Dominican Republic vs Mexico
Dominican Republic vs Mexico: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $1.04B in Dominican Republic and $13.8B in Mexico, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Mexico, by $12.7B, or 13 times that in Dominican Republic.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Mexico has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1958.
- In 2025, Dominican Republic ranked 80 and Mexico ranked 28 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Dominican Republic | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.04B | $13.8B |
| 2024 | $1.01B | $20.6B |
| 2023 | $922M | $12B |
| 2022 | $773M | $12.2B |
| 2021 | $690M | $11.5B |
| 2020 | $712M | $11.9B |
| 2019 | $699M | $9.11B |
| 2018 | $665M | $8.29B |
| 2017 | $593M | $7.41B |
| 2016 | $535M | $8.18B |
| 2015 | $507M | $7.31B |
| 2014 | $472M | $7.79B |
| 2013 | $409M | $7.45B |
| 2012 | $417M | $7.05B |
| 2011 | $370M | $6.66B |
| 2010 | $389M | $6.1B |
| 2009 | $362M | $6.4B |
| 2008 | $368M | $5.33B |
| 2007 | $321M | $5.36B |
| 2006 | $321M | $4B |
| 2005 | $332M | $4.26B |
| 2004 | $268M | $4.19B |
| 2003 | $303M | $4.35B |
| 2002 | $407M | $4.36B |
| 2001 | $439M | $4.51B |
| 2000 | $374M | $4.56B |
| 1999 | $279M | $4.42B |
| 1998 | $257M | $4.2B |
| 1997 | $238M | $4.07B |
| 1996 | $177M | $4.07B |
| 1995 | $145M | $3.83B |
| 1994 | $189M | $4.58B |
| 1993 | $188M | $3.65B |
| 1992 | $131M | $3.42B |
| 1991 | $72.8M | $3.08B |
| 1990 | $101M | $2.92B |
| 1989 | $127M | $3.08B |
| 1988 | $152M | $2.91B |
| 1987 | $173M | $3.13B |
| 1986 | $206M | $3.23B |
| 1985 | $176M | $3.84B |
| 1984 | $187M | $3.69B |
| 1983 | $204M | $2.94B |
| 1982 | $215M | $3.07B |
| 1981 | $230M | $3.18B |
| 1980 | $208M | $2.4B |
| 1979 | $277M | $2.53B |
| 1978 | $260M | $2.27B |
| 1977 | $226M | $2.24B |
| 1976 | $224M | $2.39B |
| 1975 | $209M | $2.13B |
| 1974 | $209M | $1.98B |
| 1973 | $173M | $1.81B |
| 1972 | $187M | $1.64B |
| 1971 | $188M | $1.36B |
| 1970 | $191M | $1.32B |
| 1969 | $197M | $1.41B |
| 1968 | $208M | $1.21B |
| 1967 | $200M | $1.11B |
| 1966 | $210M | $1.12B |
| 1965 | $228M | $1.06B |
| 1964 | $236M | $1.11B |
| 1963 | $221M | $1.06B |
| 1962 | $234M | $943M |
| 1961 | $244M | $831M |
| 1960 | $247M | $821M |
| 1959 | – | $728M |
| 1958 | $247M | $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
Dominican Republic vs Mexico
Health
- Life expectancyDominican Republic: 73.7 years in 2023Mexico: 75.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityDominican Republic: 3.1 per 100 live births in 2024Mexico: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityDominican Republic: 25.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Mexico: 10.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterDominican Republic: 44.9% in 2022Mexico: 43% in 2022
- DepressionDominican Republic: 2.98% in 2017Mexico: 2.79% in 2017
- Suicide rateDominican Republic: 8.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Mexico: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationDominican Republic: 11.3 million people in 2023Mexico: 130 million people in 2023
- Population growthDominican Republic: 0.86% a year in 2023Mexico: 0.88% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateDominican Republic: 2.24 births per woman in 2023Mexico: 1.91 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationDominican Republic: 72.5% in 2025Mexico: 80% in 2025
- Median ageDominican Republic: 27.7 years in 2023Mexico: 28.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overDominican Republic: 7.6% in 2023Mexico: 8% in 2023
- Net migration rateDominican Republic: -3.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Mexico: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personDominican Republic: $9,287 in 2025Mexico: $10,260 in 2025
- GDP growthDominican Republic: 2.1% a year in 2025Mexico: 0.5% a year in 2025
- InflationDominican Republic: 3.9% a year in 2025Mexico: 3.8% a year in 2025
- Government debtDominican Republic: 59% of GDP in 2025Mexico: 61.7% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingDominican Republic: 0.8% of GDP in 2025Mexico: 0.74% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personDominican Republic: $90 in 2025Mexico: $104 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingDominican Republic: 4.1% of government spending in 2025Mexico: 2.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelDominican Republic: 71,000 people in 2020Mexico: 341,000 people in 2020
- National powerDominican Republic: 0.11% of world capability in 2022Mexico: 1.14% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersDominican Republic: 1.48% of the labour force in 2020Mexico: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsDominican Republic: 13 million TIV in 2025Mexico: 9 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsDominican Republic: 0 TIV in 2022Mexico: 1 million TIV in 2019