Guatemala vs Haiti
Guatemala vs Haiti: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $617M in Guatemala and $30.4M in Haiti, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Guatemala, by $586M, or 20 times that in Haiti.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Guatemala has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1988.
- In 2025, Guatemala ranked 91 and Haiti ranked 142 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Guatemala | Haiti |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $617M | $30.4M |
| 2024 | $454M | $19.8M |
| 2023 | $454M | $16M |
| 2022 | $482M | $19.6M |
| 2021 | $393M | $46.2M |
| 2020 | $415M | $30.8M |
| 2019 | $414M | $27.1M |
| 2018 | $345M | $19.8M |
| 2017 | $352M | $14.6M |
| 2016 | $402M | $15.6M |
| 2015 | $367M | $12M |
| 2014 | $370M | $10.7M |
| 2013 | $395M | $8.97M |
| 2012 | $369M | – |
| 2011 | $335M | – |
| 2010 | $317M | – |
| 2009 | $289M | – |
| 2008 | $308M | – |
| 2007 | $284M | – |
| 2006 | $289M | – |
| 2005 | $248M | – |
| 2004 | $309M | – |
| 2003 | $517M | – |
| 2002 | $477M | – |
| 2001 | $643M | – |
| 2000 | $547M | – |
| 1999 | $432M | – |
| 1998 | $445M | – |
| 1997 | $425M | – |
| 1996 | $496M | – |
| 1995 | $592M | $8.32M |
| 1994 | $614M | $8.44M |
| 1993 | $630M | $9.52M |
| 1992 | $688M | $11.1M |
| 1991 | $571M | $11.6M |
| 1990 | $752M | $11.1M |
| 1989 | $765M | $11.5M |
| 1988 | $766M | $11.5M |
| 1987 | $685M | – |
| 1986 | $656M | – |
| 1985 | $763M | – |
| 1984 | $837M | – |
| 1983 | $769M | – |
| 1982 | $770M | – |
| 1981 | $712M | – |
| 1980 | $506M | – |
| 1979 | $487M | – |
| 1978 | $431M | – |
| 1977 | $490M | – |
| 1976 | $406M | – |
| 1975 | $364M | – |
| 1974 | $260M | – |
| 1973 | $250M | – |
| 1972 | $292M | – |
| 1971 | $271M | – |
| 1970 | $393M | – |
| 1969 | $219M | – |
| 1968 | $259M | – |
| 1967 | $274M | – |
| 1966 | $249M | – |
| 1965 | $244M | – |
| 1964 | $169M | – |
| 1963 | $192M | – |
| 1962 | $155M | – |
| 1961 | $160M | – |
| 1960 | $159M | – |
| 1959 | $171M | – |
| 1958 | $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
Guatemala vs Haiti
Health
- Life expectancyGuatemala: 72.6 years in 2023Haiti: 64.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGuatemala: 2.1 per 100 live births in 2024Haiti: 5.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGuatemala: 17.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Haiti: 43.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionGuatemala: 3.22% in 2017Haiti: 2.96% in 2017
- Suicide rateGuatemala: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Haiti: 8.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGuatemala: 18.1 million people in 2023Haiti: 11.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthGuatemala: 1.55% a year in 2023Haiti: 1.17% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGuatemala: 2.31 births per woman in 2023Haiti: 2.66 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGuatemala: 56.3% in 2025Haiti: 55.6% in 2025
- Median ageGuatemala: 22.6 years in 2023Haiti: 23.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGuatemala: 4.7% in 2023Haiti: 4.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateGuatemala: -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Haiti: -2.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGuatemala: 0.52% of GDP in 2025Haiti: 0.12% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personGuatemala: $34 in 2025Haiti: $3 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGuatemala: 3.5% of government spending in 2025Haiti: 2.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGuatemala: 43,000 people in 2020Haiti: 1,000 people in 2020
- National powerGuatemala: 0.09% of world capability in 2022Haiti: 0.05% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGuatemala: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020Haiti: 0.02% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGuatemala: 6 million TIV in 2023Haiti: 1 million TIV in 2025