DEFENSE SPENDING/ GDP RATIO

Source: World Development Indicators 2006 (World Bank)

Military expenditure (% of GDP)

2001

2002

2003

2004

Colombia

3.83

4.12

4.36

4.34

United States

3.1

3.42

3.78

3.98

Chile

3.71

3.81

3.44

3.86

Ecuador

1.83

2.3

2.36

1.95

Bolivia

1.7

1.72

1.64

1.61

Uruguay

1.77

1.66

1.57

1.39

Brazil

1.92

1.86

1.56

1.39

Peru

1.85

1.26

1.27

1.2

Venezuela, RB

1.75

1.46

1.35

Argentina

1.35

1.21

1.18

1.02

Paraguay

1.01

0.93

0.89

0.7

Honduras

0.65

0.83

0.76

0.68

El Salvador

0.79

0.76

0.71

0.66

Guatemala

0.69

0.56

0.48

0.4

Mexico

0.54

0.5

0.46

0.42