Colombia vs Upper middle income: Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP

Colombia
0.0359 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Upper middle income
0.0172 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Colombia rank
24th
Upper middle income rank
22nd

Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP over time

  • Colombia
  • Upper middle income
0.010.020.030.04196019922024

How they compare

Colombia currently reports 0.0359 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0172 current USD per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.0187 current USD per US$ of GDP.

That makes Colombia's figure about 2.1 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Upper middle income ahead.

Colombia ranks 24th and Upper middle income ranks 22nd of 166 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 4 and Upper middle income in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0219 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0264 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0045 current USD per US$ of GDP Upper middle income
1990s 0.0276 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0194 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0082 current USD per US$ of GDP Colombia
2000s 0.0343 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0165 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0177 current USD per US$ of GDP Colombia
2010s 0.0318 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0158 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.016 current USD per US$ of GDP Colombia
2020s 0.0321 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.016 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0161 current USD per US$ of GDP Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp, Colombia or Upper middle income?
Colombia, at 0.0359 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0172 current USD per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp between Colombia and Upper middle income?
0.0187 current USD per US$ of GDP, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Upper middle income?
36 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
How do Colombia and Upper middle income rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp?
Colombia ranks 24th and Upper middle income ranks 22nd of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP
Unit
current USD per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
210 places, 10,381 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Military expenditure (current USD) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.