Guatemala vs Mexico
Guatemala vs Mexico: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $617M in Guatemala and $13.8B in Mexico, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Mexico, by $13.2B, or 22 times that in Guatemala.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Mexico has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1955.
- In 2025, Guatemala ranked 91 and Mexico ranked 28 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Guatemala | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $617M | $13.8B |
| 2024 | $454M | $20.6B |
| 2023 | $454M | $12B |
| 2022 | $482M | $12.2B |
| 2021 | $393M | $11.5B |
| 2020 | $415M | $11.9B |
| 2019 | $414M | $9.11B |
| 2018 | $345M | $8.29B |
| 2017 | $352M | $7.41B |
| 2016 | $402M | $8.18B |
| 2015 | $367M | $7.31B |
| 2014 | $370M | $7.79B |
| 2013 | $395M | $7.45B |
| 2012 | $369M | $7.05B |
| 2011 | $335M | $6.66B |
| 2010 | $317M | $6.1B |
| 2009 | $289M | $6.4B |
| 2008 | $308M | $5.33B |
| 2007 | $284M | $5.36B |
| 2006 | $289M | $4B |
| 2005 | $248M | $4.26B |
| 2004 | $309M | $4.19B |
| 2003 | $517M | $4.35B |
| 2002 | $477M | $4.36B |
| 2001 | $643M | $4.51B |
| 2000 | $547M | $4.56B |
| 1999 | $432M | $4.42B |
| 1998 | $445M | $4.2B |
| 1997 | $425M | $4.07B |
| 1996 | $496M | $4.07B |
| 1995 | $592M | $3.83B |
| 1994 | $614M | $4.58B |
| 1993 | $630M | $3.65B |
| 1992 | $688M | $3.42B |
| 1991 | $571M | $3.08B |
| 1990 | $752M | $2.92B |
| 1989 | $765M | $3.08B |
| 1988 | $766M | $2.91B |
| 1987 | $685M | $3.13B |
| 1986 | $656M | $3.23B |
| 1985 | $763M | $3.84B |
| 1984 | $837M | $3.69B |
| 1983 | $769M | $2.94B |
| 1982 | $770M | $3.07B |
| 1981 | $712M | $3.18B |
| 1980 | $506M | $2.4B |
| 1979 | $487M | $2.53B |
| 1978 | $431M | $2.27B |
| 1977 | $490M | $2.24B |
| 1976 | $406M | $2.39B |
| 1975 | $364M | $2.13B |
| 1974 | $260M | $1.98B |
| 1973 | $250M | $1.81B |
| 1972 | $292M | $1.64B |
| 1971 | $271M | $1.36B |
| 1970 | $393M | $1.32B |
| 1969 | $219M | $1.41B |
| 1968 | $259M | $1.21B |
| 1967 | $274M | $1.11B |
| 1966 | $249M | $1.12B |
| 1965 | $244M | $1.06B |
| 1964 | $169M | $1.11B |
| 1963 | $192M | $1.06B |
| 1962 | $155M | $943M |
| 1961 | $160M | $831M |
| 1960 | $159M | $821M |
| 1959 | $171M | $728M |
| 1958 | $157M | $744M |
| 1957 | $160M | $800M |
| 1956 | $148M | $737M |
| 1955 | $140M | $722M |
| 1954 | – | $762M |
| 1953 | – | $604M |
| 1952 | – | $533M |
| 1951 | – | $576M |
| 1950 | – | $569M |
| 1949 | – | $511M |
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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 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 per personGuatemala: $34 in 2025Mexico: $104 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGuatemala: 3.5% of government spending in 2025Mexico: 2.5% of government spending 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