Colombia vs Mexico: Military spending
Colombia
12.36 billion constant 2022 US$
in 2023
Mexico
12.06 billion constant 2022 US$
in 2023
Colombia rank
27th
Mexico rank
28th
Military spending over time
- Colombia
- Mexico
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 12.36 billion constant 2022 US$ against 12.06 billion constant 2022 US$ in Mexico, a difference of 300.00 million constant 2022 US$.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 193 shared years of data; in 1831 it was Mexico ahead.
Colombia ranks 27th and Mexico ranks 28th of 172 countries.
Across the 20 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 4 and Mexico in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 61.66 million constant 2022 US$ | 138.18 million constant 2022 US$ | 76.52 million constant 2022 US$ | Mexico |
| 1840s | 66.72 million constant 2022 US$ | 422.35 million constant 2022 US$ | 355.63 million constant 2022 US$ | Mexico |
| 1850s | 37.99 million constant 2022 US$ | 776.74 million constant 2022 US$ | 738.76 million constant 2022 US$ | Mexico |
| 1860s | 13.18 million constant 2022 US$ | 440.12 million constant 2022 US$ | 426.94 million constant 2022 US$ | Mexico |
| 1870s | 15.33 million constant 2022 US$ | 211.01 million constant 2022 US$ | 195.68 million constant 2022 US$ | Mexico |
| 1880s | 30.47 million constant 2022 US$ | 237.23 million constant 2022 US$ | 206.75 million constant 2022 US$ | Mexico |
| 1890s | 31.59 million constant 2022 US$ | 245.04 million constant 2022 US$ | 213.45 million constant 2022 US$ | Mexico |
| 1900s | 49.28 million constant 2022 US$ | 208.25 million constant 2022 US$ | 158.97 million constant 2022 US$ | Mexico |
| 1910s | 52.68 million constant 2022 US$ | 563.98 million constant 2022 US$ | 511.30 million constant 2022 US$ | Mexico |
| 1920s | 58.15 million constant 2022 US$ | 677.74 million constant 2022 US$ | 619.59 million constant 2022 US$ | Mexico |
| 1930s | 111.62 million constant 2022 US$ | 360.55 million constant 2022 US$ | 248.93 million constant 2022 US$ | Mexico |
| 1940s | 213.83 million constant 2022 US$ | 468.64 million constant 2022 US$ | 254.81 million constant 2022 US$ | Mexico |
| 1950s | 629.50 million constant 2022 US$ | 502.74 million constant 2022 US$ | 126.76 million constant 2022 US$ | Colombia |
| 1960s | 677.10 million constant 2022 US$ | 953.09 million constant 2022 US$ | 275.99 million constant 2022 US$ | Mexico |
| 1970s | 641.67 million constant 2022 US$ | 1.68 billion constant 2022 US$ | 1.03 billion constant 2022 US$ | Mexico |
| 1980s | 970.43 million constant 2022 US$ | 2.17 billion constant 2022 US$ | 1.20 billion constant 2022 US$ | Mexico |
| 1990s | 3.15 billion constant 2022 US$ | 3.64 billion constant 2022 US$ | 492.93 million constant 2022 US$ | Mexico |
| 2000s | 6.84 billion constant 2022 US$ | 4.97 billion constant 2022 US$ | 1.86 billion constant 2022 US$ | Colombia |
| 2010s | 11.32 billion constant 2022 US$ | 6.66 billion constant 2022 US$ | 4.65 billion constant 2022 US$ | Colombia |
| 2020s | 12.32 billion constant 2022 US$ | 10.59 billion constant 2022 US$ | 1.73 billion constant 2022 US$ | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending, Colombia or Mexico?
- Colombia, at 12.36 billion constant 2022 US$ against 12.06 billion constant 2022 US$ in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in military spending between Colombia and Mexico?
- 300.00 million constant 2022 US$, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Mexico?
- 193 years are reported by both, from 1831 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Mexico rank globally for military spending?
- Colombia ranks 27th and Mexico ranks 28th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barnum et al. – Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This data is expressed in US dollars. It is adjusted for inflation but does not account for differences in the cost of living between countries.