Military spending, annual growth rate in Bolivia
Bolivia: Military spending, annual growth rate was 12.97 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
12.97 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 368.3%
World rank
21st
of 172 countries
All-time high
424.48 % change on previous year
in 1933
All-time low
-86.22 % change on previous year
in 1936
Years of data
175
1849–2023
Military spending, annual growth rate in Bolivia, 1849–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Bolivia recorded 12.97 % change on previous year for military spending, annual growth rate in 2023.
That represents a change of up 368.3% on the previous year and up 145.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending, annual growth rate in Bolivia peaked at 424.48 % change on previous year in 1933 and was at its lowest, -86.22 % change on previous year, in 1936.
Bolivia ranks 21st of 172 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Military spending, annual growth rate in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1849 | -1.97 % change on previous year | — |
| 1850 | -7.3 % change on previous year | +270.8% |
| 1851 | 6.7 % change on previous year | -191.8% |
| 1852 | -2.51 % change on previous year | -137.4% |
| 1853 | -3.42 % change on previous year | +36.6% |
| 1854 | -1.93 % change on previous year | -43.6% |
| 1855 | -5.57 % change on previous year | +188.1% |
| 1856 | -1.37 % change on previous year | -75.5% |
| 1857 | -9.38 % change on previous year | +586.2% |
| 1858 | 11.56 % change on previous year | -223.3% |
| 1859 | -3.26 % change on previous year | -128.2% |
| 1860 | -1.3 % change on previous year | -60.0% |
| 1861 | -14.29 % change on previous year | +994.8% |
| 1862 | -14.72 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 1863 | -10 % change on previous year | -32.1% |
| 1864 | -7.53 % change on previous year | -24.7% |
| 1865 | -16.12 % change on previous year | +114.1% |
| 1866 | -3.45 % change on previous year | -78.6% |
| 1867 | 2.59 % change on previous year | -175.1% |
| 1868 | 7.16 % change on previous year | +176.3% |
| 1869 | 2.42 % change on previous year | -66.2% |
| 1870 | -5.96 % change on previous year | -346.4% |
| 1871 | 0.6956 % change on previous year | -111.7% |
| 1872 | -2.23 % change on previous year | -420.0% |
| 1873 | 9.45 % change on previous year | -524.5% |
| 1874 | -2.05 % change on previous year | -121.7% |
| 1875 | 5.38 % change on previous year | -362.6% |
| 1876 | 11.37 % change on previous year | +111.2% |
| 1877 | -2.56 % change on previous year | -122.5% |
| 1878 | 11.89 % change on previous year | -564.1% |
| 1879 | -0.6078 % change on previous year | -105.1% |
| 1880 | 85.93 % change on previous year | -14237.0% |
| 1881 | -9.8 % change on previous year | -111.4% |
| 1882 | 0.0451 % change on previous year | -100.5% |
| 1883 | -5.14 % change on previous year | -11491.5% |
| 1884 | -1.74 % change on previous year | -66.2% |
| 1885 | -9.65 % change on previous year | +455.2% |
| 1886 | -2.42 % change on previous year | -74.9% |
| 1887 | -9.25 % change on previous year | +282.7% |
| 1888 | 4.45 % change on previous year | -148.1% |
| 1889 | -8.82 % change on previous year | -298.2% |
| 1890 | -1.02 % change on previous year | -88.4% |
| 1891 | -13.54 % change on previous year | +1228.5% |
| 1892 | -5.59 % change on previous year | -58.7% |
| 1893 | -13.53 % change on previous year | +142.0% |
| 1894 | -7.12 % change on previous year | -47.4% |
| 1895 | 3.33 % change on previous year | -146.8% |
| 1896 | 10.2 % change on previous year | +206.2% |
| 1897 | -2.21 % change on previous year | -121.7% |
| 1898 | 2.76 % change on previous year | -224.7% |
| 1899 | 7.38 % change on previous year | +167.7% |
| 1900 | 10.51 % change on previous year | +42.5% |
| 1901 | 9.79 % change on previous year | -6.9% |
| 1902 | 2.14 % change on previous year | -78.1% |
| 1903 | -5.77 % change on previous year | -369.6% |
| 1904 | -3.59 % change on previous year | -37.8% |
| 1905 | 1.27 % change on previous year | -135.4% |
| 1906 | 2.02 % change on previous year | +58.7% |
| 1907 | 4.96 % change on previous year | +145.7% |
| 1908 | 2.47 % change on previous year | -50.2% |
| 1909 | 17.39 % change on previous year | +603.7% |
| 1910 | -2.46 % change on previous year | -114.1% |
| 1911 | 8.74 % change on previous year | -455.5% |
| 1912 | 26.8 % change on previous year | +206.5% |
| 1913 | 23.55 % change on previous year | -12.1% |
| 1914 | -16.26 % change on previous year | -169.0% |
| 1915 | 18.12 % change on previous year | -211.5% |
| 1916 | -14.57 % change on previous year | -180.4% |
| 1917 | -9.47 % change on previous year | -35.0% |
| 1918 | -5.34 % change on previous year | -43.6% |
| 1919 | -18.91 % change on previous year | +254.5% |
| 1920 | -23.92 % change on previous year | +26.4% |
| 1921 | 9.48 % change on previous year | -139.6% |
| 1922 | -5.28 % change on previous year | -155.7% |
| 1923 | 8.7 % change on previous year | -264.6% |
| 1924 | 11.99 % change on previous year | +37.9% |
| 1925 | 13.37 % change on previous year | +11.5% |
| 1926 | 17.88 % change on previous year | +33.8% |
