Indonesia vs Mexico
Indonesia vs Mexico: Military spending per person
Military spending per person in 2025: $53 in Indonesia and $104 in Mexico, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Mexico, by $51, or 1.97 times that in Indonesia.
US dollars per person · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Mexico has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1988.
- In 2025, Indonesia ranked 99 and Mexico ranked 75 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Year | Indonesia | Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $53 | $104 |
| 2024 | $43 | $158 |
| 2023 | $40 | $92 |
| 2022 | $36 | $79 |
| 2021 | $32 | $68 |
| 2020 | $34 | $64 |
| 2019 | $30 | $53 |
| 2018 | $28 | $47 |
| 2017 | $33 | $41 |
| 2016 | $28 | $44 |
| 2015 | $29 | $45 |
| 2014 | $27 | $57 |
| 2013 | $33 | $55 |
| 2012 | $26 | $49 |
| 2011 | $24 | $48 |
| 2010 | $19 | $42 |
| 2009 | $14 | $41 |
| 2008 | $14 | $40 |
| 2007 | $14 | $39 |
| 2006 | $11 | $28 |
| 2005 | $9 | $30 |
| 2004 | $11 | $28 |
| 2003 | $10 | $29 |
| 2002 | $6 | $31 |
| 2001 | $4 | $33 |
| 2000 | $5 | $31 |
| 1999 | $5 | $28 |
| 1998 | $5 | $24 |
| 1997 | $16 | $23 |
| 1996 | $14 | $21 |
| 1995 | $13 | $17 |
| 1994 | $11 | $30 |
| 1993 | $10 | $24 |
| 1992 | $10 | $21 |
| 1991 | $9 | $17 |
| 1990 | $9 | $15 |
| 1989 | $8 | $14 |
| 1988 | $8 | $12 |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence for each person living there, in US dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation.
- 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
Indonesia vs Mexico
Health
- Life expectancyIndonesia: 71.2 years in 2023Mexico: 75.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityIndonesia: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Mexico: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityIndonesia: 17.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Mexico: 10.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterIndonesia: 30.3% in 2022Mexico: 43% in 2022
- DepressionIndonesia: 2.64% in 2017Mexico: 2.79% in 2017
- Suicide rateIndonesia: 3.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Mexico: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationIndonesia: 281 million people in 2023Mexico: 130 million people in 2023
- Population growthIndonesia: 0.83% a year in 2023Mexico: 0.88% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateIndonesia: 2.13 births per woman in 2023Mexico: 1.91 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationIndonesia: 59.4% in 2025Mexico: 80% in 2025
- Median ageIndonesia: 29.8 years in 2023Mexico: 28.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overIndonesia: 7% in 2023Mexico: 8% in 2023
- Net migration rateIndonesia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Mexico: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingIndonesia: 1.05% of GDP in 2025Mexico: 0.74% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsIndonesia: $15.3B in 2025Mexico: $13.8B in 2025
- Military share of state spendingIndonesia: 6.3% of government spending in 2025Mexico: 2.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelIndonesia: 676,000 people in 2020Mexico: 341,000 people in 2020
- National powerIndonesia: 2.09% of world capability in 2022Mexico: 1.14% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersIndonesia: 0.49% of the labour force in 2020Mexico: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsIndonesia: 1.28 billion TIV in 2025Mexico: 9 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsIndonesia: 17 million TIV in 2021Mexico: 1 million TIV in 2019