Guatemala vs Peru

Guatemala vs Peru: Military spending

Military spending in 2025: 0.52% of GDP in Guatemala and 0.81% of GDP in Peru, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Peru, by 0.29 percentage points, or 1.55 times that in Guatemala.

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% of GDP · SIPRI

Guatemala vs Peru: Military spendingMilitary spending in 2025: 0.52% of GDP in Guatemala and 0.81% of GDP in Peru, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Peru, by 0.29 percentage points, or 1.55 times that in Guatemala.
GuatemalaPeruSIPRI estimateHighly uncertain

What the numbers say

  • Peru has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1955.
  • In 2025, Guatemala ranked 139 and Peru ranked 123 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of GDP · SIPRI

YearGuatemalaPeru
20250.520.81
20240.40.88
20230.421.24
20220.461.14
20210.391.17
20200.441.32
20190.431.21
20180.371.19
20170.381.27
20160.441.32
20150.411.75
20140.421.6
20130.471.64
20120.481.48
20110.461.37
20100.441.48
20090.41.53
20080.471.25
20070.41.3
20060.431.46
20050.381.58
20040.481.38
20030.821.51
20020.761.54
20011.051.75
20000.921.79
19990.681.93
19980.722.02
19970.742
19960.92.5
19951.082.64
19941.182.47
19931.272.75
19921.472.51
19911.272.02
19901.732.68
19891.82.19
19881.872.19
19871.753.41
19861.673.35
19852.013.87
19842.193.36
19832.044.85
19822.035.11
19811.893.99
19801.324.56
19791.313.35
19781.186.2
19771.378.21
19761.275.68
19751.235.22
19740.93.93
19730.913.93
19721.143.63
19711.123.62
19701.73.51
19691.032.39
19681.272.36
19671.464.7
19661.372.84
19651.43.1
196413.34
19631.173.32
19621.052.43
19611.122.65
19601.162.51
19591.272.8
19581.242.9
19571.32.92
19561.272.98
19551.312.77
1954–2.69
1953–2.78
1952–2.66
1951–2.92
1950–2.83
1949–2.9
  • Estimate
  • Highly uncertain

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, as a share of its economy, 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.

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