Chad vs Eswatini: Military spending as a share of GDP
Chad
1.6%
in 2019
Eswatini
1.6%
in 2019
Chad rank
71st
Eswatini rank
68th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Chad
- Eswatini
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 1.6% against 1.6% in Chad, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Eswatini ahead.
Chad ranks 71st and Eswatini ranks 68th of 172 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 2 and Eswatini in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Eswatini | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.7% | 100.0% | 98.2% | Eswatini |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 40.5% | 38.4% | Eswatini |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 1.0% | 1.6% | Chad |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Chad |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.4% | 0.3% | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.7% | 0.1% | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Chad or Eswatini?
- Eswatini, at 1.6% against 1.6% in Chad as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Chad and Eswatini?
- 0.0%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Eswatini?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2019.
- How do Chad and Eswatini rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Chad ranks 71st and Eswatini ranks 68th 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).