Chad vs Ghana

Chad vs Ghana: Military share of state spending

Military share of state spending in 2025: 15.5% of government spending in Chad and 2.4% of government spending in Ghana, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Chad, by 13.1 percentage points, or 6.48 times that in Ghana.

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% of government spending · SIPRI

Chad vs Ghana: Military share of state spendingMilitary share of state spending in 2025: 15.5% of government spending in Chad and 2.4% of government spending in Ghana, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Chad, by 13.1 percentage points, or 6.48 times that in Ghana.
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What the numbers say

  • Chad has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1995.
  • In 2025, Chad ranked 13 and Ghana ranked 129 of 150 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of government spending · SIPRI

YearChadGhana
202515.52.4
2024151.4
202311.72
202214.61.2
2021151.4
202015.41.1
201914.91.5
201817.21.6
201714.81.8
201621.11.5
2015112.1
201412.82.3
201324.51.9
2012–2.7
201122.42.2
201023.71.4
200930.51.9
200831.31.7
200726.32.1
200621.51.7
20057.21.9
20047.91.9
20036.82.3
20028.52.3
20018.71.8
20007.53.4
19997.22.8
19986.22.6
19976.12.2
19968.82.1
19957.72.4
1994–2.2
1993–2.3
1992–2.6
1991–3.3
1990–2.6
1989–2.3
1988–2.3

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Good to know

  • The part of everything the government spends that goes on its armed forces and defence, 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 150 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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