Chad vs Tanzania: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $598M in Chad and $983M in Tanzania, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Tanzania, by $385M, or 1.64 times that in Chad.
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Watch it change on the mapUS dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI · log scale
Latest figures
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | $598M 2025 | $288M | 92 of 151 |
| Tanzania | $983M 2025 | $562M | 81 of 151 |
What the numbers say
- Tanzania has been higher since 2014, when it overtook Chad.
- In 2025, Chad ranked 92 and Tanzania ranked 81 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Chad | Tanzania |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $598M | $983M |
| 2024 | $558M | $930M |
| 2023 | $406M | $909M |
| 2022 | $412M | $838M |
| 2021 | $387M | $753M |
| 2020 | $388M | $698M |
| 2019 | $300M | $657M |
| 2018 | $304M | $650M |
| 2017 | $290M | $618M |
| 2016 | $408M | $615M |
| 2015 | $288M | $562M |
| 2014 | $446M | $484M |
| 2013 | $839M | $434M |
| 2012 | – | $376M |
| 2011 | $724M | $370M |
| 2010 | $784M | $344M |
| 2009 | $878M | $265M |
| 2008 | $757M | $238M |
| 2007 | $569M | $234M |
| 2006 | $324M | $224M |
| 2005 | $87.8M | $205M |
| 2004 | $86.4M | $190M |
| 2003 | $72.9M | $186M |
| 2002 | $71.9M | $205M |
| 2001 | $60.8M | $210M |
| 2000 | $54.1M | $180M |
| 1999 | $47.7M | $169M |
| 1998 | $32.3M | $170M |
| 1997 | $34.4M | $156M |
| 1996 | $47.5M | $146M |
| 1995 | $41.7M | $148M |
| 1994 | $56M | $115M |
| 1993 | $71.6M | $123M |
| 1992 | $55.2M | $187M |
| 1991 | – | $187M |
| 1990 | $55.2M | $172M |
| 1989 | $106M | $208M |
| 1988 | $131M | $215M |
| 1987 | $67.1M | $236M |
| 1986 | $104M | $252M |
| 1985 | $90.6M | $237M |
| 1984 | $98.1M | $234M |
| 1983 | $101M | $263M |
| 1982 | – | $307M |
| 1981 | – | $319M |
| 1980 | – | $278M |
| 1979 | – | $587M |
| 1978 | – | $699M |
| 1977 | – | $362M |
| 1976 | – | $293M |
| 1975 | – | $278M |
| 1974 | – | $295M |
| 1973 | – | $225M |
| 1972 | – | $174M |
| 1971 | – | $149M |
| 1970 | – | $108M |
| 1969 | – | $76.1M |
| 1968 | – | $71.6M |
| 1967 | – | $74.6M |
- Estimate
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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