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Ecuador - Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP) 2.1

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

Latest value

2.1 (2025)

Global rank

##52 of 166 economies

Share of global total

0.6%

Growth since 1960

0.88×

Ranking Race — Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Ecuador climbed from #30 to #52 (overtook Iraq). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Ecuador ↓

Key Events — Ecuador

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1970
Fell 15 places in global rank auto
1978
Fell 23 places in global rank auto
1995
Climbed 39 places in global rank auto
1999
Fell 21 places in global rank auto
2003
Climbed 17 places in global rank auto
2022
Overtook Iraq in global rank auto
2024
Overtook South Sudan 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
1960197519902005202020251.211.892.563.24

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