Military spending per military personnel in Colombia
Colombia: Military spending per military personnel was 47,661 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
47,661
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
71st
of 170 countries
All-time high
75,810
in 1955
All-time low
2,773
in 1841
Years of data
189
1831–2022
Military spending per military personnel in Colombia, 1831–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military spending per military personnel in Colombia is 47,661, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending per military personnel in Colombia peaked at 75,810 in 1955 and was at its lowest, 2,773, in 1841.
That places Colombia 71st out of 170 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Military spending per military personnel in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1831 | 20,845 | — |
| 1832 | 20,522 | -1.5% |
| 1833 | 22,675 | +10.5% |
| 1834 | 20,758 | -8.5% |
| 1835 | 21,090 | +1.6% |
| 1836 | 18,997 | -9.9% |
| 1837 | 19,278 | +1.5% |
| 1838 | 20,413 | +5.9% |
| 1839 | 10,202 | -50.0% |
| 1840 | 3,500 | -65.7% |
| 1841 | 2,773 | -20.8% |
| 1842 | 11,927 | +330.1% |
| 1843 | 14,829 | +24.3% |
| 1844 | 18,356 | +23.8% |
| 1845 | 16,519 | -10.0% |
| 1846 | 16,822 | +1.8% |
| 1847 | 14,650 | -12.9% |
| 1848 | 14,942 | +2.0% |
| 1849 | 14,259 | -4.6% |
| 1850 | 12,609 | -11.6% |
| 1851 | 12,003 | -4.8% |
| 1852 | 23,311 | +94.2% |
| 1853 | 21,458 | -7.9% |
| 1854 | 19,834 | -7.6% |
| 1855 | 18,207 | -8.2% |
| 1856 | 16,413 | -9.9% |
| 1857 | 28,055 | +70.9% |
| 1858 | 27,760 | -1.1% |
| 1859 | 27,142 | -2.2% |
| 1860 | 24,553 | -9.5% |
| 1861 | 18,934 | -22.9% |
| 1862 | 16,606 | -12.3% |
| 1863 | 3,287 | -80.2% |
| 1864 | 6,110 | +85.9% |
| 1865 | 4,082 | -33.2% |
| 1866 | 3,981 | -2.5% |
| 1867 | 4,759 | +19.5% |
| 1868 | 4,747 | -0.2% |
| 1869 | 5,598 | +17.9% |
| 1870 | 4,752 | -15.1% |
| 1871 | 5,057 | +6.4% |
| 1872 | 5,981 | +18.3% |
| 1873 | 6,726 | +12.5% |
| 1874 | 5,664 | -15.8% |
| 1875 | 9,469 | +67.2% |
| 1876 | 3,623 | -61.7% |
| 1877 | 12,297 | +239.4% |
| 1878 | 8,999 | -26.8% |
| 1879 | 8,338 | -7.3% |
| 1880 | 11,502 | +37.9% |
| 1881 | 8,454 | -26.5% |
| 1882 | 10,845 | +28.3% |
| 1883 | 10,455 | -3.6% |
| 1884 | 11,398 | +9.0% |
| 1885 | 10,598 | -7.0% |
| 1886 | 11,057 | +4.3% |
| 1887 | 4,265 | -61.4% |
| 1888 | 4,622 | +8.4% |
| 1889 | 4,442 | -3.9% |
| 1890 | 5,491 | +23.6% |
| 1891 | 4,631 | -15.7% |
| 1892 | 4,786 | +3.3% |
| 1893 | 4,525 | -5.4% |
| 1894 | 4,627 | +2.2% |
| 1895 | 4,777 | +3.3% |
| 1896 | 4,469 | -6.5% |
| 1897 | 26,498 | +493.0% |
| 1898 | 25,663 | -3.2% |
| 1899 | 63,906 | +149.0% |
| 1900 | 67,210 | +5.2% |
| 1901 | 39,906 | -40.6% |
| 1902 | 39,934 | +0.1% |
| 1903 | 2,824 | -92.9% |
| 1904 | 4,467 | +58.2% |
| 1905 | 8,725 | +95.3% |
| 1906 | 8,186 | -6.2% |
| 1907 | 7,434 | -9.2% |
| 1908 | 7,979 | +7.3% |
| 1909 | 8,299 | +4.0% |
| 1910 | 7,819 | -5.8% |
| 1911 | 9,008 | +15.2% |
| 1912 | 8,944 | -0.7% |
| 1913 | 9,898 | +10.7% |
| 1914 | 8,850 | -10.6% |
| 1915 | 9,738 | +10.0% |
| 1916 | 9,513 | -2.3% |
| 1917 | 8,521 | -10.4% |
| 1918 | 7,744 | -9.1% |
| 1919 | 6,462 | -16.6% |
| 1920 | 6,399 | -1.0% |
| 1921 | 8,049 | +25.8% |
| 1922 | 8,330 | +3.5% |
| 1923 | 7,483 | -10.2% |
| 1924 | 7,194 | -3.9% |
| 1925 | 8,284 | +15.1% |
| 1926 | 8,418 | +1.6% |
| 1927 | 9,434 | +12.1% |
| 1928 | 9,595 | +1.7% |
| 1929 | 9,591 | -0.0% |
| 1930 | 10,480 | +9.3% |
| 1931 | 8,762 | -16.4% |
| 1932 | 9,489 | +8.3% |
| 1933 | 10,927 | +15.2% |
| 1934 | 8,637 | -21.0% |
| 1935 | 8,584 | -0.6% |
| 1936 | 10,274 | +19.7% |
| 1937 | 8,286 | -19.4% |
| 1938 | 8,268 | -0.2% |
| 1939 | 12,611 | +52.5% |
| 1943 | 13,072 | +3.7% |
| 1944 | 15,940 | +21.9% |
| 1945 | 18,920 | +18.7% |
| 1946 | 11,680 | -38.3% |
| 1947 | 11,877 | +1.7% |
| 1948 | 19,591 | +64.9% |
| 1949 | 23,301 | +18.9% |
| 1950 | 11,708 | -49.8% |
| 1951 | 26,699 | +128.0% |
| 1952 | 33,176 | +24.3% |
| 1953 | 40,909 | +23.3% |
| 1954 | 48,808 | +19.3% |
| 1955 | 75,810 | +55.3% |
| 1956 | 56,532 | -25.4% |
| 1957 | 47,899 | -15.3% |
| 1958 | 23,045 | -51.9% |
| 1959 | 22,782 | -1.1% |
| 1960 | 23,380 | +2.6% |
| 1961 | 9,478 | -59.5% |
| 1962 | 12,413 | +31.0% |
| 1963 | 14,860 | +19.7% |
| 1964 | 14,990 | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 16,958 | +13.1% |
| 1966 | 14,759 | -13.0% |
| 1967 | 13,440 | -8.9% |
| 1968 | 13,566 | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 12,850 | -5.3% |
| 1970 | 15,689 | +22.1% |
