Chad vs United States of America: Military spending as a share of GDP
Chad
3.2%
in 2025
United States of America
3.1%
in 2025
Chad rank
30th
United States of America rank
31st
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Chad
- United States of America
How they compare
Chad currently reports 3.2% against 3.1% in United States of America, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1983 it was United States of America ahead.
Chad ranks 30th and United States of America ranks 31st of 166 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.9% | 6.3% | 3.4% | United States of America |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 4.1% | 3.0% | United States of America |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 3.9% | 1.8% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 3.8% | 1.2% | United States of America |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 3.4% | 0.9% | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Chad or United States of America?
- Chad, at 3.2% against 3.1% in United States of America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Chad and United States of America?
- 0.1%, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and United States of America?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2025.
- How do Chad and United States of America rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Chad ranks 30th and United States of America ranks 31st of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) 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
Total military expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.