Mexico vs Philippines
Mexico vs Philippines: Military spending per person
Military spending per person in 2025: $104 in Mexico and $55 in Philippines, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Mexico, by $49, or 1.89 times that in Philippines.
US dollars per person · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Mexico has been higher since 1997, when it overtook Philippines.
- In 2025, Mexico ranked 75 and Philippines ranked 97 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars per person · SIPRI
| Year | Mexico | Philippines |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $104 | $55 |
| 2024 | $158 | $48 |
| 2023 | $92 | $45 |
| 2022 | $79 | $47 |
| 2021 | $68 | $49 |
| 2020 | $64 | $42 |
| 2019 | $53 | $39 |
| 2018 | $47 | $38 |
| 2017 | $41 | $36 |
| 2016 | $44 | $31 |
| 2015 | $45 | $32 |
| 2014 | $57 | $30 |
| 2013 | $55 | $33 |
| 2012 | $49 | $29 |
| 2011 | $48 | $28 |
| 2010 | $42 | $26 |
| 2009 | $41 | $23 |
| 2008 | $40 | $25 |
| 2007 | $39 | $22 |
| 2006 | $28 | $18 |
| 2005 | $30 | $16 |
| 2004 | $28 | $15 |
| 2003 | $29 | $16 |
| 2002 | $31 | $15 |
| 2001 | $33 | $14 |
| 2000 | $31 | $17 |
| 1999 | $28 | $17 |
| 1998 | $24 | $16 |
| 1997 | $23 | $22 |
| 1996 | $21 | $26 |
| 1995 | $17 | $24 |
| 1994 | $30 | $20 |
| 1993 | $24 | $18 |
| 1992 | $21 | $17 |
| 1991 | $17 | $14 |
| 1990 | $15 | $15 |
| 1989 | $14 | $16 |
| 1988 | $12 | $16 |
- 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
Mexico vs Philippines
Health
- Life expectancyMexico: 75.1 years in 2023Philippines: 69.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMexico: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024Philippines: 2.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMexico: 10.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Philippines: 20.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterMexico: 43% in 2022Philippines: 47.9% in 2022
- DepressionMexico: 2.79% in 2017Philippines: 2.77% in 2017
- Suicide rateMexico: 5.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Philippines: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMexico: 130 million people in 2023Philippines: 115 million people in 2023
- Population growthMexico: 0.88% a year in 2023Philippines: 0.84% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMexico: 1.91 births per woman in 2023Philippines: 1.92 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMexico: 80% in 2025Philippines: 55.8% in 2025
- Median ageMexico: 28.9 years in 2023Philippines: 25.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMexico: 8% in 2023Philippines: 5.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateMexico: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Philippines: -1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMexico: 0.74% of GDP in 2025Philippines: 1.3% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMexico: $13.8B in 2025Philippines: $6.3B in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMexico: 2.5% of government spending in 2025Philippines: 5.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMexico: 341,000 people in 2020Philippines: 157,000 people in 2020
- National powerMexico: 1.14% of world capability in 2022Philippines: 0.68% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMexico: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020Philippines: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMexico: 9 million TIV in 2025Philippines: 846 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsMexico: 1 million TIV in 2019Philippines: 4 million TIV in 2007