Chad vs Nigeria

Chad vs Nigeria: Military share of state spending

Military share of state spending in 2025: 15.5% of government spending in Chad and 5.9% of government spending in Nigeria, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Chad, by 9.6 percentage points, or 2.63 times that in Nigeria.

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% of government spending · SIPRI

Chad vs Nigeria: Military share of state spendingMilitary share of state spending in 2025: 15.5% of government spending in Chad and 5.9% of government spending in Nigeria, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Chad, by 9.6 percentage points, or 2.63 times that in Nigeria.
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What the numbers say

  • Chad has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2000.
  • In 2025, Chad ranked 13 and Nigeria ranked 58 of 150 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of government spending · SIPRI

YearChadNigeria
202515.55.9
2024153.7
202311.76
202214.64.5
2021158.1
202015.45.2
201914.93.7
201817.24
201714.83.6
201621.14.4
2015113.8
201412.83.1
201324.53.3
2012–3.4
201122.43.3
201023.73.3
200930.53.3
200831.33.4
200726.32
200621.52.8
20057.22.2
20047.92.7
20036.82.5
20028.54.9
20018.72.5
20007.52.2
19997.2–
19986.2–
19976.1–
19968.8–
19957.7–

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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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