Military spending, annual growth rate in Colombia
Colombia: Military spending, annual growth rate was 1.34 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
1.34 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 613.1%
World rank
145th
of 172 countries
All-time high
149.02 % change on previous year
in 1899
All-time low
-49.75 % change on previous year
in 1950
Years of data
192
1832–2023
Military spending, annual growth rate in Colombia, 1832–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military spending, annual growth rate in Colombia is 1.34 % change on previous year, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 613.1% on the previous year and down 93.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending, annual growth rate in Colombia peaked at 149.02 % change on previous year in 1899 and was at its lowest, -49.75 % change on previous year, in 1950.
Colombia ranks 145th of 172 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Military spending, annual growth rate in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1832 | -1.55 % change on previous year | — |
| 1833 | 10.49 % change on previous year | -776.7% |
| 1834 | -8.45 % change on previous year | -180.6% |
| 1835 | 1.6 % change on previous year | -118.9% |
| 1836 | -9.92 % change on previous year | -721.1% |
| 1837 | 1.48 % change on previous year | -114.9% |
| 1838 | 5.88 % change on previous year | +297.6% |
| 1839 | -0.0423 % change on previous year | -100.7% |
| 1840 | 14.34 % change on previous year | -34010.9% |
| 1841 | -0.9405 % change on previous year | -106.6% |
| 1842 | 3.21 % change on previous year | -441.7% |
| 1843 | 3.61 % change on previous year | +12.3% |
| 1844 | -0.9683 % change on previous year | -126.8% |
| 1845 | -10.01 % change on previous year | +934.0% |
| 1846 | 1.83 % change on previous year | -118.3% |
| 1847 | -12.91 % change on previous year | -804.1% |
| 1848 | 2 % change on previous year | -115.5% |
| 1849 | -4.57 % change on previous year | -329.1% |
| 1850 | -11.57 % change on previous year | +152.9% |
| 1851 | -4.81 % change on previous year | -58.4% |
| 1852 | -2.89 % change on previous year | -39.8% |
| 1853 | -7.95 % change on previous year | +174.7% |
| 1854 | -7.57 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 1855 | -8.21 % change on previous year | +8.5% |
| 1856 | -9.85 % change on previous year | +20.1% |
| 1857 | -14.53 % change on previous year | +47.5% |
| 1858 | -1.05 % change on previous year | -92.8% |
| 1859 | -2.23 % change on previous year | +111.4% |
| 1860 | -9.54 % change on previous year | +328.4% |
| 1861 | -22.89 % change on previous year | +140.0% |
| 1862 | -12.3 % change on previous year | -46.3% |
| 1863 | -20.83 % change on previous year | +69.4% |
| 1864 | -7.06 % change on previous year | -66.1% |
| 1865 | -33.19 % change on previous year | +370.2% |
| 1866 | -2.48 % change on previous year | -92.5% |
| 1867 | 19.55 % change on previous year | -887.7% |
| 1868 | -0.2476 % change on previous year | -101.3% |
| 1869 | 17.92 % change on previous year | -7337.2% |
| 1870 | -15.11 % change on previous year | -184.3% |
| 1871 | 6.42 % change on previous year | -142.5% |
| 1872 | 18.27 % change on previous year | +184.6% |
| 1873 | 12.46 % change on previous year | -31.8% |
| 1874 | -15.8 % change on previous year | -226.8% |
| 1875 | -16.4 % change on previous year | +3.8% |
| 1876 | 14.79 % change on previous year | -190.2% |
| 1877 | 126.26 % change on previous year | +753.6% |
| 1878 | 9.77 % change on previous year | -92.3% |
| 1879 | -7.35 % change on previous year | -175.2% |
| 1880 | -8.03 % change on previous year | +9.4% |
| 1881 | 10.24 % change on previous year | -227.5% |
| 1882 | 28.29 % change on previous year | +176.2% |
| 1883 | -3.6 % change on previous year | -112.7% |
| 1884 | 9.02 % change on previous year | -350.5% |
| 1885 | -7.02 % change on previous year | -177.8% |
| 1886 | 4.32 % change on previous year | -161.6% |
| 1887 | -9.99 % change on previous year | -331.0% |
| 1888 | 8.36 % change on previous year | -183.7% |
| 1889 | -3.9 % change on previous year | -146.6% |
| 1890 | 5.95 % change on previous year | -252.7% |
| 1891 | -15.66 % change on previous year | -362.9% |
| 1892 | 3.34 % change on previous year | -121.3% |
| 1893 | -5.44 % change on previous year | -263.1% |
| 1894 | 2.24 % change on previous year | -141.2% |
| 1895 | 3.26 % change on previous year | +45.4% |
| 1896 | -6.47 % change on previous year | -298.2% |
| 1897 | -1.17 % change on previous year | -82.0% |
| 1898 | -3.15 % change on previous year | +170.1% |
| 1899 | 149.02 % change on previous year | -4827.3% |
| 1900 | 5.17 % change on previous year | -96.5% |
| 1901 | -40.62 % change on previous year | -885.7% |
| 1902 | 0.0689 % change on previous year | -100.2% |
| 1903 | 6.08 % change on previous year | +8723.7% |
| 1904 | 5.46 % change on previous year | -10.3% |
| 1905 | -2.35 % change on previous year | -143.0% |
| 1906 | 12.59 % change on previous year | -636.2% |
| 1907 | 5.94 % change on previous year | -52.8% |
| 1908 | 7.34 % change on previous year | +23.5% |
| 1909 | 4.01 % change on previous year | -45.4% |
| 1910 | -5.78 % change on previous year | -244.3% |
| 1911 | -1.25 % change on previous year | -78.3% |
| 1912 | -0.7153 % change on previous year | -43.0% |
| 1913 | 10.67 % change on previous year | -1591.1% |
