Chile vs Trinidad and Tobago: Military spending as a share of GDP
Chile
1.8%
in 2019
Trinidad and Tobago
1.8%
in 2019
Chile rank
52nd
Trinidad and Tobago rank
54th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Chile
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Chile currently reports 1.8% against 1.8% in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 52nd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 54th of 172 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.2% | 0.3% | 1.0% | Chile |
| 1970s | 2.0% | 0.3% | 1.7% | Chile |
| 1980s | 2.6% | 1.2% | 1.4% | Chile |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 0.7% | 1.0% | Chile |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 0.4% | 1.8% | Chile |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 0.2% | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Chile or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Chile, at 1.8% against 1.8% in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Chile and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.0%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2019.
- How do Chile and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Chile ranks 52nd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 54th 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).