| 1927 | 13.07 % change on previous year | -26.9% |
| 1928 | 2.65 % change on previous year | -79.7% |
| 1929 | 1.11 % change on previous year | -58.1% |
| 1930 | -3.24 % change on previous year | -391.2% |
| 1931 | 5.15 % change on previous year | -259.2% |
| 1932 | -12.36 % change on previous year | -339.8% |
| 1933 | 424.48 % change on previous year | -3535.1% |
| 1934 | 94.23 % change on previous year | -77.8% |
| 1935 | 15.71 % change on previous year | -83.3% |
| 1936 | -86.22 % change on previous year | -649.0% |
| 1937 | -20.64 % change on previous year | -76.1% |
| 1938 | 14.44 % change on previous year | -170.0% |
| 1939 | -5.7 % change on previous year | -139.4% |
| 1940 | 11.85 % change on previous year | -308.1% |
| 1941 | -6.2 % change on previous year | -152.3% |
| 1942 | 15.26 % change on previous year | -346.1% |
| 1943 | -2.68 % change on previous year | -117.6% |
| 1944 | 6.29 % change on previous year | -334.6% |
| 1945 | 14.79 % change on previous year | +135.3% |
| 1946 | -10.88 % change on previous year | -173.6% |
| 1947 | -10.59 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 1948 | -3.29 % change on previous year | -68.9% |
| 1949 | 46.94 % change on previous year | -1526.5% |
| 1950 | 13.84 % change on previous year | -70.5% |
| 1951 | 5.85 % change on previous year | -57.8% |
| 1952 | 25.06 % change on previous year | +328.6% |
| 1953 | -10.35 % change on previous year | -141.3% |
| 1954 | -77.39 % change on previous year | +647.5% |
| 1955 | 4.95 % change on previous year | -106.4% |
| 1956 | -49.74 % change on previous year | -1105.1% |
| 1957 | 22.55 % change on previous year | -145.3% |
| 1958 | 5.71 % change on previous year | -74.7% |
| 1959 | 5.05 % change on previous year | -11.5% |
| 1960 | 32.93 % change on previous year | +551.9% |
| 1961 | 28.11 % change on previous year | -14.6% |
| 1962 | 22.05 % change on previous year | -21.6% |
| 1963 | 51.51 % change on previous year | +133.6% |
| 1964 | 30.55 % change on previous year | -40.7% |
| 1965 | 17.88 % change on previous year | -41.5% |
| 1966 | 1.54 % change on previous year | -91.4% |
| 1967 | 0.9447 % change on previous year | -38.8% |
| 1968 | -6.71 % change on previous year | -809.9% |
| 1969 | 4.2 % change on previous year | -162.6% |
| 1970 | 12.84 % change on previous year | +205.6% |
| 1971 | 0.745 % change on previous year | -94.2% |
| 1972 | 18.22 % change on previous year | +2345.3% |
| 1973 | 0.9952 % change on previous year | -94.5% |
| 1974 | 22.22 % change on previous year | +2132.4% |
| 1975 | 30.18 % change on previous year | +35.9% |
| 1976 | 6.65 % change on previous year | -78.0% |
| 1977 | 5.35 % change on previous year | -19.6% |
| 1978 | 14.04 % change on previous year | +162.5% |
| 1979 | 15.67 % change on previous year | +11.6% |
| 1980 | 5.9 % change on previous year | -62.4% |
| 1981 | 7.21 % change on previous year | +22.3% |
| 1982 | -20.4 % change on previous year | -383.0% |
| 1983 | -14.21 % change on previous year | -30.3% |
| 1984 | 12.17 % change on previous year | -185.6% |
| 1985 | 1.24 % change on previous year | -89.8% |
| 1986 | -12.11 % change on previous year | -1076.2% |
| 1987 | 13.25 % change on previous year | -209.4% |
| 1988 | -1.64 % change on previous year | -112.3% |
| 1989 | -1.21 % change on previous year | -26.0% |
| 1990 | -4.13 % change on previous year | +241.0% |
| 1991 | -11.72 % change on previous year | +183.9% |
| 1992 | -1.65 % change on previous year | -85.9% |
| 1993 | -2.56 % change on previous year | +55.6% |
| 1994 | 4.37 % change on previous year | -270.4% |
| 1995 | 6.33 % change on previous year | +45.1% |
| 1996 | 5.42 % change on previous year | -14.4% |
| 1997 | 2.19 % change on previous year | -59.6% |
| 1998 | 10.81 % change on previous year | +393.1% |
| 1999 | -10.95 % change on previous year | -201.3% |
| 2000 | -5.13 % change on previous year | -53.1% |
| 2001 | -4.34 % change on previous year | -15.4% |
| 2002 | -1.84 % change on previous year | -57.6% |
| 2003 | -5.93 % change on previous year | +222.8% |
| 2004 | -1.1 % change on previous year | -81.4% |
| 2005 | -7.17 % change on previous year | +550.6% |
| 2006 | 4.67 % change on previous year | -165.1% |
| 2007 | 12.61 % change on previous year | +170.0% |
| 2008 | 31.56 % change on previous year | +150.2% |
| 2009 | 12.17 % change on previous year | -61.5% |
| 2010 | 12.05 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 2011 | -0.4126 % change on previous year | -103.4% |
| 2012 | 10.65 % change on previous year | -2682.4% |
| 2013 | 5.29 % change on previous year | -50.4% |
| 2014 | 3.94 % change on previous year | -25.5% |
| 2015 | 4.68 % change on previous year | +18.7% |
| 2016 | 9.29 % change on previous year | +98.7% |
| 2017 | 16.86 % change on previous year | +81.4% |
| 2018 | -1.59 % change on previous year | -109.4% |
| 2019 | 4.44 % change on previous year | -379.9% |
| 2020 | -5.47 % change on previous year | -223.3% |
| 2021 | 4.13 % change on previous year | -175.4% |
| 2022 | -4.83 % change on previous year | -217.1% |
