Chad vs Niger: Military spending as a share of GDP
Chad
1.6%
in 2019
Niger
1.6%
in 2019
Chad rank
71st
Niger rank
72nd
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Chad
- Niger
How they compare
Chad currently reports 1.6% against 1.6% in Niger, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Chad ahead.
Chad ranks 71st and Niger ranks 72nd of 172 countries.
Chad has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9% | 0.3% | 0.6% | Chad |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 0.4% | 1.6% | Chad |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 0.6% | 2.1% | Chad |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 0.5% | Chad |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Chad |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.1% | 0.5% | Chad |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Chad or Niger?
- Chad, at 1.6% against 1.6% in Niger as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Chad and Niger?
- 0.0%, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Niger?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2019.
- How do Chad and Niger rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Chad ranks 71st and Niger ranks 72nd 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).