Guatemala vs Peru
Guatemala vs Peru: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $617M in Guatemala and $2.43B in Peru, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Peru, by $1.81B, or 3.94 times that in Guatemala.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Peru has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1955.
- In 2025, Guatemala ranked 91 and Peru ranked 60 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Guatemala | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $617M | $2.43B |
| 2024 | $454M | $2.54B |
| 2023 | $454M | $3.37B |
| 2022 | $482M | $3.11B |
| 2021 | $393M | $3.21B |
| 2020 | $415M | $3.03B |
| 2019 | $414M | $3.06B |
| 2018 | $345M | $2.97B |
| 2017 | $352M | $3.01B |
| 2016 | $402M | $3.05B |
| 2015 | $367M | $3.89B |
| 2014 | $370M | $3.49B |
| 2013 | $395M | $3.53B |
| 2012 | $369M | $3.06B |
| 2011 | $335M | $2.73B |
| 2010 | $317M | $2.67B |
| 2009 | $289M | $2.46B |
| 2008 | $308M | $2B |
| 2007 | $284M | $2B |
| 2006 | $289M | $2.07B |
| 2005 | $248M | $1.98B |
| 2004 | $309M | $1.6B |
| 2003 | $517M | $1.63B |
| 2002 | $477M | $1.59B |
| 2001 | $643M | $1.71B |
| 2000 | $547M | $1.75B |
| 1999 | $432M | $1.91B |
| 1998 | $445M | $1.97B |
| 1997 | $425M | $1.98B |
| 1996 | $496M | $2.35B |
| 1995 | $592M | $2.44B |
| 1994 | $614M | $2.07B |
| 1993 | $630M | $2B |
| 1992 | $688M | $1.76B |
| 1991 | $571M | $1.46B |
| 1990 | $752M | $2.02B |
| 1989 | $765M | $2.41B |
| 1988 | $766M | $3.48B |
| 1987 | $685M | $6.89B |
| 1986 | $656M | $6.32B |
| 1985 | $763M | $6.81B |
| 1984 | $837M | $5.66B |
| 1983 | $769M | $7.77B |
| 1982 | $770M | $9.62B |
| 1981 | $712M | $7.51B |
| 1980 | $506M | $8.59B |
| 1979 | $487M | $5.84B |
| 1978 | $431M | $8.65B |
| 1977 | $490M | $11.4B |
| 1976 | $406M | $7.87B |
| 1975 | $364M | $6.95B |
| 1974 | $260M | $5.27B |
| 1973 | $250M | $4.93B |
| 1972 | $292M | $4.1B |
| 1971 | $271M | $3.93B |
| 1970 | $393M | $3.7B |
| 1969 | $219M | $2.3B |
| 1968 | $259M | $2.14B |
| 1967 | $274M | $4.3B |
| 1966 | $249M | $2.49B |
| 1965 | $244M | $2.48B |
| 1964 | $169M | $2.62B |
| 1963 | $192M | $2.32B |
| 1962 | $155M | $1.68B |
| 1961 | $160M | $1.7B |
| 1960 | $159M | $1.43B |
| 1959 | $171M | $1.37B |
| 1958 | $157M | $1.4B |
| 1957 | $160M | $1.39B |
| 1956 | $148M | $1.43B |
| 1955 | $140M | $1.26B |
| 1954 | – | $1.13B |
| 1953 | – | $1.11B |
| 1952 | – | $1.07B |
| 1951 | – | $1.12B |
| 1950 | – | $974M |
| 1949 | – | $897M |
- Estimate
- Highly uncertain
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 Peru
Health
- Life expectancyGuatemala: 72.6 years in 2023Peru: 77.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGuatemala: 2.1 per 100 live births in 2024Peru: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGuatemala: 17.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Peru: 11.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGuatemala: 56.3% in 2022Peru: 52% in 2022
- DepressionGuatemala: 3.22% in 2017Peru: 2.28% in 2017
- Suicide rateGuatemala: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Peru: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGuatemala: 18.1 million people in 2023Peru: 33.9 million people in 2023
- Population growthGuatemala: 1.55% a year in 2023Peru: 1.12% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGuatemala: 2.31 births per woman in 2023Peru: 1.98 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGuatemala: 56.3% in 2025Peru: 85.6% in 2025
- Median ageGuatemala: 22.6 years in 2023Peru: 29.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGuatemala: 4.7% in 2023Peru: 9% in 2023
- Net migration rateGuatemala: -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Peru: 0.7 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGuatemala: 0.52% of GDP in 2025Peru: 0.81% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personGuatemala: $34 in 2025Peru: $75 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGuatemala: 3.5% of government spending in 2025Peru: 3.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGuatemala: 43,000 people in 2020Peru: 158,000 people in 2020
- National powerGuatemala: 0.09% of world capability in 2022Peru: 0.28% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGuatemala: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020Peru: 0.94% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGuatemala: 6 million TIV in 2023Peru: 90 million TIV in 2025