Military expenditure in Ecuador
Ecuador: Military expenditure was 5.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Military expenditure in Ecuador, 1995–2024
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Measured in % of general government expenditure.
Analysis
Ecuador recorded 5.5% for military expenditure in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure in Ecuador peaked at 11.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2024.
Ecuador ranks 75th of 161 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Military expenditure in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % of general government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 9.8% | — |
| 1996 | 8.0% | -18.6% |
| 1997 | 8.8% | +9.7% |
| 1998 | 9.7% | +10.3% |
| 1999 | 6.5% | -33.0% |
| 2000 | 6.3% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 7.8% | +24.1% |
| 2002 | 8.2% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 11.2% | +36.9% |
| 2004 | 9.5% | -15.5% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | +13.4% |
| 2006 | 9.6% | -10.9% |
| 2007 | 10.6% | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 7.6% | -29.0% |
| 2009 | 9.5% | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 7.8% | -9.7% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | -12.8% |
| 2013 | 6.1% | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 5.9% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 5.8% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | +11.5% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 5.7% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 5.6% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 5.5% | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.6% | 6.5% | 9.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 6.3% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 5.5% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 5.5% | 6.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 72 Guinea-Bissau 5.8% compare
- 73 North Macedonia 5.5% compare
- 74 Bulgaria 5.5% compare
- 76 Libya 5.5% compare
- 77 Philippines 5.4% compare
- 78 Senegal 5.4% compare
More public sector data for Ecuador
- Arms imports 25.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.38 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 257.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 25.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 148.77 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0218 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 0.2229 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 2.70 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 28.18 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure in Ecuador?
- Military expenditure in Ecuador was 5.5% in 2024, according to SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
- What is the highest military expenditure recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest military expenditure recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2024.
- How does Ecuador rank for military expenditure?
- Ecuador ranks 75th out of 161 countries with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ecuador data come from?
- The figures come from SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as part of Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Military expenditure expressed as a percentage of general government expenditure