Guatemala vs Zimbabwe: Military spending as a share of GDP
Guatemala
0.5%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
0.6%
in 2025
Guatemala rank
153rd
Zimbabwe rank
150th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Guatemala
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Guatemala, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 153rd and Zimbabwe ranks 150th of 166 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.3% | 1.7% | 0.4% | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | 1.2% | 4.4% | 3.1% | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 5.5% | 3.6% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 3.2% | 2.1% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 2.9% | 2.2% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 1.5% | 1.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Guatemala or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Guatemala as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Guatemala and Zimbabwe?
- 0.1%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Zimbabwe?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Guatemala and Zimbabwe rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Guatemala ranks 153rd and Zimbabwe ranks 150th of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) 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
Total military expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.