| 2023 | 12.97 % change on previous year | -368.3% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 12.97 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.39 % change on previous year, 3.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 12.97 % change on previous year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.34 % change on previous year, 3.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military spending, annual growth rate in Bolivia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | +14237.0% | -0.6078 % change on previous year | 85.93 % change on previous year |
| 1883 | -11491.5% | 0.0451 % change on previous year | -5.14 % change on previous year |
| 1933 | +3535.1% | -12.36 % change on previous year | 424.48 % change on previous year |
| 2012 | +2682.4% | -0.4126 % change on previous year | 10.65 % change on previous year |
| 1972 | +2345.3% | 0.745 % change on previous year | 18.22 % change on previous year |
| 1974 | +2132.4% | 0.9952 % change on previous year | 22.22 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1840s | -1.97 % change on previous year | -1.97 % change on previous year | -1.97 % change on previous year | 1 |
| 1850s | -1.65 % change on previous year | -9.38 % change on previous year | 11.56 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1860s | -5.52 % change on previous year | -16.12 % change on previous year | 7.16 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1870s | 2.54 % change on previous year | -5.96 % change on previous year | 11.89 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1880s | 4.36 % change on previous year | -9.8 % change on previous year | 85.93 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1890s | -1.93 % change on previous year | -13.54 % change on previous year | 10.2 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1900s | 4.12 % change on previous year | -5.77 % change on previous year | 17.39 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.02 % change on previous year | -18.91 % change on previous year | 26.8 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1920s | 4.9 % change on previous year | -23.92 % change on previous year | 17.88 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1930s | 42.59 % change on previous year | -86.22 % change on previous year | 424.48 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1940s | 6.15 % change on previous year | -10.88 % change on previous year | 46.94 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1950s | -5.45 % change on previous year | -77.39 % change on previous year | 25.06 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1960s | 18.3 % change on previous year | -6.71 % change on previous year | 51.51 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.69 % change on previous year | 0.745 % change on previous year | 30.18 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.9801 % change on previous year | -20.4 % change on previous year | 13.25 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1881 % change on previous year | -11.72 % change on previous year | 10.81 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.55 % change on previous year | -7.17 % change on previous year | 31.56 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.52 % change on previous year | -1.59 % change on previous year | 16.86 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7 % change on previous year | -5.47 % change on previous year | 12.97 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
- 18 Uruguay 14.06 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Spain 13.86 % change on previous year compare
- 20 Mozambique 13.28 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Kyrgyzstan 12.95 % change on previous year compare
- 23 Georgia 12.85 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Azerbaijan 12.69 % change on previous year compare
More reference data data for Bolivia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7329 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3892 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.12 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending, annual growth rate in Bolivia?
- Military spending, annual growth rate in Bolivia was 12.97 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military spending, annual growth rate recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 424.48 % change on previous year in 1933.
- What is the lowest military spending, annual growth rate recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was -86.22 % change on previous year in 1936.
- How does Bolivia rank for military spending, annual growth rate?
- Bolivia ranks 21st out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is military spending, annual growth rate rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 145.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military spending, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Military spending. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Military spending Barnum et al. – Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Military spending. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.