Guatemala vs Mexico: Military spending as a share of GDP
Guatemala
0.5%
in 2019
Mexico
0.4%
in 2019
Guatemala rank
156th
Mexico rank
158th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Guatemala
- Mexico
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 0.5% against 0.4% in Mexico, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 152 shared years of data; in 1868 it was Mexico ahead.
Guatemala ranks 156th and Mexico ranks 158th of 172 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 12 and Mexico in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.8% | 1.8% | 1.0% | Mexico |
| 1870s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 0.0% | Guatemala |
| 1880s | 1.9% | 1.3% | 0.5% | Guatemala |
| 1890s | 2.9% | 1.1% | 1.8% | Guatemala |
| 1900s | 3.5% | 0.6% | 2.9% | Guatemala |
| 1910s | 0.8% | 1.4% | 0.7% | Mexico |
| 1920s | 0.5% | 1.5% | 1.0% | Mexico |
| 1930s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Guatemala |
| 1940s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Guatemala |
| 1950s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 0.6% | Guatemala |
| 1960s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.5% | Guatemala |
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.5% | Guatemala |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 0.3% | 0.9% | Guatemala |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Guatemala or Mexico?
- Guatemala, at 0.5% against 0.4% in Mexico as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Guatemala and Mexico?
- 0.1%, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Mexico?
- 152 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2019.
- How do Guatemala and Mexico rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Guatemala ranks 156th and Mexico ranks 158th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).