Military spending per military personnel in Guatemala
Guatemala: Military spending per military personnel was 25,885 constant 2022 US$ in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
25,885 constant 2022 US$
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
106th
of 170 countries
All-time high
25,885 constant 2022 US$
in 2022
All-time low
236.27 constant 2022 US$
in 1923
Years of data
150
1868–2022
Military spending per military personnel in Guatemala, 1868–2022
Source: Barnum et al. – Global Military Spending Dataset (2025); Correlates of War – National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in constant 2022 US$.
Analysis
In 2022, military spending per military personnel in Guatemala stood at 25,885 constant 2022 US$. That is the highest value across all 150 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 54.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending per military personnel in Guatemala peaked at 25,885 constant 2022 US$ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 236.27 constant 2022 US$, in 1923.
Guatemala ranks 106th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Military spending per military personnel in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | constant 2022 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1868 | 3,055 constant 2022 US$ | — |
| 1869 | 2,933 constant 2022 US$ | -4.0% |
| 1870 | 3,531 constant 2022 US$ | +20.4% |
| 1871 | 4,680 constant 2022 US$ | +32.5% |
| 1872 | 5,418 constant 2022 US$ | +15.8% |
| 1873 | 7,336 constant 2022 US$ | +35.4% |
| 1874 | 7,378 constant 2022 US$ | +0.6% |
| 1875 | 7,564 constant 2022 US$ | +2.5% |
| 1876 | 8,327 constant 2022 US$ | +10.1% |
| 1877 | 8,202 constant 2022 US$ | -1.5% |
| 1878 | 9,178 constant 2022 US$ | +11.9% |
| 1879 | 9,287 constant 2022 US$ | +1.2% |
| 1880 | 8,559 constant 2022 US$ | -7.8% |
| 1881 | 12,603 constant 2022 US$ | +47.2% |
| 1882 | 12,944 constant 2022 US$ | +2.7% |
| 1883 | 13,647 constant 2022 US$ | +5.4% |
| 1884 | 14,502 constant 2022 US$ | +6.3% |
| 1885 | 8,700 constant 2022 US$ | -40.0% |
| 1886 | 9,574 constant 2022 US$ | +10.0% |
| 1887 | 8,591 constant 2022 US$ | -10.3% |
| 1888 | 8,924 constant 2022 US$ | +3.9% |
| 1889 | 2,120 constant 2022 US$ | -76.2% |
| 1890 | 10,104 constant 2022 US$ | +376.6% |
| 1891 | 10,052 constant 2022 US$ | -0.5% |
| 1892 | 11,658 constant 2022 US$ | +16.0% |
| 1893 | 12,008 constant 2022 US$ | +3.0% |
| 1894 | 13,691 constant 2022 US$ | +14.0% |
| 1895 | 17,095 constant 2022 US$ | +24.9% |
| 1896 | 18,934 constant 2022 US$ | +10.8% |
| 1897 | 14,373 constant 2022 US$ | -24.1% |
| 1898 | 12,008 constant 2022 US$ | -16.4% |
| 1899 | 9,881 constant 2022 US$ | -17.7% |
| 1900 | 8,806 constant 2022 US$ | -10.9% |
| 1901 | 9,402 constant 2022 US$ | +6.8% |
| 1902 | 11,056 constant 2022 US$ | +17.6% |
| 1903 | 9,716 constant 2022 US$ | -12.1% |
| 1904 | 8,652 constant 2022 US$ | -11.0% |
| 1905 | 8,124 constant 2022 US$ | -6.1% |
| 1906 | 7,742 constant 2022 US$ | -4.7% |
| 1907 | 7,841 constant 2022 US$ | +1.3% |
| 1908 | 8,080 constant 2022 US$ | +3.1% |
| 1909 | 8,309 constant 2022 US$ | +2.8% |
| 1910 | 7,390 constant 2022 US$ | -11.1% |
| 1911 | 7,161 constant 2022 US$ | -3.1% |
| 1912 | 1,888 constant 2022 US$ | -73.6% |
| 1913 | 1,840 constant 2022 US$ | -2.5% |
| 1914 | 700.01 constant 2022 US$ | -62.0% |
| 1915 | 774.37 constant 2022 US$ | +10.6% |
| 1916 | 714.12 constant 2022 US$ | -7.8% |
| 1917 | 551.1 constant 2022 US$ | -22.8% |
| 1918 | 488.86 constant 2022 US$ | -11.3% |
| 1919 | 323.84 constant 2022 US$ | -33.8% |
| 1920 | 238.19 constant 2022 US$ | -26.4% |
| 1921 | 257.96 constant 2022 US$ | +8.3% |
| 1922 | 242.55 constant 2022 US$ | -6.0% |
| 1923 | 236.27 constant 2022 US$ | -2.6% |
| 1924 | 1,645 constant 2022 US$ | +596.3% |
| 1925 | 2,182 constant 2022 US$ | +32.6% |
| 1926 | 2,802 constant 2022 US$ | +28.4% |
| 1927 | 3,609 constant 2022 US$ | +28.8% |
| 1928 | 3,953 constant 2022 US$ | +9.5% |
| 1929 | 3,845 constant 2022 US$ | -2.7% |
| 1930 | 3,874 constant 2022 US$ | +0.8% |
| 1931 | 3,593 constant 2022 US$ | -7.3% |
| 1932 | 3,705 constant 2022 US$ | +3.1% |
| 1933 | 4,123 constant 2022 US$ | +11.3% |
| 1934 | 4,321 constant 2022 US$ | +4.8% |
| 1935 | 5,267 constant 2022 US$ | +21.9% |
| 1936 | 5,214 constant 2022 US$ | -1.0% |
