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Colombia - Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP) 3.2

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

Latest value

3.2 (2025)

Global rank

##21 of 166 economies

Share of global total

1.0%

Growth since 1960

1.7×

Ranking Race — Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#23#45#67#89#111#13319601970198019902000201020202025#39#212020 overtook Iraq2024 overtook Togo
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Colombia climbed from #39 to #21 (overtook Iraq). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Colombia ↓

Key Events — Colombia

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1971
Climbed 16 places in global rank auto
1972
Fell 24 places in global rank auto
1983
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto
1993
Climbed 21 places in global rank auto
1996
Climbed 18 places in global rank auto
1997
Fell 23 places in global rank auto
2020
Overtook Iraq in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Togo 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
1960197519902005202020251.442.443.454.45
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