Military spending in Ecuador
Ecuador: Military spending was 3.12 billion constant 2022 US$ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
3.12 billion constant 2022 US$
Change on year
up 6.7%
World rank
63rd
of 172 countries
All-time high
3.12 billion constant 2022 US$
in 2023
All-time low
14.01 million constant 2022 US$
in 1920
Years of data
170
1854–2023
Military spending in Ecuador, 1854–2023
Source: Barnum et al. – Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in constant 2022 US$.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 3.12 billion constant 2022 US$ for military spending in 2023. That is the highest value across all 170 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending in Ecuador peaked at 3.12 billion constant 2022 US$ in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.01 million constant 2022 US$, in 1920.
Ecuador ranks 63rd of 172 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Military spending in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | constant 2022 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1854 | 38.64 million constant 2022 US$ | — |
| 1855 | 40.08 million constant 2022 US$ | +3.7% |
| 1856 | 37.32 million constant 2022 US$ | -6.9% |
| 1857 | 34.06 million constant 2022 US$ | -8.7% |
| 1858 | 35.91 million constant 2022 US$ | +5.5% |
| 1859 | 36.56 million constant 2022 US$ | +1.8% |
| 1860 | 38.00 million constant 2022 US$ | +3.9% |
| 1861 | 32.75 million constant 2022 US$ | -13.8% |
| 1862 | 30.75 million constant 2022 US$ | -6.1% |
| 1863 | 26.68 million constant 2022 US$ | -13.2% |
| 1864 | 26.42 million constant 2022 US$ | -1.0% |
| 1865 | 19.74 million constant 2022 US$ | -25.3% |
| 1866 | 20.01 million constant 2022 US$ | +1.3% |
| 1867 | 20.91 million constant 2022 US$ | +4.5% |
| 1868 | 21.65 million constant 2022 US$ | +3.5% |
| 1869 | 21.85 million constant 2022 US$ | +0.9% |
| 1870 | 20.34 million constant 2022 US$ | -6.9% |
| 1871 | 20.58 million constant 2022 US$ | +1.2% |
| 1872 | 21.61 million constant 2022 US$ | +5.0% |
| 1873 | 23.41 million constant 2022 US$ | +8.3% |
| 1874 | 22.82 million constant 2022 US$ | -2.5% |
| 1875 | 23.80 million constant 2022 US$ | +4.3% |
| 1876 | 25.46 million constant 2022 US$ | +7.0% |
| 1877 | 22.80 million constant 2022 US$ | -10.4% |
| 1878 | 26.11 million constant 2022 US$ | +14.5% |
| 1879 | 25.45 million constant 2022 US$ | -2.5% |
| 1880 | 21.89 million constant 2022 US$ | -14.0% |
| 1881 | 22.05 million constant 2022 US$ | +0.7% |
| 1882 | 22.54 million constant 2022 US$ | +2.2% |
| 1883 | 21.53 million constant 2022 US$ | -4.5% |
| 1884 | 22.40 million constant 2022 US$ | +4.1% |
| 1885 | 21.86 million constant 2022 US$ | -2.4% |
| 1886 | 21.89 million constant 2022 US$ | +0.2% |
| 1887 | 21.94 million constant 2022 US$ | +0.2% |
| 1888 | 20.51 million constant 2022 US$ | -6.6% |
| 1889 | 20.51 million constant 2022 US$ | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 21.83 million constant 2022 US$ | +6.5% |
| 1891 | 20.39 million constant 2022 US$ | -6.6% |
| 1892 | 21.85 million constant 2022 US$ | +7.2% |
| 1893 | 21.18 million constant 2022 US$ | -3.1% |
| 1894 | 22.94 million constant 2022 US$ | +8.3% |
| 1895 | 24.89 million constant 2022 US$ | +8.5% |
| 1896 | 26.03 million constant 2022 US$ | +4.6% |
| 1897 | 26.46 million constant 2022 US$ | +1.6% |
| 1898 | 28.04 million constant 2022 US$ | +6.0% |
| 1899 | 29.25 million constant 2022 US$ | +4.3% |
| 1900 | 29.97 million constant 2022 US$ | +2.5% |
| 1901 | 32.27 million constant 2022 US$ | +7.7% |
| 1902 | 36.86 million constant 2022 US$ | +14.2% |
| 1903 | 35.09 million constant 2022 US$ | -4.8% |
| 1904 | 32.95 million constant 2022 US$ | -6.1% |
| 1905 | 34.47 million constant 2022 US$ | +4.6% |
| 1906 | 35.39 million constant 2022 US$ | +2.7% |
| 1907 | 33.00 million constant 2022 US$ | -6.8% |
| 1908 | 33.25 million constant 2022 US$ | +0.8% |
| 1909 | 37.54 million constant 2022 US$ | +12.9% |
| 1910 | 40.46 million constant 2022 US$ | +7.8% |
| 1911 | 42.18 million constant 2022 US$ | +4.2% |
| 1912 | 39.95 million constant 2022 US$ | -5.3% |
| 1913 | 42.93 million constant 2022 US$ | +7.5% |
| 1914 | 67.83 million constant 2022 US$ | +58.0% |
| 1915 | 66.77 million constant 2022 US$ | -1.6% |
| 1916 | 58.06 million constant 2022 US$ | -13.0% |
| 1917 | 43.33 million constant 2022 US$ | -25.4% |
| 1918 | 34.36 million constant 2022 US$ | -20.7% |
| 1919 | 22.09 million constant 2022 US$ | -35.7% |
| 1920 | 14.01 million constant 2022 US$ | -36.6% |
| 1921 | 17.36 million constant 2022 US$ | +23.9% |
| 1922 | 18.55 million constant 2022 US$ | +6.9% |
| 1923 | 19.46 million constant 2022 US$ | +4.9% |
| 1924 | 18.94 million constant 2022 US$ | -2.7% |
| 1925 | 20.19 million constant 2022 US$ | +6.6% |
| 1926 | 22.33 million constant 2022 US$ | +10.6% |
| 1927 | 23.27 million constant 2022 US$ | +4.2% |
| 1928 | 23.92 million constant 2022 US$ | +2.8% |
| 1929 | 25.56 million constant 2022 US$ | +6.8% |
| 1930 | 26.21 million constant 2022 US$ | +2.6% |