| 1937 | 5,133 constant 2022 US$ | -1.5% |
| 1938 | 5,553 constant 2022 US$ | +8.2% |
| 1939 | 5,365 constant 2022 US$ | -3.4% |
| 1944 | 1,569 constant 2022 US$ | -70.8% |
| 1946 | 1,914 constant 2022 US$ | +22.0% |
| 1947 | 1,748 constant 2022 US$ | -8.7% |
| 1948 | 1,800 constant 2022 US$ | +3.0% |
| 1949 | 2,403 constant 2022 US$ | +33.5% |
| 1950 | 2,282 constant 2022 US$ | -5.1% |
| 1951 | 2,193 constant 2022 US$ | -3.9% |
| 1952 | 8,134 constant 2022 US$ | +271.0% |
| 1953 | 8,369 constant 2022 US$ | +2.9% |
| 1954 | 9,189 constant 2022 US$ | +9.8% |
| 1955 | 10,106 constant 2022 US$ | +10.0% |
| 1956 | 11,019 constant 2022 US$ | +9.0% |
| 1957 | 11,084 constant 2022 US$ | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 11,093 constant 2022 US$ | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 10,576 constant 2022 US$ | -4.7% |
| 1960 | 9,593 constant 2022 US$ | -9.3% |
| 1961 | 11,322 constant 2022 US$ | +18.0% |
| 1962 | 10,263 constant 2022 US$ | -9.4% |
| 1963 | 9,738 constant 2022 US$ | -5.1% |
| 1964 | 10,814 constant 2022 US$ | +11.1% |
| 1965 | 10,884 constant 2022 US$ | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 11,593 constant 2022 US$ | +6.5% |
| 1967 | 10,840 constant 2022 US$ | -6.5% |
| 1968 | 9,630 constant 2022 US$ | -11.2% |
| 1969 | 10,151 constant 2022 US$ | +5.4% |
| 1970 | 12,155 constant 2022 US$ | +19.7% |
| 1971 | 9,351 constant 2022 US$ | -23.1% |
| 1972 | 9,148 constant 2022 US$ | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 8,760 constant 2022 US$ | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 9,653 constant 2022 US$ | +10.2% |
| 1975 | 12,680 constant 2022 US$ | +31.4% |
| 1976 | 13,633 constant 2022 US$ | +7.5% |
| 1977 | 14,117 constant 2022 US$ | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 16,242 constant 2022 US$ | +15.0% |
| 1979 | 13,015 constant 2022 US$ | -19.9% |
| 1980 | 13,267 constant 2022 US$ | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 9,964 constant 2022 US$ | -24.9% |
| 1982 | 11,397 constant 2022 US$ | +14.4% |
| 1983 | 8,943 constant 2022 US$ | -21.5% |
| 1984 | 9,095 constant 2022 US$ | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 7,588 constant 2022 US$ | -16.6% |
| 1986 | 6,784 constant 2022 US$ | -10.6% |
| 1987 | 6,844 constant 2022 US$ | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 6,637 constant 2022 US$ | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 6,011 constant 2022 US$ | -9.4% |
| 1990 | 5,319 constant 2022 US$ | -11.5% |
| 1991 | 4,960 constant 2022 US$ | -6.8% |
| 1992 | 5,585 constant 2022 US$ | +12.6% |
| 1993 | 5,392 constant 2022 US$ | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 7,797 constant 2022 US$ | +44.6% |
| 1995 | 8,024 constant 2022 US$ | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 8,023 constant 2022 US$ | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 9,334 constant 2022 US$ | +16.3% |
| 1998 | 8,979 constant 2022 US$ | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 8,419 constant 2022 US$ | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 8,254 constant 2022 US$ | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 9,188 constant 2022 US$ | +11.3% |
| 2002 | 8,191 constant 2022 US$ | -10.8% |
| 2003 | 7,260 constant 2022 US$ | -11.4% |
| 2004 | 5,953 constant 2022 US$ | -18.0% |
| 2005 | 5,213 constant 2022 US$ | -12.4% |
| 2006 | 6,353 constant 2022 US$ | +21.9% |
| 2007 | 12,689 constant 2022 US$ | +99.7% |
| 2008 | 12,903 constant 2022 US$ | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 12,849 constant 2022 US$ | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 13,425 constant 2022 US$ | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 15,513 constant 2022 US$ | +15.6% |
| 2012 | 16,760 constant 2022 US$ | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 16,775 constant 2022 US$ | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 16,982 constant 2022 US$ | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 18,596 constant 2022 US$ | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 17,779 constant 2022 US$ | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 18,577 constant 2022 US$ | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 19,322 constant 2022 US$ | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 23,086 constant 2022 US$ | +19.5% |
