Which has higher military expenditure, Dominican Republic or El Salvador?

Dominican Republic, at 4.0% against 3.8% in El Salvador as of 2024.

What is the difference in military expenditure between Dominican Republic and El Salvador?

0.2%, with Dominican Republic ahead.

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

28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

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

Dominican Republic vs El Salvador: Military expenditure

Dominican Republic

4.0%

in 2024

El Salvador

3.8%

in 2024

Dominican Republic rank

111th

El Salvador rank

113th

Military expenditure over time

Dominican Republic
El Salvador

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 4.0% against 3.8% in El Salvador, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1997 it was El Salvador ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 111th and El Salvador ranks 113th of 161 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	El Salvador	Difference	Ahead
1990s	5.9%	5.4%	0.5%	Dominican Republic
2000s	5.1%	4.5%	0.7%	Dominican Republic
2010s	3.8%	4.0%	0.2%	El Salvador
2020s	3.7%	4.2%	0.5%	El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Dominican Republic or El Salvador?: Dominican Republic, at 4.0% against 3.8% in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Dominican Republic and El Salvador?: 0.2%, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and El Salvador?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
How do Dominican Republic and El Salvador rank globally for military expenditure?: Dominican Republic ranks 111th and El Salvador ranks 113th of 161 countries.
Where does this data come from?: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure)
Unit: % of general government expenditure
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 204 places, 5,828 data points, 1988–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Military expenditure expressed as a percentage of general government expenditure