Guatemala vs Mexico
Guatemala vs Mexico: Military share of state spending
Military share of state spending in 2025: 3.5% of government spending in Guatemala and 2.5% of government spending in Mexico, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Guatemala, by 0.9 percentage points, or 1.37 times that in Mexico.
% of government spending · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Guatemala has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Mexico.
- In 2025, Guatemala ranked 118 and Mexico ranked 124 of 150 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of government spending · SIPRI
| Year | Guatemala | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.5 | 2.5 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3.7 |
| 2023 | 3.1 | 2.3 |
| 2022 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
| 2021 | 2.9 | 2.5 |
| 2020 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
| 2019 | 3.2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2.8 | 1.9 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1.7 |
| 2016 | 3.5 | 1.8 |
| 2015 | 3.2 | 1.7 |
| 2014 | 3.1 | 1.8 |
| 2013 | 3.4 | 1.8 |
| 2012 | 3.2 | 1.7 |
| 2011 | 2.9 | 1.7 |
| 2010 | 2.8 | 1.6 |
| 2009 | 2.8 | 1.8 |
| 2008 | 3.1 | 1.4 |
| 2007 | 2.8 | 1.7 |
| 2006 | 2.9 | 1.4 |
| 2005 | 2.8 | 1.6 |
| 2004 | 3.6 | 1.7 |
| 2003 | 5.4 | 1.8 |
| 2002 | 5.5 | 2 |
| 2001 | 7.3 | 2.1 |
| 2000 | 6.4 | 2.1 |
| 1999 | 4.9 | 2.1 |
| 1998 | 5.8 | 2.1 |
| 1997 | 7 | 2 |
| 1996 | 9.5 | 2.1 |
| 1995 | 11.5 | 2.2 |
| 1994 | – | 2.5 |
| 1993 | – | 2.2 |
| 1992 | – | 2.2 |
| 1991 | – | 2 |
| 1990 | – | 1.7 |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The part of everything the government spends that goes on its armed forces and defence, 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 150 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 Mexico
Health
- Life expectancyGuatemala: 72.6 years in 2023Mexico: 75.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGuatemala: 2.1 per 100 live births in 2024Mexico: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGuatemala: 17.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Mexico: 10.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGuatemala: 56.3% in 2022Mexico: 43% in 2022
- DepressionGuatemala: 3.22% in 2017Mexico: 2.79% in 2017
- Suicide rateGuatemala: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Mexico: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGuatemala: 18.1 million people in 2023Mexico: 130 million people in 2023
- Population growthGuatemala: 1.55% a year in 2023Mexico: 0.88% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGuatemala: 2.31 births per woman in 2023Mexico: 1.91 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGuatemala: 56.3% in 2025Mexico: 80% in 2025
- Median ageGuatemala: 22.6 years in 2023Mexico: 28.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGuatemala: 4.7% in 2023Mexico: 8% in 2023
- Net migration rateGuatemala: -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Mexico: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGuatemala: 0.52% of GDP in 2025Mexico: 0.74% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGuatemala: $617M in 2025Mexico: $13.8B in 2025
- Military spending per personGuatemala: $34 in 2025Mexico: $104 in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGuatemala: 43,000 people in 2020Mexico: 341,000 people in 2020
- National powerGuatemala: 0.09% of world capability in 2022Mexico: 1.14% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGuatemala: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020Mexico: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGuatemala: 6 million TIV in 2023Mexico: 9 million TIV in 2025