Colombia vs Mexico: Military expenditure

Colombia

15.10 billion current USD

in 2024

Mexico

16.73 billion current USD

in 2024

Colombia rank

25th

Mexico rank

23rd

Military expenditure over time

Mexico currently reports 16.73 billion current USD against 15.10 billion current USD in Colombia, a difference of 1.63 billion current USD.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mexico ahead.

Globally, Colombia ranks 25th and Mexico ranks 23rd of 167 countries.

Indicator: Military expenditure (current USD)
Unit: current USD
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 211 places, 10,601 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)