Paraguay vs Peru: Military spending as a share of GDP
Paraguay
0.9%
in 2025
Peru
0.8%
in 2025
Paraguay rank
134th
Peru rank
137th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Paraguay
- Peru
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Peru, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Paraguay ahead.
Paraguay ranks 134th and Peru ranks 137th of 166 countries.
Peru has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.7% | 3.0% | 0.3% | Peru |
| 1970s | 3.0% | 4.7% | 1.7% | Peru |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 3.7% | 0.5% | Peru |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 2.4% | 0.3% | Peru |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 1.5% | 0.6% | Peru |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 1.4% | 0.5% | Peru |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 1.1% | 0.2% | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Paraguay or Peru?
- Paraguay, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Paraguay and Peru?
- 0.1%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Peru?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Paraguay and Peru rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Paraguay ranks 134th and Peru ranks 137th 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.