Lower middle income vs Mexico: Military expenditure

Lower middle income
127.03 billion current USD
in 2024
Mexico
16.73 billion current USD
in 2024
Lower middle income rank
20th
Mexico rank
23rd

Military expenditure over time

  • Lower middle income
  • Mexico
050.0B100.0B150.0B196019922024

How they compare

Lower middle income currently reports 127.03 billion current USD against 16.73 billion current USD in Mexico, a difference of 110.30 billion current USD.

That makes Lower middle income's figure about 7.6 times Mexico's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Lower middle income has been ahead every year.

Lower middle income ranks 20th and Mexico ranks 23rd of 42 groups.

Lower middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income Mexico Difference Ahead
1960s 2.97 billion current USD 121.36 million current USD 2.85 billion current USD Lower middle income
1970s 9.84 billion current USD 399.04 million current USD 9.44 billion current USD Lower middle income
1980s 20.70 billion current USD 989.59 million current USD 19.71 billion current USD Lower middle income
1990s 25.88 billion current USD 1.98 billion current USD 23.90 billion current USD Lower middle income
2000s 53.76 billion current USD 3.45 billion current USD 50.31 billion current USD Lower middle income
2010s 94.39 billion current USD 5.76 billion current USD 88.63 billion current USD Lower middle income
2020s 120.95 billion current USD 11.07 billion current USD 109.88 billion current USD Lower middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Lower middle income or Mexico?
Lower middle income, at 127.03 billion current USD against 16.73 billion current USD in Mexico as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Lower middle income and Mexico?
110.30 billion current USD, with Lower middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Mexico?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Lower middle income and Mexico rank globally for military expenditure?
Lower middle income ranks 20th and Mexico ranks 23rd of 42 groups.
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.

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Indicator
Military expenditure (current USD)
Unit
current USD
Source
SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
211 places, 10,601 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)