Military spending, per unit of GDP in Guatemala
Guatemala: Military spending, per unit of GDP was 0.005 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.005 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 24.8%
World rank
147th
of 160 countries
All-time high
0.2063 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1970
All-time low
0.004 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Military spending, per unit of GDP in Guatemala, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 0.005 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP for military spending, per unit of gdp in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.8% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending, per unit of gdp in Guatemala peaked at 0.2063 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.004 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2024.
Guatemala ranks 147th of 160 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, per unit of GDP in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1527 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.1488 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 1962 | 0.1358 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1522 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.0% |
| 1964 | 0.13 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.6% |
| 1965 | 0.1829 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +40.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1788 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1888 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 0.161 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1277 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.7% |
| 1970 | 0.2063 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +61.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1367 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -33.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1388 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0973 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -29.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0824 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0998 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.2% |
| 1976 | 0.093 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0894 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0711 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0706 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0642 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0827 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0884 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0849 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0884 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0785 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0907 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0967 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0977 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0909 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0983 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0607 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -38.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0659 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0552 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0473 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0404 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0316 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0239 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0229 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0236 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0284 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.1% |
| 2001 | 0.035 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0233 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -33.3% |
| 2003 | 0.024 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0131 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -45.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0092 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -29.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0097 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0085 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.8% |
| 2008 | 0.008 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0078 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0078 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0071 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0074 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0075 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0064 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0059 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0061 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0049 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0047 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0054 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0053 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0045 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.9% |
| 2022 | 0.005 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0044 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.5% |
| 2024 | 0.004 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2025 | 0.005 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.8% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.005 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0132 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 38% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.005 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0088 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 57% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1559 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1277 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1888 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1085 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0706 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2063 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0863 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0642 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0977 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.047 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0229 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0983 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0167 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0078 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.035 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0063 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0047 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0078 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0047 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.004 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0053 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 144 Argentina 0.0055 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 145 Nicaragua 0.0052 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 146 Moldova 0.005 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 148 Kazakhstan 0.0043 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 149 Malta 0.0042 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 150 Sierra Leone 0.004 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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 unit of gdp in Guatemala?
- Military spending, per unit of gdp in Guatemala was 0.005 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military spending, per unit of gdp recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2063 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1970.
- What is the lowest military spending, per unit of gdp recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.004 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- How does Guatemala rank for military spending, per unit of gdp?
- Guatemala ranks 147th out of 160 countries with data for 2025.
- Is military spending, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Military spending ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Military spending Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
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Military spending divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.