Ecuador vs Guatemala
Ecuador vs Guatemala: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $2.71B in Ecuador and $617M in Guatemala, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ecuador, by $2.09B, or 4.39 times that in Guatemala.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Ecuador has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1957.
- In 2025, Ecuador ranked 57 and Guatemala ranked 91 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Ecuador | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.71B | $617M |
| 2024 | $2.88B | $454M |
| 2023 | $2.73B | $454M |
| 2022 | $2.69B | $482M |
| 2021 | $2.59B | $393M |
| 2020 | $2.53B | $415M |
| 2019 | $2.51B | $414M |
| 2018 | $2.74B | $345M |
| 2017 | $2.64B | $352M |
| 2016 | $2.71B | $402M |
| 2015 | $2.85B | $367M |
| 2014 | $3.17B | $370M |
| 2013 | $3.23B | $395M |
| 2012 | $3.14B | $369M |
| 2011 | $3.13B | $335M |
| 2010 | $2.79B | $317M |
| 2009 | $2.69B | $289M |
| 2008 | $2.39B | $308M |
| 2007 | $2.06B | $284M |
| 2006 | $1.53B | $289M |
| 2005 | $1.58B | $248M |
| 2004 | $1.2B | $309M |
| 2003 | $1.29B | $517M |
| 2002 | $949M | $477M |
| 2001 | $812M | $643M |
| 2000 | $774M | $547M |
| 1999 | $1.69B | $432M |
| 1998 | $4.77B | $445M |
| 1997 | $5.9B | $425M |
| 1996 | $6.48B | $496M |
| 1995 | $9.13B | $592M |
| 1994 | $5.89B | $614M |
| 1993 | $6.22B | $630M |
| 1992 | $5.51B | $688M |
| 1991 | $5.75B | $571M |
| 1990 | $6.06B | $752M |
| 1989 | $5.78B | $765M |
| 1988 | $6.09B | $766M |
| 1987 | $5.7B | $685M |
| 1986 | $5.31B | $656M |
| 1985 | $5.08B | $763M |
| 1984 | $3.97B | $837M |
| 1983 | $3.81B | $769M |
| 1982 | $4.41B | $770M |
| 1981 | $4.36B | $712M |
| 1980 | $4.53B | $506M |
| 1979 | $4.56B | $487M |
| 1978 | $4.43B | $431M |
| 1977 | $6.19B | $490M |
| 1976 | $3.99B | $406M |
| 1975 | $3.85B | $364M |
| 1974 | $3.26B | $260M |
| 1973 | $2.64B | $250M |
| 1972 | $2.26B | $292M |
| 1971 | $1.95B | $271M |
| 1970 | $2.18B | $393M |
| 1969 | $2.13B | $219M |
| 1968 | $1.68B | $259M |
| 1967 | $1.51B | $274M |
| 1966 | $1.42B | $249M |
| 1965 | $1.53B | $244M |
| 1964 | $1.37B | $169M |
| 1963 | $1.18B | $192M |
| 1962 | $1.34B | $155M |
| 1961 | $1.4B | $160M |
| 1960 | $1.46B | $159M |
| 1959 | $1.09B | $171M |
| 1958 | $1.24B | $157M |
| 1957 | $1.29B | $160M |
| 1956 | – | $148M |
| 1955 | – | $140M |
| 1953 | $819M | – |
- 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
Ecuador vs Guatemala
Health
- Life expectancyEcuador: 77.4 years in 2023Guatemala: 72.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEcuador: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024Guatemala: 2.1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEcuador: 9.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Guatemala: 17.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterEcuador: 67.1% in 2022Guatemala: 56.3% in 2022
- DepressionEcuador: 2.98% in 2017Guatemala: 3.22% in 2017
- Suicide rateEcuador: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Guatemala: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEcuador: 18 million people in 2023Guatemala: 18.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthEcuador: 0.87% a year in 2023Guatemala: 1.55% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEcuador: 1.82 births per woman in 2023Guatemala: 2.31 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEcuador: 63.4% in 2025Guatemala: 56.3% in 2025
- Median ageEcuador: 28.4 years in 2023Guatemala: 22.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEcuador: 8.1% in 2023Guatemala: 4.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateEcuador: -1.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Guatemala: -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEcuador: 2.1% of GDP in 2025Guatemala: 0.52% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personEcuador: $150 in 2025Guatemala: $34 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEcuador: 5.7% of government spending in 2025Guatemala: 3.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEcuador: 42,000 people in 2020Guatemala: 43,000 people in 2020
- National powerEcuador: 0.15% of world capability in 2022Guatemala: 0.09% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEcuador: 0.54% of the labour force in 2020Guatemala: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEcuador: 30 million TIV in 2025Guatemala: 6 million TIV in 2023