Dominican Republic vs Mexico: Military spending, per capita
Dominican Republic
89.91 constant 2024 US$ per person
in 2025
Mexico
104.46 constant 2024 US$ per person
in 2025
Dominican Republic rank
81st
Mexico rank
79th
Military spending, per capita over time
- Dominican Republic
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 104.46 constant 2024 US$ per person against 89.91 constant 2024 US$ per person in Dominican Republic, a difference of 14.55 constant 2024 US$ per person.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.2 times Dominican Republic's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 81st and Mexico ranks 79th of 161 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.94 constant 2024 US$ per person | 24.87 constant 2024 US$ per person | 35.07 constant 2024 US$ per person | Dominican Republic |
| 1970s | 42.79 constant 2024 US$ per person | 33.48 constant 2024 US$ per person | 9.32 constant 2024 US$ per person | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 29.88 constant 2024 US$ per person | 42.43 constant 2024 US$ per person | 12.55 constant 2024 US$ per person | Mexico |
| 1990s | 22.43 constant 2024 US$ per person | 42.32 constant 2024 US$ per person | 19.89 constant 2024 US$ per person | Mexico |
| 2000s | 38.31 constant 2024 US$ per person | 44.9 constant 2024 US$ per person | 6.59 constant 2024 US$ per person | Mexico |
| 2010s | 48.48 constant 2024 US$ per person | 62.6 constant 2024 US$ per person | 14.12 constant 2024 US$ per person | Mexico |
| 2020s | 75.89 constant 2024 US$ per person | 105.55 constant 2024 US$ per person | 29.66 constant 2024 US$ per person | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending, per capita, Dominican Republic or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 104.46 constant 2024 US$ per person against 89.91 constant 2024 US$ per person in Dominican Republic as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending, per capita between Dominican Republic and Mexico?
- 14.55 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Mexico?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Dominican Republic and Mexico rank globally for military spending, per capita?
- Dominican Republic ranks 81st and Mexico ranks 79th of 161 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Military spending divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.