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Chad - Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP) 3.19

World Bank WDI (SIPRI military expenditure) · updated 2026-10-15 · 166 economies tracked

Latest value

3.19 (2025)

Global rank

##22 of 166 economies

Share of global total

1.0%

Growth since 1983

1.02×

Ranking Race — Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#24#47#70#93#116#13919601970198019902000201020202025#44#222024 overtook Colombia2025 overtook Latvia
ChadUkraineAlgeriaIsraelRussia

Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Chad climbed from #44 to #22 (overtook Colombia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Chad ↓

Key Events — Chad

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1987
Fell 39 places in global rank auto
1988
Climbed 47 places in global rank auto
1990
Fell 43 places in global rank auto
1993
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto
1994
Fell 22 places in global rank auto
1997
Fell 18 places in global rank auto
2006
Climbed 96 places in global rank auto
2007
Climbed 25 places in global rank auto

Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP), 1983-2025

World Bank WDI (SIPRI military expenditure) · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1983199320032013202320250.62.345.7
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