Argentina vs Chile: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $3.73B in Argentina and $5.15B in Chile, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Chile, by $1.42B, or 1.38 times that in Argentina.
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Watch it change on the mapUS dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
Latest figures
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | $3.73B 2025 | $5.24B | 51 of 151 |
| Chile | $5.15B 2025 | $4.83B | 47 of 151 |
What the numbers say
- Chile has been higher since 2018, when it overtook Argentina.
- In 2025, Argentina ranked 51 and Chile ranked 47 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Argentina | Chile |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3.73B | $5.15B |
| 2024 | $4.18B | $5.51B |
| 2023 | $5.06B | $5.08B |
| 2022 | $4.62B | $4.84B |
| 2021 | $4.11B | $5.24B |
| 2020 | $4.17B | $5.77B |
| 2019 | $4.48B | $5.21B |
| 2018 | $4.92B | $5.22B |
| 2017 | $5.53B | $5.23B |
| 2016 | $5.1B | $4.99B |
| 2015 | $5.24B | $4.83B |
| 2014 | $5.29B | $4.84B |
| 2013 | $5.12B | $4.77B |
| 2012 | $4.57B | $4.71B |
| 2011 | $4.62B | $5.02B |
| 2010 | $4.69B | $4.71B |
| 2009 | $4.74B | $4.19B |
| 2008 | $4.4B | $4.66B |
| 2007 | $4.43B | $4.39B |
| 2006 | $4.09B | $4.46B |
| 2005 | $3.97B | $3.91B |
| 2004 | $3.78B | $3.8B |
| 2003 | $3.67B | $3.36B |
| 2002 | $3.57B | $2.96B |
| 2001 | $4.18B | $2.97B |
| 2000 | $4.25B | $2.91B |
| 1999 | $4.46B | $2.76B |
| 1998 | $4.33B | $2.67B |
| 1997 | $4.29B | $2.57B |
| 1996 | $4.36B | $2.41B |
| 1995 | $4.92B | $2.39B |
| 1994 | $5.02B | $2.19B |
| 1993 | $4.69B | $2.07B |
| 1992 | $4.97B | $1.9B |
| 1991 | $5.25B | $1.87B |
| 1990 | $5.23B | $1.98B |
| 1989 | $7.7B | $2.09B |
| 1988 | $9.47B | $2.27B |
| 1987 | $9.48B | $2.72B |
| 1986 | $9.5B | $2.74B |
| 1985 | $9.54B | $2.79B |
| 1984 | $10.3B | $2.87B |
| 1983 | $13.2B | $2.82B |
| 1982 | $11.5B | $3.34B |
| 1981 | $13.4B | $2.99B |
| 1980 | $12.6B | $2.79B |
| 1979 | $14.1B | $2.64B |
| 1978 | $13.6B | $2.36B |
| 1977 | $12.7B | $2.01B |
| 1976 | $12B | $1.52B |
| 1975 | $6.64B | $1.44B |
| 1974 | $5.23B | $1.88B |
| 1973 | $5.14B | $1.25B |
| 1972 | $4.9B | $1.22B |
| 1971 | $4.77B | $1.11B |
| 1970 | $4.62B | $735M |
| 1969 | $4.81B | $344M |
| 1968 | $3.94B | $347M |
| 1967 | $3.26B | $340M |
| 1966 | $2.93B | $312M |
| 1965 | $2.83B | $283M |
| 1964 | $2.94B | $238M |
| 1963 | $3.49B | $249M |
| 1962 | $3.43B | $250M |
| 1961 | $3.54B | $278M |
| 1960 | $2.91B | $236M |
| 1959 | $1.94B | $170M |
| 1958 | $3.45B | $223M |
| 1957 | $6.4B | $202M |
| 1956 | $3.61B | $201M |
| 1955 | $3.85B | $158M |
| 1954 | $3.82B | $112M |
| 1953 | $4B | $205M |
| 1952 | $3.07B | – |
| 1951 | $3.02B | – |
| 1950 | $4.45B | – |
| 1949 | $5.61B | – |
- Highly uncertain
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, in constant 2024 US dollars so that years compare, 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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