Africa Western and Central vs Chad: Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP

Africa Western and Central
0.0109 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Chad
0.028 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Africa Western and Central rank
38th
Chad rank
35th

Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP over time

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Chad
00.020.040.06196119922024

How they compare

Chad currently reports 0.028 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0109 current USD per US$ of GDP in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 0.0171 current USD per US$ of GDP.

That makes Chad's figure about 2.6 times Africa Western and Central's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Chad has been ahead every year.

Africa Western and Central ranks 38th and Chad ranks 35th of 41 groups.

Chad has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Chad Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0115 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0421 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0306 current USD per US$ of GDP Chad
1990s 0.0068 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0163 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0095 current USD per US$ of GDP Chad
2000s 0.0075 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0245 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.017 current USD per US$ of GDP Chad
2010s 0.0073 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0256 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0183 current USD per US$ of GDP Chad
2020s 0.0092 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0216 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0125 current USD per US$ of GDP Chad

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp, Africa Western and Central or Chad?
Chad, at 0.028 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0109 current USD per US$ of GDP in Africa Western and Central as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp between Africa Western and Central and Chad?
0.0171 current USD per US$ of GDP, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Chad?
40 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
How do Africa Western and Central and Chad rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp?
Africa Western and Central ranks 38th and Chad ranks 35th of 41 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP
Unit
current USD per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
210 places, 10,381 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Military expenditure (current USD) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.