Guatemala vs Honduras
Guatemala vs Honduras: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $617M in Guatemala and $582M in Honduras, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Guatemala, by $34.7M, or 1.06 times that in Honduras.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Guatemala has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Honduras.
- In 2025, Guatemala ranked 91 and Honduras ranked 95 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Guatemala | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $617M | $582M |
| 2024 | $454M | $547M |
| 2023 | $454M | $544M |
| 2022 | $482M | $507M |
| 2021 | $393M | $497M |
| 2020 | $415M | $432M |
| 2019 | $414M | $511M |
| 2018 | $345M | $475M |
| 2017 | $352M | $499M |
| 2016 | $402M | $456M |
| 2015 | $367M | $384M |
| 2014 | $370M | $315M |
| 2013 | $395M | $351M |
| 2012 | $369M | $291M |
| 2011 | $335M | $283M |
| 2010 | $317M | $257M |
| 2009 | $289M | $248M |
| 2008 | $308M | $221M |
| 2007 | $284M | $178M |
| 2006 | $289M | $150M |
| 2005 | $248M | $131M |
| 2004 | $309M | $133M |
| 2003 | $517M | $186M |
| 2002 | $477M | $147M |
| 2001 | $643M | $147M |
| 2000 | $547M | $129M |
| 1999 | $432M | – |
| 1998 | $445M | – |
| 1997 | $425M | – |
| 1996 | $496M | – |
| 1995 | $592M | – |
| 1994 | $614M | – |
| 1993 | $630M | $144M |
| 1992 | $688M | – |
| 1991 | $571M | $166M |
| 1990 | $752M | $244M |
| 1989 | $765M | $301M |
| 1988 | $766M | $316M |
| 1987 | $685M | $307M |
| 1986 | $656M | $271M |
| 1985 | $763M | $252M |
| 1984 | $837M | $224M |
| 1983 | $769M | $203M |
| 1982 | $770M | $210M |
| 1981 | $712M | $207M |
| 1980 | $506M | $213M |
| 1979 | $487M | $219M |
| 1978 | $431M | $214M |
| 1977 | $490M | $167M |
| 1976 | $406M | $135M |
| 1975 | $364M | $128M |
| 1974 | $260M | $109M |
| 1973 | $250M | $116M |
| 1972 | $292M | $118M |
| 1971 | $271M | $90.6M |
| 1970 | $393M | $80.4M |
| 1969 | $219M | $60.1M |
| 1968 | $259M | $59.6M |
| 1967 | $274M | $58.6M |
| 1966 | $249M | $57.2M |
| 1965 | $244M | $56M |
| 1964 | $169M | $54M |
| 1963 | $192M | $36.9M |
| 1962 | $155M | $38.1M |
| 1961 | $160M | $38.5M |
| 1960 | $159M | $40M |
| 1959 | $171M | $50M |
| 1958 | $157M | $55.3M |
| 1957 | $160M | $51.1M |
| 1956 | $148M | $32.9M |
| 1955 | $140M | $29.9M |
| 1954 | – | $27.1M |
| 1953 | – | $29.3M |
| 1952 | – | $26.3M |
| 1951 | – | $26M |
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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 Honduras
Health
- Life expectancyGuatemala: 72.6 years in 2023Honduras: 72.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGuatemala: 2.1 per 100 live births in 2024Honduras: 1.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGuatemala: 17.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Honduras: 13 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGuatemala: 56.3% in 2022Honduras: 65.2% in 2022
- DepressionGuatemala: 3.22% in 2017Honduras: 2.75% in 2017
- Suicide rateGuatemala: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Honduras: 4.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGuatemala: 18.1 million people in 2023Honduras: 10.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthGuatemala: 1.55% a year in 2023Honduras: 1.7% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGuatemala: 2.31 births per woman in 2023Honduras: 2.5 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGuatemala: 56.3% in 2025Honduras: 59.3% in 2025
- Median ageGuatemala: 22.6 years in 2023Honduras: 23.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGuatemala: 4.7% in 2023Honduras: 4.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateGuatemala: -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Honduras: -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGuatemala: 0.52% of GDP in 2025Honduras: 1.46% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personGuatemala: $34 in 2025Honduras: $53 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGuatemala: 3.5% of government spending in 2025Honduras: 5.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGuatemala: 43,000 people in 2020Honduras: 23,000 people in 2020
- National powerGuatemala: 0.09% of world capability in 2022Honduras: 0.06% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGuatemala: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020Honduras: 0.56% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGuatemala: 6 million TIV in 2023Honduras: 7 million TIV in 2024