What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Argentina and Guatemala?

0.0005 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Argentina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Guatemala?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Argentina vs Guatemala: Military spending, per unit of GDP

Argentina

0.0055 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Guatemala

0.005 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Argentina rank

144th

Guatemala rank

147th

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

Argentina
Guatemala

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 0.0055 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.005 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in Guatemala, a difference of 0.0005 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 144th and Guatemala ranks 147th of 160 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 5 and Guatemala in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Guatemala	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.1491 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1559 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0068 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Guatemala
1970s	0.1541 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1085 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0456 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Argentina
1980s	0.1144 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0863 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0281 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Argentina
1990s	0.0206 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.047 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0264 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Guatemala
2000s	0.0198 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0167 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0031 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Argentina
2010s	0.0093 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0063 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Argentina
2020s	0.0077 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0047 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per unit of gdp, Argentina or Guatemala?: Argentina, at 0.0055 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.005 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in Guatemala as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Argentina and Guatemala?: 0.0005 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Guatemala?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Argentina and Guatemala rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?: Argentina ranks 144th and Guatemala ranks 147th of 160 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military spending, per unit of GDP
Unit: constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 160 places, 7,842 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 September 2026

Military spending divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.