| 1914 | -10.59 % change on previous year | -199.3% |
| 1915 | 10.04 % change on previous year | -194.8% |
| 1916 | -2.31 % change on previous year | -123.0% |
| 1917 | -10.43 % change on previous year | +351.3% |
| 1918 | -9.12 % change on previous year | -12.5% |
| 1919 | -16.56 % change on previous year | +81.6% |
| 1920 | -0.9695 % change on previous year | -94.1% |
| 1921 | 25.78 % change on previous year | -2758.9% |
| 1922 | 3.5 % change on previous year | -86.4% |
| 1923 | -10.17 % change on previous year | -391.0% |
| 1924 | -3.86 % change on previous year | -62.1% |
| 1925 | 15.14 % change on previous year | -492.7% |
| 1926 | 18.56 % change on previous year | +22.5% |
| 1927 | 28.08 % change on previous year | +51.3% |
| 1928 | 14.43 % change on previous year | -48.6% |
| 1929 | -0.0493 % change on previous year | -100.3% |
| 1930 | -15.01 % change on previous year | +30328.8% |
| 1931 | -4.45 % change on previous year | -70.3% |
| 1932 | 8.3 % change on previous year | -286.6% |
| 1933 | 15.15 % change on previous year | +82.5% |
| 1934 | 28.45 % change on previous year | +87.8% |
| 1935 | -0.6145 % change on previous year | -102.2% |
| 1936 | 10.48 % change on previous year | -1805.4% |
| 1937 | 0.8062 % change on previous year | -92.3% |
| 1938 | 19.74 % change on previous year | +2348.1% |
| 1939 | 27.12 % change on previous year | +37.4% |
| 1940 | -9.57 % change on previous year | -135.3% |
| 1941 | -6.92 % change on previous year | -27.7% |
| 1942 | -5.07 % change on previous year | -26.7% |
| 1943 | -4.87 % change on previous year | -4.0% |
| 1944 | 21.94 % change on previous year | -550.9% |
| 1945 | 18.69 % change on previous year | -14.8% |
| 1946 | -4.59 % change on previous year | -124.6% |
| 1947 | 1.68 % change on previous year | -136.7% |
| 1948 | 64.95 % change on previous year | +3759.0% |
| 1949 | 18.94 % change on previous year | -70.8% |
| 1950 | -49.75 % change on previous year | -362.7% |
| 1951 | 128.05 % change on previous year | -357.4% |
| 1952 | 24.26 % change on previous year | -81.1% |
| 1953 | 30.56 % change on previous year | +26.0% |
| 1954 | 25.94 % change on previous year | -15.1% |
| 1955 | -1.9 % change on previous year | -107.3% |
| 1956 | 5.64 % change on previous year | -396.7% |
| 1957 | -25.24 % change on previous year | -547.3% |
| 1958 | -39.06 % change on previous year | +54.7% |
| 1959 | -11.55 % change on previous year | -70.4% |
| 1960 | 8.66 % change on previous year | -175.0% |
| 1961 | 23.87 % change on previous year | +175.6% |
| 1962 | 30.96 % change on previous year | +29.7% |
| 1963 | 8.83 % change on previous year | -71.5% |
| 1964 | 10.97 % change on previous year | +24.2% |
| 1965 | 2.84 % change on previous year | -74.1% |
| 1966 | -12.97 % change on previous year | -556.2% |
| 1967 | -8.93 % change on previous year | -31.1% |
| 1968 | 0.9385 % change on previous year | -110.5% |
| 1969 | -5.28 % change on previous year | -662.8% |
| 1970 | 9.88 % change on previous year | -287.1% |
| 1971 | 37.29 % change on previous year | +277.4% |
| 1972 | -35.32 % change on previous year | -194.7% |
| 1973 | -13.58 % change on previous year | -61.6% |
| 1974 | -0.1266 % change on previous year | -99.1% |
| 1975 | 6.55 % change on previous year | -5271.2% |
| 1976 | -5.85 % change on previous year | -189.3% |
| 1977 | 1.87 % change on previous year | -132.0% |
| 1978 | 10.39 % change on previous year | +454.9% |
| 1979 | 22.7 % change on previous year | +118.6% |
| 1980 | -0.8546 % change on previous year | -103.8% |
| 1981 | 16.15 % change on previous year | -1989.6% |
| 1982 | 14.4 % change on previous year | -10.9% |
| 1983 | 3.53 % change on previous year | -75.5% |
| 1984 | 2.45 % change on previous year | -30.5% |
| 1985 | -6.81 % change on previous year | -377.6% |
| 1986 | 2.61 % change on previous year | -138.3% |
| 1987 | -7.48 % change on previous year | -386.6% |
| 1988 | 5.56 % change on previous year | -174.3% |
| 1989 | 19.25 % change on previous year | +246.4% |
| 1990 | 42.38 % change on previous year | +120.1% |
| 1991 | 19.97 % change on previous year | -52.9% |
| 1992 | -2.59 % change on previous year | -113.0% |
| 1993 | 14.79 % change on previous year | -670.3% |
| 1994 | 15.71 % change on previous year | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 33.38 % change on previous year | +112.5% |
| 1996 | 43.48 % change on previous year | +30.2% |
| 1997 | -11.21 % change on previous year | -125.8% |
| 1998 | 1.17 % change on previous year | -110.5% |
| 1999 | -11.1 % change on previous year | -1046.8% |
| 2000 | 21.97 % change on previous year | -297.9% |
| 2001 | -1.91 % change on previous year | -108.7% |
| 2002 | -1.93 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 5.28 % change on previous year | -373.6% |
| 2004 | 15.16 % change on previous year | +187.2% |
| 2005 | 19.52 % change on previous year | +28.8% |
| 2006 | -1.74 % change on previous year | -108.9% |
| 2007 | 41.15 % change on previous year | -2465.4% |
| 2008 | 17.84 % change on previous year | -56.7% |
| 2009 | -6.04 % change on previous year | -133.9% |
| 2010 | -3.27 % change on previous year | -45.9% |
| 2011 | -10.86 % change on previous year | +232.4% |
| 2012 | 7.41 % change on previous year | -168.2% |
| 2013 | 20.5 % change on previous year | +176.5% |
