In 2022, Brazil ranked first in the annual value of military spending in Latin America, with an expenditure of over 17 billion U.S. dollars. Colombia came in second with over ten billion U.S. dollars in military expenditure, and Mexico third, at over 7.7 billion. Brazil is also the second
Military expenditure in Latin America in 2022, by country (in million U.S. dollars)
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SIPRI. (April 25, 2023). Military expenditure in Latin America in 2022, by country (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/794434/military-spending-latin-america-country/
SIPRI. "Military expenditure in Latin America in 2022, by country (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. April 25, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/794434/military-spending-latin-america-country/
SIPRI. (2023). Military expenditure in Latin America in 2022, by country (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/794434/military-spending-latin-america-country/
SIPRI. "Military Expenditure in Latin America in 2022, by Country (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/794434/military-spending-latin-america-country/
SIPRI, Military expenditure in Latin America in 2022, by country (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/794434/military-spending-latin-america-country/ (last visited April 24, 2024)
Military expenditure in Latin America in 2022, by country (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph], SIPRI, April 25, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/794434/military-spending-latin-america-country/