What is the difference in military expenditure between Chile and Iraq?

3.28 trillion current LCU, with Iraq ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Iraq?

43 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

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.

Chile vs Iraq: Military expenditure

Chile

4.82 trillion current LCU

in 2024

Iraq

8.09 trillion current LCU

in 2024

Chile rank

15th

Iraq rank

12th

Military expenditure over time

Chile
Iraq

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 8.09 trillion current LCU against 4.82 trillion current LCU in Chile, a difference of 3.28 trillion current LCU.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.7 times Chile's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iraq ahead.

Chile ranks 15th and Iraq ranks 12th of 167 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Iraq in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
1960s	599,000 current LCU	74.66 million current LCU	74.06 million current LCU	Iraq
1970s	11.26 billion current LCU	393.83 million current LCU	10.86 billion current LCU	Chile
1980s	79.55 billion current LCU	1.04 billion current LCU	78.51 billion current LCU	Chile
2000s	2.02 trillion current LCU	2.39 trillion current LCU	370.60 billion current LCU	Iraq
2010s	3.05 trillion current LCU	7.50 trillion current LCU	4.44 trillion current LCU	Iraq
2020s	4.32 trillion current LCU	7.23 trillion current LCU	2.91 trillion current LCU	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Chile or Iraq?: Iraq, at 8.09 trillion current LCU against 4.82 trillion current LCU in Chile as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Chile and Iraq?: 3.28 trillion current LCU, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Iraq?: 43 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Chile and Iraq rank globally for military expenditure?: Chile ranks 15th and Iraq ranks 12th of 167 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: 167 places, 8,248 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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