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

374.75 million current LCU, with Guatemala ahead.

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

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.

Bulgaria vs Guatemala: Military expenditure (current LCU)

Bulgaria

4.49 billion current LCU

in 2025

Guatemala

4.86 billion current LCU

in 2025

Bulgaria rank

122nd

Guatemala rank

120th

Military expenditure (current LCU) over time

Bulgaria
Guatemala

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 4.86 billion current LCU against 4.49 billion current LCU in Bulgaria, a difference of 374.75 million current LCU.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Guatemala ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 122nd and Guatemala ranks 120th of 168 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Guatemala	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1.74 million current LCU	427.00 million current LCU	425.26 million current LCU	Guatemala
1990s	172.26 million current LCU	806.66 million current LCU	634.39 million current LCU	Guatemala
2000s	1.10 billion current LCU	1.16 billion current LCU	68.58 million current LCU	Guatemala
2010s	1.46 billion current LCU	1.93 billion current LCU	468.39 million current LCU	Guatemala
2020s	3.13 billion current LCU	3.41 billion current LCU	288.93 million current LCU	Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Bulgaria or Guatemala?: Guatemala, at 4.86 billion current LCU against 4.49 billion current LCU in Bulgaria as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Bulgaria and Guatemala?: 374.75 million current LCU, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Guatemala?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Guatemala rank globally for military expenditure?: Bulgaria ranks 122nd and Guatemala ranks 120th 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)