Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled in Colombia
Colombia: Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled was 15.10 billion current USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled in Colombia, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current USD.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 15.10 billion current USD for military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 40.1% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled in Colombia peaked at 15.10 billion current USD in 2024 and was at its lowest, 75.96 million current USD, in 1960.
Colombia ranks 25th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 149.60 million current USD | 75.96 million current USD | 190.00 million current USD | 10 |
| 1970s | 253.15 million current USD | 162.66 million current USD | 467.69 million current USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 751.24 million current USD | 611.25 million current USD | 889.73 million current USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.30 billion current USD | 889.98 million current USD | 4.32 billion current USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.21 billion current USD | 3.03 billion current USD | 9.05 billion current USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.49 billion current USD | 8.68 billion current USD | 12.50 billion current USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.05 billion current USD | 9.55 billion current USD | 15.10 billion current USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More public sector data for Colombia
- Arms imports 19.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.3593 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 533.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 19.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 285.45 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0359 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 40.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 2.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 9,715 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled in Colombia?
- Military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled in Colombia was 15.10 billion current USD in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.10 billion current USD in 2024.
- What is the lowest military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.96 million current USD in 1960.
- How does Colombia rank for military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled?
- Colombia ranks 25th out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military expenditure (current USD) with 107 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Military expenditure SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Military expenditure (current USD) with 107 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.