What is the difference in military expenditure between Bangladesh and Chad?

88.90 billion current LCU, with Bangladesh ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Chad?

41 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Chad: Military expenditure (current LCU)

Bangladesh

466.17 billion current LCU

in 2025

Chad

377.27 billion current LCU

in 2025

Bangladesh rank

40th

Chad rank

43rd

Military expenditure (current LCU) over time

Bangladesh
Chad

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 466.17 billion current LCU against 377.27 billion current LCU in Chad, a difference of 88.90 billion current LCU.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.2 times Chad's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Chad ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 40th and Chad ranks 43rd of 168 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Chad in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Chad	Difference	Ahead
1980s	8.21 billion current LCU	16.84 billion current LCU	8.64 billion current LCU	Chad
1990s	24.55 billion current LCU	10.77 billion current LCU	13.78 billion current LCU	Bangladesh
2000s	53.54 billion current LCU	106.39 billion current LCU	52.85 billion current LCU	Chad
2010s	221.93 billion current LCU	207.42 billion current LCU	14.51 billion current LCU	Bangladesh
2020s	415.37 billion current LCU	252.98 billion current LCU	162.39 billion current LCU	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Bangladesh or Chad?: Bangladesh, at 466.17 billion current LCU against 377.27 billion current LCU in Chad as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Bangladesh and Chad?: 88.90 billion current LCU, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Chad?: 41 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2025.
How do Bangladesh and Chad rank globally for military expenditure?: Bangladesh ranks 40th and Chad ranks 43rd of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military expenditure (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 168 places, 8,396 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Military expenditure in local currency at current prices (by calendar year)