| 1971 | 19,386 | +23.6% |
| 1972 | 12,538 | -35.3% |
| 1973 | 10,835 | -13.6% |
| 1974 | 10,822 | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 11,530 | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 9,047 | -21.5% |
| 1977 | 9,216 | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 10,173 | +10.4% |
| 1979 | 12,483 | +22.7% |
| 1980 | 12,376 | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 13,269 | +7.2% |
| 1982 | 14,095 | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 14,593 | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 14,951 | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 14,777 | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 13,168 | -10.9% |
| 1987 | 10,766 | -18.2% |
| 1988 | 12,859 | +19.4% |
| 1989 | 12,807 | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 15,085 | +17.8% |
| 1991 | 18,097 | +20.0% |
| 1992 | 13,950 | -22.9% |
| 1993 | 16,013 | +14.8% |
| 1994 | 17,640 | +10.2% |
| 1995 | 23,530 | +33.4% |
| 1996 | 33,760 | +43.5% |
| 1997 | 29,373 | -13.0% |
| 1998 | 28,752 | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 25,396 | -11.7% |
| 2000 | 31,586 | +24.4% |
| 2001 | 29,806 | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 29,231 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 24,311 | -16.8% |
| 2004 | 27,448 | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 32,331 | +17.8% |
| 2006 | 31,769 | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 44,414 | +39.8% |
| 2008 | 43,065 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 38,493 | -10.6% |
| 2010 | 34,883 | -9.4% |
| 2011 | 31,314 | -10.2% |
| 2012 | 33,636 | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 40,819 | +21.4% |
| 2014 | 46,548 | +14.0% |
| 2015 | 40,018 | -14.0% |
| 2016 | 36,647 | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 41,211 | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 41,694 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 45,175 | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 42,769 | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 47,572 | +11.2% |
| 2022 | 47,661 | +0.2% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 47,661 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 33,699, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 47,661 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 32,933, 1.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military spending per military personnel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | +493.0% | 4,469 | 26,498 |
| 1842 | +330.1% | 2,773 | 11,927 |
| 1877 | +239.4% | 3,623 | 12,297 |
| 1899 | +149.0% | 25,663 | 63,906 |
| 1951 | +128.0% | 11,708 | 26,699 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 19,420 | 10,202 | 22,675 | 9 |
| 1840s | 12,858 | 2,773 | 18,356 | 10 |
| 1850s | 20,679 | 12,003 | 28,055 | 10 |
| 1860s | 9,266 | 3,287 | 24,553 | 10 |
| 1870s | 7,091 | 3,623 | 12,297 | 10 |
| 1880s | 8,764 | 4,265 | 11,502 | 10 |
| 1890s | 14,937 | 4,469 | 63,906 | 10 |
| 1900s | 19,496 | 2,824 | 67,210 | 10 |
| 1910s | 8,650 | 6,462 | 9,898 | 10 |
| 1920s | 8,278 | 6,399 | 9,595 | 10 |
| 1930s | 9,632 | 8,268 | 12,611 | 10 |
| 1940s | 16,340 | 11,680 | 23,301 | 7 |
| 1950s | 38,737 | 11,708 | 75,810 | 10 |
| 1960s | 14,669 | 9,478 | 23,380 | 10 |
| 1970s | 12,172 | 9,047 | 19,386 | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,366 | 10,766 | 14,951 | 10 |
| 1990s | 22,160 | 13,950 | 33,760 | 10 |
| 2000s | 33,245 | 24,311 | 44,414 | 10 |
| 2010s | 39,194 | 31,314 | 46,548 | 10 |
| 2020s | 46,000 | 42,769 | 47,661 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
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 per military personnel in Colombia?
- Military spending per military personnel in Colombia was 47,661 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military spending per military personnel recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 75,810 in 1955.
- What is the lowest military spending per military personnel recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,773 in 1841.
- How does Colombia rank for military spending per military personnel?
- Colombia ranks 71st out of 170 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military spending per military personnel rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Military spending per military personnel. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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