Military expenditure as a share of government spending in Chad
Chad: Military expenditure as a share of government spending was 15.53 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Military expenditure as a share of government spending in Chad, 1995–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military expenditure as a share of government spending in Chad is 15.53, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure as a share of government spending in Chad peaked at 31.31 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 6.1, in 1997.
Chad ranks 17th of 162 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Military expenditure as a share of government spending in Chad, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 7.67 | — |
| 1996 | 8.78 | +14.3% |
| 1997 | 6.1 | -30.4% |
| 1998 | 6.2 | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 7.22 | +16.4% |
| 2000 | 7.48 | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 8.71 | +16.4% |
| 2002 | 8.53 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 6.84 | -19.8% |
| 2004 | 7.93 | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 7.23 | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 21.5 | +197.5% |
| 2007 | 26.29 | +22.3% |
| 2008 | 31.31 | +19.1% |
| 2009 | 30.49 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 23.67 | -22.4% |
| 2011 | 22.4 | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 24.52 | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 12.77 | -47.9% |
| 2015 | 11.01 | -13.8% |
| 2016 | 21.14 | +92.0% |
| 2017 | 14.77 | -30.1% |
| 2018 | 17.2 | +16.5% |
| 2019 | 14.93 | -13.2% |
| 2020 | 15.42 | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 15.03 | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 14.6 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 11.7 | -19.8% |
| 2024 | 14.95 | +27.7% |
| 2025 | 15.53 | +3.9% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 15.53 is above the median for low income countries, which is 9.26, 1.7× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Chad's 15.53 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.9, 2.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military expenditure as a share of government spending in Chad changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +197.5% | 7.23 | 21.5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.19 | 6.1 | 8.78 | 5 |
| 2000s | 15.63 | 6.84 | 31.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.05 | 11.01 | 24.52 | 9 |
| 2020s | 14.54 | 11.7 | 15.53 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More reference data data for Chad
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3078 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 13.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1797 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5525 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 58.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 61.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9785 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure as a share of government spending in Chad?
- Military expenditure as a share of government spending in Chad was 15.53 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest military expenditure as a share of government spending recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 31.31 in 2008.
- What is the lowest military expenditure as a share of government spending recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1 in 1997.
- How does Chad rank for military expenditure as a share of government spending?
- Chad ranks 17th out of 162 countries with data for 2025.
- Is military expenditure as a share of government spending rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Military expenditure as a share of government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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