Chad Military Spending/Defense Budget 1983-2023

Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country).
  • Chad military spending/defense budget for 2021 was $0.33B, a 2.52% increase from 2020.
  • Chad military spending/defense budget for 2020 was $0.32B, a 37.56% increase from 2019.
  • Chad military spending/defense budget for 2019 was $0.23B, a 7.29% decline from 2018.
  • Chad military spending/defense budget for 2018 was $0.25B, a 15.56% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Billions of US $
Uganda $1.07B
Tanzania $0.74B
Mali $0.56B
Ethiopia $0.49B
Senegal $0.47B
Burkina Faso $0.46B
Nepal $0.45B
Chad $0.33B
Democratic Republic of Congo $0.31B
Afghanistan $0.28B
Mozambique $0.25B
Guinea $0.24B
Niger $0.20B
South Sudan $0.17B
Rwanda $0.16B
Togo $0.11B
Somalia $0.11B
Madagascar $0.10B
Benin $0.10B
Malawi $0.08B
Tajikistan $0.08B
Burundi $0.07B
Zimbabwe $0.07B
Central African Republic $0.04B
Sierra Leone $0.03B
Guinea-Bissau $0.03B
Haiti $0.02B
Gambia $0.01B
Liberia $0.01B
Chad Military Spending/Defense Budget - Historical Data
Year Billions of US $ % of GDP
2021 $0.33B 2.79%
2020 $0.32B 3.08%
2019 $0.23B 2.19%
2018 $0.25B 2.34%
2017 $0.22B 2.24%
2016 $0.31B 3.07%
2015 $0.22B 2.02%
2014 $0.39B 2.81%
2013 $0.73B 5.59%
2011 $0.61B 5.01%
2010 $0.62B 5.76%
2009 $0.74B 7.96%
2008 $0.61B 5.89%
2007 $0.39B 4.49%
2006 $0.22B 3.00%
2005 $0.06B 0.83%
2004 $0.05B 1.01%
2003 $0.04B 1.32%
2002 $0.03B 1.52%
2001 $0.03B 1.35%
2000 $0.02B 1.36%
1999 $0.02B 1.37%
1998 $0.02B 0.92%
1997 $0.02B 1.08%
1996 $0.02B 1.54%
1995 $0.02B 1.39%
1994 $0.02B 1.88%
1993 $0.04B 2.68%
1992 $0.04B 1.88%
1990 $0.03B 1.98%
1989 $0.06B 3.94%
1988 $0.08B 5.25%
1987 $0.03B 2.95%
1986 $0.05B 4.57%
1985 $0.04B 3.66%
1984 $0.04B 4.36%
1983 $0.04B 4.73%