What is the difference in military expenditure between Peru and Syria?

70.38 million current USD, with Peru ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Syria?

51 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.

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.

Peru vs Syria: Military expenditure (current USD)

Peru

2.57 billion current USD

in 2024

Syria

2.49 billion current USD

in 2011

Peru rank

60th

Syria rank

62nd

Military expenditure (current USD) over time

Peru
Syria

How they compare

Peru currently reports 2.57 billion current USD against 2.49 billion current USD in Syria, a difference of 70.38 million current USD.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Syria ahead.

Peru ranks 60th and Syria ranks 62nd of 168 countries.

Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Peru	Syria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	118.09 million current USD	129.52 million current USD	11.43 million current USD	Syria
1970s	526.78 million current USD	718.92 million current USD	192.15 million current USD	Syria
1980s	939.43 million current USD	2.96 billion current USD	2.02 billion current USD	Syria
1990s	1.06 billion current USD	1.58 billion current USD	522.83 million current USD	Syria
2000s	1.16 billion current USD	1.42 billion current USD	259.81 million current USD	Syria
2010s	2.27 billion current USD	2.42 billion current USD	153.40 million current USD	Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Peru or Syria?: Peru, at 2.57 billion current USD against 2.49 billion current USD in Syria as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Peru and Syria?: 70.38 million current USD, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Syria?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
How do Peru and Syria rank globally for military expenditure?: Peru ranks 60th and Syria ranks 62nd 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.

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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: 212 places, 10,618 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 01 October 2026

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