Chile

Military spending in Chile

Military spending in Chile: 2.64% of GDP in 1950 and 1.52% of GDP in 2025, by SIPRI estimates.

Latest, 2025
1.52% of GDP
Since 1950
−1.12 percentage points
Rank, 2025
84 of 151
counting from the highest
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% of GDP · SIPRI

Military spending in ChileMilitary spending in Chile: 2.64% of GDP in 1950 and 1.52% of GDP in 2025, by SIPRI estimates. The highest was 8.88% of GDP in 1982, the lowest 1.52% of GDP in 2025.
Estimates, SIPRI

What the numbers say

  • The highest was 8.88% of GDP in 1982, the lowest 1.52% of GDP in 2025.

Every year

% of GDP · SIPRI

YearChile
20251.52
20241.67
20231.63
20221.55
20211.65
20202.07
20191.87
20181.88
20171.94
20161.92
20151.91
20141.97
20132
20122.05
20112.26
20102.25
20092.28
20082.58
20072.33
20062.51
20052.54
20042.71
20032.7
20022.53
20012.65
20002.69
19992.7
19982.58
19972.47
19962.42
19952.56
19942.6
19932.71
19922.63
19912.85
19903.4
19893.59
19884.14
19875.64
19866.29
19856.9
19847.61
19837.58
19828.88
19817.02
19806.48
19796.33
19786.73
19776.92
19766.09
19756.74
19747.11
19736.28
19726.63
19716.27
19704.45
19692.26
19682.53
19672.71
19662.74
19652.89
19642.64
19632.87
19623.04
19613.53
19603.12
19592.15
19582.7
19573.05
19562.3
19552.3
19541.69
19532.78
19522.57
19513.07
19502.64

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.

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