Military spending, per unit of GDP in Chile
Chile: Military spending, per unit of GDP was 0.0144 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.0144 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 13.8%
World rank
90th
of 160 countries
All-time high
0.1849 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1975
All-time low
0.0144 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Military spending, per unit of GDP in Chile, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, military spending, per unit of gdp in Chile stood at 0.0144 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.8% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending, per unit of gdp in Chile peaked at 0.1849 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.0144 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2025.
Chile ranks 90th of 160 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 Chile, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0559 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.0562 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 0.0434 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0436 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0392 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0458 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.9% |
| 1966 | 0.043 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0476 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0475 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0407 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0793 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +94.9% |
| 1971 | 0.1011 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1015 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0725 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -28.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1131 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +56.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1849 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +63.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1442 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1407 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1443 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1187 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0942 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0849 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1695 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +99.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1366 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1436 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1555 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1428 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1205 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0868 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0695 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0592 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.9% |
| 1991 | 0.049 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0407 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0415 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0382 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0323 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0306 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0299 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0326 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0366 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0371 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0415 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0421 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0439 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0384 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 0.032 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.7% |
| 2006 | 0.029 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0254 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0259 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0244 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0217 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.0% |
| 2011 | 0.02 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0176 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0172 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0186 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0199 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 0.02 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0189 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0176 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0187 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0227 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0166 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0161 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0151 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0167 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.6% |
| 2025 | 0.0144 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.8% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.0144 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0197 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 73% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.0144 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0088 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military spending, per unit of GDP in Chile 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +99.7% | 0.0849 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1695 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1970 | +94.9% | 0.0407 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0793 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0463 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0392 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0562 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.12 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0725 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1849 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1204 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0695 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1695 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0391 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0299 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0592 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.034 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0244 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0439 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.019 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0172 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0217 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0169 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0144 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0227 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
- 87 Somalia 0.0148 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 88 Honduras 0.0147 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 89 Lesotho 0.0145 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 91 Senegal 0.0144 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 92 Slovenia 0.0144 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 93 Cambodia 0.014 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for Chile
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2204 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending, per unit of gdp in Chile?
- Military spending, per unit of gdp in Chile was 0.0144 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military spending, per unit of gdp recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1849 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1975.
- What is the lowest military spending, per unit of gdp recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0144 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- How does Chile rank for military spending, per unit of gdp?
- Chile ranks 90th out of 160 countries with data for 2025.
- Is military spending, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chile 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 Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – 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.