| 2014 | 14.04 % change on previous year | -31.5% |
| 2015 | -9.14 % change on previous year | -165.1% |
| 2016 | -8.42 % change on previous year | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 10.94 % change on previous year | -229.9% |
| 2018 | 1.17 % change on previous year | -89.3% |
| 2019 | 8.35 % change on previous year | +612.4% |
| 2020 | -5.33 % change on previous year | -163.8% |
| 2021 | -2.82 % change on previous year | -47.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1872 % change on previous year | -106.6% |
| 2023 | 1.34 % change on previous year | +613.1% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 1.34 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.16 % change on previous year, 26% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 1.34 % change on previous year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4.34 % change on previous year, 31% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military spending, annual growth rate in Colombia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1840 | +34010.9% | -0.0423 % change on previous year | 14.34 % change on previous year |
| 1930 | -30328.8% | -0.0493 % change on previous year | -15.01 % change on previous year |
| 1903 | +8723.7% | 0.0689 % change on previous year | 6.08 % change on previous year |
| 1869 | +7337.2% | -0.2476 % change on previous year | 17.92 % change on previous year |
| 1975 | +5271.2% | -0.1266 % change on previous year | 6.55 % change on previous year |
| 1899 | +4827.3% | -3.15 % change on previous year | 149.02 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | -0.0646 % change on previous year | -9.92 % change on previous year | 10.49 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1840s | -0.4409 % change on previous year | -12.91 % change on previous year | 14.34 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1850s | -7.07 % change on previous year | -14.53 % change on previous year | -1.05 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1860s | -7.11 % change on previous year | -33.19 % change on previous year | 19.55 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1870s | 13.33 % change on previous year | -16.4 % change on previous year | 126.26 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.77 % change on previous year | -9.99 % change on previous year | 28.29 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1890s | 13.19 % change on previous year | -15.66 % change on previous year | 149.02 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.3686 % change on previous year | -40.62 % change on previous year | 12.59 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1910s | -3.6 % change on previous year | -16.56 % change on previous year | 10.67 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1920s | 9.04 % change on previous year | -10.17 % change on previous year | 28.08 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1930s | 9 % change on previous year | -15.01 % change on previous year | 28.45 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1940s | 9.52 % change on previous year | -9.57 % change on previous year | 64.95 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1950s | 8.69 % change on previous year | -49.75 % change on previous year | 128.05 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.99 % change on previous year | -12.97 % change on previous year | 30.96 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.38 % change on previous year | -35.32 % change on previous year | 37.29 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.88 % change on previous year | -7.48 % change on previous year | 19.25 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.6 % change on previous year | -11.21 % change on previous year | 43.48 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.93 % change on previous year | -6.04 % change on previous year | 41.15 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.07 % change on previous year | -10.86 % change on previous year | 20.5 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.66 % change on previous year | -5.33 % change on previous year | 1.34 % change on previous year | 4 |
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More reference data data for Colombia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4113 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 9.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 61.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 94.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending, annual growth rate in Colombia?
- Military spending, annual growth rate in Colombia was 1.34 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military spending, annual growth rate recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 149.02 % change on previous year in 1899.
- What is the lowest military spending, annual growth rate recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was -49.75 % change on previous year in 1950.
- How does Colombia rank for military spending, annual growth rate?
- Colombia ranks 145th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is military spending, annual growth rate rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia 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
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.