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Military share of state spending in Chad

Military share of state spending in Chad: 7.7% of government spending in 1995 and 15.5% of government spending in 2025, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2025
15.5% of government spending
Since 1995
+7.9 percentage points
Rank, 2025
13 of 150
counting from the highest
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% of government spending · SIPRI

Military share of state spending in ChadMilitary share of state spending in Chad: 7.7% of government spending in 1995 and 15.5% of government spending in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 31.3% of government spending in 2008, the lowest 6.1% of government spending in 1997.
Estimates, SIPRI

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 31.3% of government spending in 2008, the lowest 6.1% of government spending in 1997.

Every year

% of government spending · SIPRI

YearChad
202515.5
202415
202311.7
202214.6
202115
202015.4
201914.9
201817.2
201714.8
201621.1
201511
201412.8
201324.5
201122.4
201023.7
200930.5
200831.3
200726.3
200621.5
20057.2
20047.9
20036.8
20028.5
20018.7
20007.5
19997.2
19986.2
19976.1
19968.8
19957.7

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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