Chile vs India: Military expenditure (current LCU)
Chile
5.07 trillion current LCU
in 2025
India
8.02 trillion current LCU
in 2025
Chile rank
16th
India rank
14th
Military expenditure (current LCU) over time
- Chile
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 8.02 trillion current LCU against 5.07 trillion current LCU in Chile, a difference of 2.95 trillion current LCU.
That makes India's figure about 1.6 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was India ahead.
Chile ranks 16th and India ranks 14th of 168 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 3 and India in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 599,000 current LCU | 8.63 billion current LCU | 8.63 billion current LCU | India |
| 1970s | 11.26 billion current LCU | 25.03 billion current LCU | 13.77 billion current LCU | India |
| 1980s | 169.41 billion current LCU | 98.58 billion current LCU | 70.83 billion current LCU | Chile |
| 1990s | 664.99 billion current LCU | 329.40 billion current LCU | 335.59 billion current LCU | Chile |
| 2000s | 1.71 trillion current LCU | 1.03 trillion current LCU | 681.89 billion current LCU | Chile |
| 2010s | 3.05 trillion current LCU | 3.37 trillion current LCU | 318.21 billion current LCU | India |
| 2020s | 4.50 trillion current LCU | 6.55 trillion current LCU | 2.04 trillion current LCU | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military expenditure, Chile or India?
- India, at 8.02 trillion current LCU against 5.07 trillion current LCU in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military expenditure between Chile and India?
- 2.95 trillion current LCU, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and India?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Chile and India rank globally for military expenditure?
- Chile ranks 16th and India ranks 14th 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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About this data
Military expenditure in local currency at current prices (by calendar year)