Bulgaria vs Ecuador: Military expenditure (current USD)
Bulgaria
2.59 billion current USD
in 2025
Ecuador
2.74 billion current USD
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
62nd
Ecuador rank
60th
Military expenditure (current USD) over time
- Bulgaria
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 2.74 billion current USD against 2.59 billion current USD in Bulgaria, a difference of 146.44 million current USD.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 62nd and Ecuador ranks 60th of 168 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Ecuador in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.07 billion current USD | 189.00 million current USD | 1.88 billion current USD | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 325.39 million current USD | 342.70 million current USD | 17.31 million current USD | Ecuador |
| 2000s | 684.32 million current USD | 941.30 million current USD | 256.98 million current USD | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 901.47 million current USD | 2.51 billion current USD | 1.61 billion current USD | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 1.77 billion current USD | 2.61 billion current USD | 843.00 million current USD | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military expenditure, Bulgaria or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 2.74 billion current USD against 2.59 billion current USD in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military expenditure between Bulgaria and Ecuador?
- 146.44 million current USD, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Ecuador?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Ecuador rank globally for military expenditure?
- Bulgaria ranks 62nd and Ecuador ranks 60th of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current USD). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)