Bangladesh vs Chad: Military spending as a share of GDP
Bangladesh
1.6%
in 2019
Chad
1.6%
in 2019
Bangladesh rank
69th
Chad rank
71st
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Bangladesh
- Chad
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 1.6% against 1.6% in Chad, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Chad ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 69th and Chad ranks 71st of 172 countries.
Chad has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Chad | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5% | 2.1% | 1.5% | Chad |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 2.6% | 1.8% | Chad |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 1.2% | 0.2% | Chad |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Chad |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.6% | 0.4% | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Bangladesh or Chad?
- Bangladesh, at 1.6% against 1.6% in Chad as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Bangladesh and Chad?
- 0.0%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Chad?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2019.
- How do Bangladesh and Chad rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Bangladesh ranks 69th and Chad ranks 71st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).