Burkina Faso vs Chad: Military spending
Military spending in 2025: 3.3% of GDP in Burkina Faso and 3.19% of GDP in Chad, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Burkina Faso, by 0.11 percentage points, or 1.04 times that in Chad.
Burkina FasoChad
Watch it change on the map% of GDP · SIPRI
Latest figures
% of GDP · SIPRI
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 3.3 2025 | 1.25 | 17 of 151 |
| Chad | 3.19 2025 | 1.52 | 22 of 151 |
What the numbers say
- Burkina Faso has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Chad.
- In 2025, Burkina Faso ranked 17 and Chad ranked 22 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of GDP · SIPRI
| Year | Burkina Faso | Chad |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.3 | 3.19 |
| 2024 | 4.39 | 2.98 |
| 2023 | 4.08 | 2.12 |
| 2022 | 2.98 | 2.04 |
| 2021 | 2.33 | 2.08 |
| 2020 | 2.11 | 2.21 |
| 2019 | 2.21 | 1.57 |
| 2018 | 1.93 | 1.65 |
| 2017 | 1.36 | 1.66 |
| 2016 | 1.17 | 2.31 |
| 2015 | 1.25 | 1.52 |
| 2014 | 1.27 | 2.16 |
| 2013 | 1.24 | 4.3 |
| 2012 | 1.18 | – |
| 2011 | 1.15 | 3.76 |
| 2010 | 1.23 | 4.32 |
| 2009 | 1.35 | 5.7 |
| 2008 | 1.24 | 4.28 |
| 2007 | 1.42 | 3.25 |
| 2006 | 1.11 | 2.18 |
| 2005 | 1.2 | 0.61 |
| 2004 | 1.21 | 0.74 |
| 2003 | 1.07 | 0.97 |
| 2002 | 1.18 | 1.12 |
| 2001 | 1.16 | 0.99 |
| 2000 | 1.24 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1.23 | 0.89 |
| 1998 | 1.28 | 0.6 |
| 1997 | 1.42 | 0.7 |
| 1996 | 1.29 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1.38 | 0.9 |
| 1994 | 1.42 | 1.22 |
| 1993 | 1.86 | 1.75 |
| 1992 | 2.05 | 1.38 |
| 1991 | 2.17 | – |
| 1990 | 2.71 | 1.38 |
| 1989 | 2.74 | 2.73 |
| 1988 | 2.31 | 3.56 |
| 1987 | 2.25 | 1.83 |
| 1986 | 2.62 | 2.96 |
| 1985 | 1.84 | 2.82 |
| 1984 | 3.02 | 2.95 |
| 1983 | 2.93 | 3.13 |
| 1982 | 3 | – |
| 1981 | 2.84 | – |
| 1980 | 2.75 | – |
| 1979 | 2.7 | – |
| 1978 | 3.28 | – |
| 1977 | 3.04 | – |
| 1976 | 3.12 | – |
| 1975 | 2.81 | – |
| 1974 | 1.15 | – |
| 1973 | 1.24 | – |
| 1972 | 1.14 | – |
| 1971 | 1.18 | – |
| 1970 | 1.17 | – |
| 1969 | 1.25 | – |
| 1968 | 1.18 | – |
| 1967 | 1.33 | – |
| 1966 | 1.65 | – |
| 1965 | 1.53 | – |
| 1964 | 2.61 | – |
| 1963 | 2.38 | – |
| 1962 | 2.35 | – |
| 1961 | 0.83 | – |
| 1960 | 0.68 | – |
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.
- Ranks count the 151 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time