| 2020 | 24,150 constant 2022 US$ | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 24,812 constant 2022 US$ | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 25,885 constant 2022 US$ | +4.3% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 25,885 constant 2022 US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 33,699 constant 2022 US$, 77% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 25,885 constant 2022 US$ is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 32,933 constant 2022 US$, 79% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military spending per military personnel in Guatemala changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 | +596.3% | 236.27 constant 2022 US$ | 1,645 constant 2022 US$ |
| 1890 | +376.6% | 2,120 constant 2022 US$ | 10,104 constant 2022 US$ |
| 1952 | +271.0% | 2,193 constant 2022 US$ | 8,134 constant 2022 US$ |
| 2007 | +99.7% | 6,353 constant 2022 US$ | 12,689 constant 2022 US$ |
| 1889 | -76.2% | 8,924 constant 2022 US$ | 2,120 constant 2022 US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 2,994 constant 2022 US$ | 2,933 constant 2022 US$ | 3,055 constant 2022 US$ | 2 |
| 1870s | 7,090 constant 2022 US$ | 3,531 constant 2022 US$ | 9,287 constant 2022 US$ | 10 |
| 1880s | 10,016 constant 2022 US$ | 2,120 constant 2022 US$ | 14,502 constant 2022 US$ | 10 |
| 1890s | 12,980 constant 2022 US$ | 9,881 constant 2022 US$ | 18,934 constant 2022 US$ | 10 |
| 1900s | 8,773 constant 2022 US$ | 7,742 constant 2022 US$ | 11,056 constant 2022 US$ | 10 |
| 1910s | 2,183 constant 2022 US$ | 323.84 constant 2022 US$ | 7,390 constant 2022 US$ | 10 |
| 1920s | 1,901 constant 2022 US$ | 236.27 constant 2022 US$ | 3,953 constant 2022 US$ | 10 |
| 1930s | 4,615 constant 2022 US$ | 3,593 constant 2022 US$ | 5,553 constant 2022 US$ | 10 |
| 1940s | 1,887 constant 2022 US$ | 1,569 constant 2022 US$ | 2,403 constant 2022 US$ | 5 |
| 1950s | 8,404 constant 2022 US$ | 2,193 constant 2022 US$ | 11,093 constant 2022 US$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 10,483 constant 2022 US$ | 9,593 constant 2022 US$ | 11,593 constant 2022 US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 11,875 constant 2022 US$ | 8,760 constant 2022 US$ | 16,242 constant 2022 US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 8,653 constant 2022 US$ | 6,011 constant 2022 US$ | 13,267 constant 2022 US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 7,183 constant 2022 US$ | 4,960 constant 2022 US$ | 9,334 constant 2022 US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,885 constant 2022 US$ | 5,213 constant 2022 US$ | 12,903 constant 2022 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,682 constant 2022 US$ | 13,425 constant 2022 US$ | 23,086 constant 2022 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,949 constant 2022 US$ | 24,150 constant 2022 US$ | 25,885 constant 2022 US$ | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More reference data data for Guatemala
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9286 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1246 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6786 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending per military personnel in Guatemala?
- Military spending per military personnel in Guatemala was 25,885 constant 2022 US$ in 2022, according to Barnum et al. – Global Military Spending Dataset (2025); Correlates of War – National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military spending per military personnel recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 25,885 constant 2022 US$ in 2022.
- What is the lowest military spending per military personnel recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 236.27 constant 2022 US$ in 1923.
- How does Guatemala rank for military spending per military personnel?
- Guatemala ranks 106th out of 170 countries with data for 2022.
- Is military spending per military personnel rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Barnum et al. – Global Military Spending Dataset (2025); Correlates of War – National Material Capabilities Version 7.0 (2026) – with major processing by 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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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.