Which has higher military expenditure, Dominican Republic or Mexico?

Mexico, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Dominican Republic as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Mexico?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Mexico: Military expenditure

Dominican Republic

0.8%

in 2024

Mexico

0.9%

in 2024

Dominican Republic rank

136th

Mexico rank

134th

Military expenditure over time

Dominican Republic
Mexico

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 0.9% against 0.8% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 136th and Mexico ranks 134th of 165 countries.

Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Mexico	Difference	Ahead
1960s	3.9%	0.6%	3.3%	Dominican Republic
1970s	2.0%	0.5%	1.5%	Dominican Republic
1980s	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%	Dominican Republic
1990s	0.7%	0.4%	0.2%	Dominican Republic
2000s	0.8%	0.4%	0.4%	Dominican Republic
2010s	0.7%	0.5%	0.2%	Dominican Republic
2020s	0.7%	0.7%	0.0%	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Dominican Republic or Mexico?: Mexico, at 0.9% against 0.8% in Dominican Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Dominican Republic and Mexico?: 0.1%, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Mexico?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Dominican Republic and Mexico rank globally for military expenditure?: Dominican Republic ranks 136th and Mexico ranks 134th of 165 countries.
Where does this data come from?: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military expenditure (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 210 places, 10,550 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product