in Dominican Republic and $617M in Guatemala, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Dominican Republic, by $420M, or 1.68 times that in Guatemala.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Dominican Republic has been higher since 2005, when it overtook Guatemala.
- In 2025, Dominican Republic ranked 80 and Guatemala ranked 91 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Dominican Republic | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.04B | $617M |
| 2024 | $1.01B | $454M |
| 2023 | $922M | $454M |
| 2022 | $773M | $482M |
| 2021 | $690M | $393M |
| 2020 | $712M | $415M |
| 2019 | $699M | $414M |
| 2018 | $665M | $345M |
| 2017 | $593M | $352M |
| 2016 | $535M | $402M |
| 2015 | $507M | $367M |
| 2014 | $472M | $370M |
| 2013 | $409M | $395M |
| 2012 | $417M | $369M |
| 2011 | $370M | $335M |
| 2010 | $389M | $317M |
| 2009 | $362M | $289M |
| 2008 | $368M | $308M |
| 2007 | $321M | $284M |
| 2006 | $321M | $289M |
| 2005 | $332M | $248M |
| 2004 | $268M | $309M |
| 2003 | $303M | $517M |
| 2002 | $407M | $477M |
| 2001 | $439M | $643M |
| 2000 | $374M | $547M |
| 1999 | $279M | $432M |
| 1998 | $257M | $445M |
| 1997 | $238M | $425M |
| 1996 | $177M | $496M |
| 1995 | $145M | $592M |
| 1994 | $189M | $614M |
| 1993 | $188M | $630M |
| 1992 | $131M | $688M |
| 1991 | $72.8M | $571M |
| 1990 | $101M | $752M |
| 1989 | $127M | $765M |
| 1988 | $152M | $766M |
| 1987 | $173M | $685M |
| 1986 | $206M | $656M |
| 1985 | $176M | $763M |
| 1984 | $187M | $837M |
| 1983 | $204M | $769M |
| 1982 | $215M | $770M |
| 1981 | $230M | $712M |
| 1980 | $208M | $506M |
| 1979 | $277M | $487M |
| 1978 | $260M | $431M |
| 1977 | $226M | $490M |
| 1976 | $224M | $406M |
| 1975 | $209M | $364M |
| 1974 | $209M | $260M |
| 1973 | $173M | $250M |
| 1972 | $187M | $292M |
| 1971 | $188M | $271M |
| 1970 | $191M | $393M |
| 1969 | $197M | $219M |
| 1968 | $208M | $259M |
| 1967 | $200M | $274M |
| 1966 | $210M | $249M |
| 1965 | $228M | $244M |
| 1964 | $236M | $169M |
| 1963 | $221M | $192M |
| 1962 | $234M | $155M |
| 1961 | $244M | $160M |
| 1960 | $247M | $159M |
| 1959 | – | $171M |
| 1958 | $247M | $157M |
| 1957 | – | $160M |
| 1956 | – | $148M |
| 1955 | – | $140M |
- 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
Dominican Republic vs Guatemala
Health
- Life expectancyDominican Republic: 73.7 years in 2023Guatemala: 72.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityDominican Republic: 3.1 per 100 live births in 2024Guatemala: 2.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityDominican Republic: 25.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Guatemala: 17.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterDominican Republic: 44.9% in 2022Guatemala: 56.3% in 2022
- DepressionDominican Republic: 2.98% in 2017Guatemala: 3.22% in 2017
- Suicide rateDominican Republic: 8.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Guatemala: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationDominican Republic: 11.3 million people in 2023Guatemala: 18.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthDominican Republic: 0.86% a year in 2023Guatemala: 1.55% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateDominican Republic: 2.24 births per woman in 2023Guatemala: 2.31 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationDominican Republic: 72.5% in 2025Guatemala: 56.3% in 2025
- Median ageDominican Republic: 27.7 years in 2023Guatemala: 22.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overDominican Republic: 7.6% in 2023Guatemala: 4.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateDominican Republic: -3.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Guatemala: -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personDominican Republic: $9,287 in 2025Guatemala: $4,688 in 2025
- GDP growthDominican Republic: 2.1% a year in 2025Guatemala: 4.3% a year in 2025
- InflationDominican Republic: 3.9% a year in 2025Guatemala: 1.6% a year in 2025
- Government debtDominican Republic: 59% of GDP in 2025Guatemala: 26.7% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingDominican Republic: 0.8% of GDP in 2025Guatemala: 0.52% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personDominican Republic: $90 in 2025Guatemala: $34 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingDominican Republic: 4.1% of government spending in 2025Guatemala: 3.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelDominican Republic: 71,000 people in 2020Guatemala: 43,000 people in 2020
- National powerDominican Republic: 0.11% of world capability in 2022Guatemala: 0.09% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersDominican Republic: 1.48% of the labour force in 2020Guatemala: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsDominican Republic: 13 million TIV in 2025Guatemala: 6 million TIV in 2023