Argentina vs Chile

Argentina vs Chile: Military spending

Military spending in 2025: 0.56% of GDP in Argentina and 1.52% of GDP in Chile, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Chile, by 0.96 percentage points, or 2.7 times that in Argentina.

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% of GDP · SIPRI

Argentina vs Chile: Military spendingMilitary spending in 2025: 0.56% of GDP in Argentina and 1.52% of GDP in Chile, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Chile, by 0.96 percentage points, or 2.7 times that in Argentina.
ArgentinaChileHighly uncertain

What the numbers say

  • Chile has been higher since 1959, when it overtook Argentina.
  • In 2025, Argentina ranked 137 and Chile ranked 84 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of GDP · SIPRI

YearArgentinaChile
20250.561.52
20240.651.67
20230.751.63
20220.681.55
20210.631.65
20200.732.07
20190.71.87
20180.731.88
20170.851.94
20160.811.92
20150.851.91
20140.881.97
20130.842
20120.782.05
20110.762.26
20100.812.25
20090.892.28
20080.762.58
20070.792.33
20060.792.51
20050.852.54
20040.882.71
20031.062.7
20021.092.53
20011.182.65
20001.152.69
19991.222.7
19981.142.58
19971.142.47
19961.242.42
19951.472.56
19941.462.6
19931.422.71
19921.422.63
19911.512.85
19901.453.4
19891.883.59
19882.134.14
19872.285.64
19862.316.29
19852.36.9
19842.167.61
19832.747.58
19822.718.88
19813.477.02
19803.16.48
19794.676.33
19784.726.73
19774.016.92
19763.786.09
19752.046.74
19741.667.11
19731.856.28
19721.826.63
19711.816.27
19701.884.45
19691.942.26
19681.692.53
19671.42.71
19661.172.74
19651.072.89
19641.152.64
19631.682.87
19622.663.04
19612.143.53
19601.553.12
19590.812.15
1958–2.7
1957–3.05
1956–2.3
1955–2.3
1954–1.69
1953–2.78
1952–2.57
1951–3.07
19502.912.64
  • Highly uncertain

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, as a share of its economy, by SIPRI’s count.
  • Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
  • Marked points are SIPRI’s own: a dot where it gives the figure as its estimate, a ring where it calls the figure highly uncertain.
  • Ranks count the 151 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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