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Guatemala - Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP) 0.52

World Bank WDI (SIPRI military expenditure) · updated 2026-10-15 · 166 economies tracked

Latest value

0.52 (2025)

Global rank

##138 of 166 economies

Share of global total

0.2%

Growth since 1960

0.45×

Ranking Race — Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#26#51#76#101#12619601970198019902000201020202025#49#1382022 overtook Ethiopia2024 overtook Mongolia
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Guatemala climbed from #49 to #138 (overtook Ethiopia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Guatemala ↓

Key Events — Guatemala

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1971
Fell 17 places in global rank auto
1981
Climbed 18 places in global rank auto
1991
Fell 16 places in global rank auto
2000
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto
2002
Fell 15 places in global rank auto
2022
Overtook Ethiopia in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Mongolia in global rank auto

Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP), 1960-2025

World Bank WDI (SIPRI military expenditure) · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1960197519902005202020250.370.981.582.19

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