| 1931 | 27.58 million constant 2022 US$ | +5.2% |
| 1932 | 26.33 million constant 2022 US$ | -4.5% |
| 1933 | 24.59 million constant 2022 US$ | -6.6% |
| 1934 | 29.72 million constant 2022 US$ | +20.8% |
| 1935 | 28.67 million constant 2022 US$ | -3.5% |
| 1936 | 30.27 million constant 2022 US$ | +5.6% |
| 1937 | 29.41 million constant 2022 US$ | -2.9% |
| 1938 | 29.60 million constant 2022 US$ | +0.7% |
| 1939 | 30.15 million constant 2022 US$ | +1.9% |
| 1940 | 31.56 million constant 2022 US$ | +4.7% |
| 1941 | 29.72 million constant 2022 US$ | -5.8% |
| 1942 | 30.49 million constant 2022 US$ | +2.6% |
| 1943 | 35.12 million constant 2022 US$ | +15.2% |
| 1944 | 46.25 million constant 2022 US$ | +31.7% |
| 1945 | 60.08 million constant 2022 US$ | +29.9% |
| 1946 | 56.13 million constant 2022 US$ | -6.6% |
| 1947 | 51.46 million constant 2022 US$ | -8.3% |
| 1948 | 48.30 million constant 2022 US$ | -6.1% |
| 1949 | 59.24 million constant 2022 US$ | +22.6% |
| 1950 | 59.54 million constant 2022 US$ | +0.5% |
| 1951 | 60.48 million constant 2022 US$ | +1.6% |
| 1952 | 76.56 million constant 2022 US$ | +26.6% |
| 1953 | 118.36 million constant 2022 US$ | +54.6% |
| 1954 | 149.10 million constant 2022 US$ | +26.0% |
| 1955 | 159.69 million constant 2022 US$ | +7.1% |
| 1956 | 180.12 million constant 2022 US$ | +12.8% |
| 1957 | 194.30 million constant 2022 US$ | +7.9% |
| 1958 | 177.20 million constant 2022 US$ | -8.8% |
| 1959 | 168.03 million constant 2022 US$ | -5.2% |
| 1960 | 178.52 million constant 2022 US$ | +6.2% |
| 1961 | 178.01 million constant 2022 US$ | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 170.41 million constant 2022 US$ | -4.3% |
| 1963 | 155.96 million constant 2022 US$ | -8.5% |
| 1964 | 168.32 million constant 2022 US$ | +7.9% |
| 1965 | 185.80 million constant 2022 US$ | +10.4% |
| 1966 | 193.21 million constant 2022 US$ | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 184.72 million constant 2022 US$ | -4.4% |
| 1968 | 183.47 million constant 2022 US$ | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 221.71 million constant 2022 US$ | +20.8% |
| 1970 | 214.71 million constant 2022 US$ | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 228.18 million constant 2022 US$ | +6.3% |
| 1972 | 265.21 million constant 2022 US$ | +16.2% |
| 1973 | 289.91 million constant 2022 US$ | +9.3% |
| 1974 | 346.77 million constant 2022 US$ | +19.6% |
| 1975 | 422.24 million constant 2022 US$ | +21.8% |
| 1976 | 462.73 million constant 2022 US$ | +9.6% |
| 1977 | 593.90 million constant 2022 US$ | +28.3% |
| 1978 | 598.48 million constant 2022 US$ | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 623.39 million constant 2022 US$ | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 593.00 million constant 2022 US$ | -4.9% |
| 1981 | 619.17 million constant 2022 US$ | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 569.75 million constant 2022 US$ | -8.0% |
| 1983 | 517.62 million constant 2022 US$ | -9.2% |
| 1984 | 501.62 million constant 2022 US$ | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 566.03 million constant 2022 US$ | +12.8% |
| 1986 | 498.36 million constant 2022 US$ | -12.0% |
| 1987 | 511.62 million constant 2022 US$ | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 497.69 million constant 2022 US$ | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 507.83 million constant 2022 US$ | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 500.21 million constant 2022 US$ | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 513.25 million constant 2022 US$ | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 561.79 million constant 2022 US$ | +9.5% |
| 1993 | 639.77 million constant 2022 US$ | +13.9% |
| 1994 | 764.59 million constant 2022 US$ | +19.5% |
| 1995 | 1.08 billion constant 2022 US$ | +40.7% |
| 1996 | 1.06 billion constant 2022 US$ | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 1.06 billion constant 2022 US$ | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 956.86 million constant 2022 US$ | -9.4% |
| 1999 | 734.08 million constant 2022 US$ | -23.3% |
| 2000 | 664.33 million constant 2022 US$ | -9.5% |
| 2001 | 722.08 million constant 2022 US$ | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 801.81 million constant 2022 US$ | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 912.79 million constant 2022 US$ | +13.8% |
| 2004 | 903.01 million constant 2022 US$ | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 938.53 million constant 2022 US$ | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 991.52 million constant 2022 US$ | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 1.20 billion constant 2022 US$ | +20.9% |
| 2008 | 1.50 billion constant 2022 US$ | +25.3% |
| 2009 | 2.05 billion constant 2022 US$ | +36.7% |
