Bulgaria vs Chile: Military spending as a share of GDP
Bulgaria
1.8%
in 2019
Chile
1.8%
in 2019
Bulgaria rank
53rd
Chile rank
52nd
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Bulgaria
- Chile
How they compare
Chile currently reports 1.8% against 1.8% in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 112 shared years of data; in 1908 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 53rd and Chile ranks 52nd of 172 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 10 and Chile in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 14.8% | 1.6% | 13.2% | Bulgaria |
| 1910s | 15.0% | 1.6% | 13.4% | Bulgaria |
| 1920s | 6.9% | 1.1% | 5.9% | Bulgaria |
| 1930s | 8.4% | 1.1% | 7.4% | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | 7.0% | 2.1% | 5.0% | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 9.4% | 2.1% | 7.2% | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 6.9% | 1.3% | 5.7% | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 8.6% | 2.0% | 6.6% | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 10.2% | 2.6% | 7.6% | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 1.7% | 1.0% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 2.2% | 0.6% | Chile |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.7% | 0.6% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Bulgaria or Chile?
- Chile, at 1.8% against 1.8% in Bulgaria as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Bulgaria and Chile?
- 0.0%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Chile?
- 112 years are reported by both, from 1908 to 2019.
- How do Bulgaria and Chile rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Bulgaria ranks 53rd and Chile ranks 52nd 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).