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

260.72 million current LCU, with Haiti ahead.

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

38 years are reported by both, from 1988 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.

Guatemala vs Haiti: Military expenditure (current LCU)

Guatemala

4.86 billion current LCU

in 2025

Haiti

5.12 billion current LCU

in 2025

Guatemala rank

120th

Haiti rank

118th

Military expenditure (current LCU) over time

Guatemala
Haiti

How they compare

Haiti currently reports 5.12 billion current LCU against 4.86 billion current LCU in Guatemala, a difference of 260.72 million current LCU.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 120th and Haiti ranks 118th of 168 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guatemala	Haiti	Difference	Ahead
1980s	405.50 million current LCU	10.01 million current LCU	395.49 million current LCU	Guatemala
1990s	806.66 million current LCU	11.39 million current LCU	795.27 million current LCU	Guatemala
2000s	1.16 billion current LCU	0 current LCU	1.16 billion current LCU	Guatemala
2010s	1.93 billion current LCU	329.73 million current LCU	1.60 billion current LCU	Guatemala
2020s	3.41 billion current LCU	2.50 billion current LCU	915.74 million current LCU	Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Guatemala or Haiti?: Haiti, at 5.12 billion current LCU against 4.86 billion current LCU in Guatemala as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Guatemala and Haiti?: 260.72 million current LCU, with Haiti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Haiti?: 38 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2025.
How do Guatemala and Haiti rank globally for military expenditure?: Guatemala ranks 120th and Haiti ranks 118th 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)