Military spending, per unit of GDP in Chad
Chad: Military spending, per unit of GDP was 0.0224 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0224 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
58th
of 170 countries
All-time high
0.1586 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1971
All-time low
0.0086 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2005
Years of data
64
1960–2023
Military spending, per unit of GDP in Chad, 1960–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, military spending, per unit of gdp in Chad stood at 0.0224 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending, per unit of gdp in Chad peaked at 0.1586 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1971 and was at its lowest, 0.0086 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2005.
Chad ranks 58th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Military spending, per unit of GDP in Chad, year by year
| Year | constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0349 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.033 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 1962 | 0.032 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0313 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0337 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0395 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.3% |
| 1966 | 0.11 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +178.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1198 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.9% |
| 1968 | 0.1343 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1287 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1581 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.9% |
| 1971 | 0.1586 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1377 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1149 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1156 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0919 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.5% |
| 1976 | 0.087 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0782 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0664 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.1% |
| 1979 | 0.075 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.9% |
| 1980 | 0.149 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +98.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1347 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1396 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0584 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -58.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0702 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0605 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0759 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0676 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0641 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0742 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.8% |
| 1990 | 0.048 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -35.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0375 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0344 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 1993 | 0.04 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0441 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0338 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0299 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0323 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0325 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0339 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0218 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -35.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0204 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0243 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0206 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0146 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -29.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0086 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -41.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0122 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +41.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0141 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0185 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +31.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0252 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +36.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0212 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0183 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0156 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.9% |
| 2013 | 0.02 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0186 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0178 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0201 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0185 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 0.017 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0194 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0235 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0221 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 0.022 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0224 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 0.0224 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0213 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Chad's 0.0224 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0159 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military spending, per unit of GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +178.5% | 0.0395 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.11 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0697 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0313 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1343 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1083 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0664 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1586 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0894 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0584 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.149 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0366 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0299 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.048 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.018 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0086 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0252 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0187 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0156 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0212 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0225 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.022 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0235 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 55 Guinea 0.0227 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 56 Australia 0.0225 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 57 Serbia 0.0224 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 59 Lesotho 0.021 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 60 Norway 0.0208 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 61 Uruguay 0.0205 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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 spending, per unit of gdp in Chad?
- Military spending, per unit of gdp in Chad was 0.0224 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military spending, per unit of gdp recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1586 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1971.
- What is the lowest military spending, per unit of gdp recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0086 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2005.
- How does Chad rank for military spending, per unit of gdp?
- Chad ranks 58th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is military spending, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chad data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military spending divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military spending ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Military spending Barnum et al. – Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Military spending divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.