What is the difference in military expenditure between Bolivia and Bulgaria?

267.20 million current LCU, with Bolivia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Bulgaria?

37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bolivia vs Bulgaria: Military expenditure (current LCU)

Bolivia

4.76 billion current LCU

in 2025

Bulgaria

4.49 billion current LCU

in 2025

Bolivia rank

121st

Bulgaria rank

122nd

Military expenditure (current LCU) over time

Bolivia
Bulgaria

How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 4.76 billion current LCU against 4.49 billion current LCU in Bulgaria, a difference of 267.20 million current LCU.

That makes Bolivia's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Bolivia ahead.

Bolivia ranks 121st and Bulgaria ranks 122nd of 168 countries.

Bolivia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bolivia	Bulgaria	Difference	Ahead
1980s	273.72 million current LCU	1.74 million current LCU	271.98 million current LCU	Bolivia
1990s	724.72 million current LCU	172.26 million current LCU	552.45 million current LCU	Bolivia
2000s	1.51 billion current LCU	1.10 billion current LCU	413.78 million current LCU	Bolivia
2010s	3.82 billion current LCU	1.46 billion current LCU	2.36 billion current LCU	Bolivia
2020s	3.83 billion current LCU	3.13 billion current LCU	699.65 million current LCU	Bolivia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Bolivia or Bulgaria?: Bolivia, at 4.76 billion current LCU against 4.49 billion current LCU in Bulgaria as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Bolivia and Bulgaria?: 267.20 million current LCU, with Bolivia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Bulgaria?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
How do Bolivia and Bulgaria rank globally for military expenditure?: Bolivia ranks 121st and Bulgaria ranks 122nd of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military expenditure (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 168 places, 8,396 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Military expenditure in local currency at current prices (by calendar year)