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

525.20 million current LCU, with Guatemala ahead.

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

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

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.

Ecuador vs Guatemala: Military expenditure

Ecuador

2.70 billion current LCU

in 2024

Guatemala

3.22 billion current LCU

in 2024

Ecuador rank

125th

Guatemala rank

123rd

Military expenditure over time

Ecuador
Guatemala

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 3.22 billion current LCU against 2.70 billion current LCU in Ecuador, a difference of 525.20 million current LCU.

That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.2 times Ecuador's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 125th and Guatemala ranks 123rd of 167 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and Guatemala in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Guatemala	Difference	Ahead
1960s	23.81 million current LCU	16.08 million current LCU	7.73 million current LCU	Ecuador
1970s	99.57 million current LCU	46.78 million current LCU	52.79 million current LCU	Ecuador
1980s	215.00 million current LCU	244.43 million current LCU	29.43 million current LCU	Guatemala
1990s	342.70 million current LCU	806.66 million current LCU	463.96 million current LCU	Guatemala
2000s	941.30 million current LCU	1.16 billion current LCU	222.48 million current LCU	Guatemala
2010s	2.51 billion current LCU	1.93 billion current LCU	583.07 million current LCU	Ecuador
2020s	2.55 billion current LCU	3.07 billion current LCU	517.84 million current LCU	Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Ecuador or Guatemala?: Guatemala, at 3.22 billion current LCU against 2.70 billion current LCU in Ecuador as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Ecuador and Guatemala?: 525.20 million current LCU, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Guatemala?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Ecuador and Guatemala rank globally for military expenditure?: Ecuador ranks 125th and Guatemala ranks 123rd of 167 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: 167 places, 8,248 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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