Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in Peru
Peru: Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) was 3.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Military expenditure in Peru, 2000–2025
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Measured in % of general government expenditure.
Analysis
Peru recorded 3.7% for military expenditure in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and down 52.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure in Peru peaked at 8.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2025.
That places Peru 128th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in Peru, year by year
| Year | % of general government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.3% | — |
| 2001 | 8.5% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 7.9% | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 7.6% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 7.1% | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 8.0% | +11.5% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | -10.9% |
| 2009 | 7.1% | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 7.6% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 7.7% | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | -19.7% |
| 2017 | 5.9% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | -12.0% |
| 2021 | 5.0% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 4.9% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | +12.8% |
| 2024 | 3.9% | -29.6% |
| 2025 | 3.7% | -5.7% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 3.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.9%, 75% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Peru's 3.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.7%, 99% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.5% | 6.3% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 5.5% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 3.7% | 5.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Peru
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- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 90.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.1169 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 -81.82 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure in Peru?
- Military expenditure in Peru was 3.7% in 2025, according to SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
- What is the highest military expenditure recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest military expenditure recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2025.
- How does Peru rank for military expenditure?
- Peru ranks 128th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is military expenditure rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru 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