| 2010 | 2.04 billion constant 2022 US$ | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 2.05 billion constant 2022 US$ | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 2.09 billion constant 2022 US$ | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 2.30 billion constant 2022 US$ | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 2.31 billion constant 2022 US$ | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 2.41 billion constant 2022 US$ | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 2.16 billion constant 2022 US$ | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 2.24 billion constant 2022 US$ | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 2.46 billion constant 2022 US$ | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 2.56 billion constant 2022 US$ | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 2.62 billion constant 2022 US$ | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 2.90 billion constant 2022 US$ | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 2.92 billion constant 2022 US$ | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 3.12 billion constant 2022 US$ | +6.7% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 3.12 billion constant 2022 US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.25 billion constant 2022 US$, 2.5× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 3.12 billion constant 2022 US$ is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 509.92 million constant 2022 US$, 6.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military spending in Ecuador changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1914 | +58.0% | 42.93 million constant 2022 US$ | 67.83 million constant 2022 US$ |
| 1953 | +54.6% | 76.56 million constant 2022 US$ | 118.36 million constant 2022 US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 37.10 million constant 2022 US$ | 34.06 million constant 2022 US$ | 40.08 million constant 2022 US$ | 6 |
| 1860s | 25.88 million constant 2022 US$ | 19.74 million constant 2022 US$ | 38.00 million constant 2022 US$ | 10 |
| 1870s | 23.24 million constant 2022 US$ | 20.34 million constant 2022 US$ | 26.11 million constant 2022 US$ | 10 |
| 1880s | 21.71 million constant 2022 US$ | 20.51 million constant 2022 US$ | 22.54 million constant 2022 US$ | 10 |
| 1890s | 24.29 million constant 2022 US$ | 20.39 million constant 2022 US$ | 29.25 million constant 2022 US$ | 10 |
| 1900s | 34.08 million constant 2022 US$ | 29.97 million constant 2022 US$ | 37.54 million constant 2022 US$ | 10 |
| 1910s | 45.80 million constant 2022 US$ | 22.09 million constant 2022 US$ | 67.83 million constant 2022 US$ | 10 |
| 1920s | 20.36 million constant 2022 US$ | 14.01 million constant 2022 US$ | 25.56 million constant 2022 US$ | 10 |
| 1930s | 28.25 million constant 2022 US$ | 24.59 million constant 2022 US$ | 30.27 million constant 2022 US$ | 10 |
| 1940s | 44.84 million constant 2022 US$ | 29.72 million constant 2022 US$ | 60.08 million constant 2022 US$ | 10 |
| 1950s | 134.34 million constant 2022 US$ | 59.54 million constant 2022 US$ | 194.30 million constant 2022 US$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 182.01 million constant 2022 US$ | 155.96 million constant 2022 US$ | 221.71 million constant 2022 US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 404.55 million constant 2022 US$ | 214.71 million constant 2022 US$ | 623.39 million constant 2022 US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 538.27 million constant 2022 US$ | 497.69 million constant 2022 US$ | 619.17 million constant 2022 US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 786.05 million constant 2022 US$ | 500.21 million constant 2022 US$ | 1.08 billion constant 2022 US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 billion constant 2022 US$ | 664.33 million constant 2022 US$ | 2.05 billion constant 2022 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.26 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2.04 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2.56 billion constant 2022 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.89 billion constant 2022 US$ | 2.62 billion constant 2022 US$ | 3.12 billion constant 2022 US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More reference data data for Ecuador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9379 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1826 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9943 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending in Ecuador?
- Military spending in Ecuador was 3.12 billion constant 2022 US$ in 2023, according to Barnum et al. – Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military spending recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 3.12 billion constant 2022 US$ in 2023.
- What is the lowest military spending recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.01 million constant 2022 US$ in 1920.
- How does Ecuador rank for military spending?
- Ecuador ranks 63rd out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is military spending rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from Barnum et al. – Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Military spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.