Ecuador vs Peru
Ecuador vs Peru: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $2.71B in Ecuador and $2.43B in Peru, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ecuador, by $280M, or 1.12 times that in Peru.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Ecuador has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Peru.
- In 2025, Ecuador ranked 57 and Peru ranked 60 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Ecuador | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.71B | $2.43B |
| 2024 | $2.88B | $2.54B |
| 2023 | $2.73B | $3.37B |
| 2022 | $2.69B | $3.11B |
| 2021 | $2.59B | $3.21B |
| 2020 | $2.53B | $3.03B |
| 2019 | $2.51B | $3.06B |
| 2018 | $2.74B | $2.97B |
| 2017 | $2.64B | $3.01B |
| 2016 | $2.71B | $3.05B |
| 2015 | $2.85B | $3.89B |
| 2014 | $3.17B | $3.49B |
| 2013 | $3.23B | $3.53B |
| 2012 | $3.14B | $3.06B |
| 2011 | $3.13B | $2.73B |
| 2010 | $2.79B | $2.67B |
| 2009 | $2.69B | $2.46B |
| 2008 | $2.39B | $2B |
| 2007 | $2.06B | $2B |
| 2006 | $1.53B | $2.07B |
| 2005 | $1.58B | $1.98B |
| 2004 | $1.2B | $1.6B |
| 2003 | $1.29B | $1.63B |
| 2002 | $949M | $1.59B |
| 2001 | $812M | $1.71B |
| 2000 | $774M | $1.75B |
| 1999 | $1.69B | $1.91B |
| 1998 | $4.77B | $1.97B |
| 1997 | $5.9B | $1.98B |
| 1996 | $6.48B | $2.35B |
| 1995 | $9.13B | $2.44B |
| 1994 | $5.89B | $2.07B |
| 1993 | $6.22B | $2B |
| 1992 | $5.51B | $1.76B |
| 1991 | $5.75B | $1.46B |
| 1990 | $6.06B | $2.02B |
| 1989 | $5.78B | $2.41B |
| 1988 | $6.09B | $3.48B |
| 1987 | $5.7B | $6.89B |
| 1986 | $5.31B | $6.32B |
| 1985 | $5.08B | $6.81B |
| 1984 | $3.97B | $5.66B |
| 1983 | $3.81B | $7.77B |
| 1982 | $4.41B | $9.62B |
| 1981 | $4.36B | $7.51B |
| 1980 | $4.53B | $8.59B |
| 1979 | $4.56B | $5.84B |
| 1978 | $4.43B | $8.65B |
| 1977 | $6.19B | $11.4B |
| 1976 | $3.99B | $7.87B |
| 1975 | $3.85B | $6.95B |
| 1974 | $3.26B | $5.27B |
| 1973 | $2.64B | $4.93B |
| 1972 | $2.26B | $4.1B |
| 1971 | $1.95B | $3.93B |
| 1970 | $2.18B | $3.7B |
| 1969 | $2.13B | $2.3B |
| 1968 | $1.68B | $2.14B |
| 1967 | $1.51B | $4.3B |
| 1966 | $1.42B | $2.49B |
| 1965 | $1.53B | $2.48B |
| 1964 | $1.37B | $2.62B |
| 1963 | $1.18B | $2.32B |
| 1962 | $1.34B | $1.68B |
| 1961 | $1.4B | $1.7B |
| 1960 | $1.46B | $1.43B |
| 1959 | $1.09B | $1.37B |
| 1958 | $1.24B | $1.4B |
| 1957 | $1.29B | $1.39B |
| 1956 | – | $1.43B |
| 1955 | – | $1.26B |
| 1954 | – | $1.13B |
| 1953 | $819M | $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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Ecuador vs Peru
Health
- Life expectancyEcuador: 77.4 years in 2023Peru: 77.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEcuador: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024Peru: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEcuador: 9.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Peru: 11.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterEcuador: 67.1% in 2022Peru: 52% in 2022
- DepressionEcuador: 2.98% in 2017Peru: 2.28% in 2017
- Suicide rateEcuador: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017Peru: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEcuador: 18 million people in 2023Peru: 33.9 million people in 2023
- Population growthEcuador: 0.87% a year in 2023Peru: 1.12% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEcuador: 1.82 births per woman in 2023Peru: 1.98 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEcuador: 63.4% in 2025Peru: 85.6% in 2025
- Median ageEcuador: 28.4 years in 2023Peru: 29.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEcuador: 8.1% in 2023Peru: 9% in 2023
- Net migration rateEcuador: -1.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Peru: 0.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEcuador: 2.1% of GDP in 2025Peru: 0.81% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personEcuador: $150 in 2025Peru: $75 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingEcuador: 5.7% of government spending in 2025Peru: 3.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEcuador: 42,000 people in 2020Peru: 158,000 people in 2020
- National powerEcuador: 0.15% of world capability in 2022Peru: 0.28% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEcuador: 0.54% of the labour force in 2020Peru: 0.94% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEcuador: 30 million TIV in 2025Peru: 90 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsEcuador: 2 million TIV in 2018Peru: 5 million TIV in 2004