Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Chile's military expenditure stands at 1.52% as of 2025-12-31, down from 1.67% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1960 to 2025 (66 observations).
In 2025, Chile's military expenditure was 1.52%, down from 1.67% in 2024.
In 2024, Chile's military expenditure was 1.67%, up from 1.63% in 2023.
In 2023, Chile's military expenditure was 1.63%, up from 1.55% in 2022.
In 2022, Chile's military expenditure was 1.55%, down from 1.65% in 2021.
In 2021, Chile's military expenditure was 1.65%, down from 2.07% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.52% | -0.1471% |
| 2024 | 1.67% | +0.037% |
| 2023 | 1.63% | +0.0848% |
| 2022 | 1.55% | -0.1029% |
| 2021 | 1.65% | -0.4171% |
| 2020 | 2.07% | +0.2008% |
| 2019 | 1.86% | -0.0129% |
| 2018 | 1.88% | -0.063% |
| 2017 | 1.94% | +0.0164% |
| 2016 | 1.92% | +0.0145% |
| 2015 | 1.91% | -0.0575% |
| 2014 | 1.97% | -0.0275% |
| 2013 | 1.99% | -0.0513% |
| 2012 | 2.05% | -0.2177% |
| 2011 | 2.26% | +0.0094% |
| 2010 | 2.25% | -0.0223% |
| 2009 | 2.28% | -0.3071% |
| 2008 | 2.58% | +0.2527% |
| 2007 | 2.33% | -0.1751% |
| 2006 | 2.51% | -0.0287% |
| 2005 | 2.53% | -0.1775% |
| 2004 | 2.71% | +0.0093% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | +0.1714% |
| 2002 | 2.53% | -0.1155% |
| 2001 | 2.65% | -0.0416% |
| 2000 | 2.69% | -0.0141% |
| 1999 | 2.7% | +0.1265% |
| 1998 | 2.58% | +0.1026% |
| 1997 | 2.47% | +0.0503% |
| 1996 | 2.42% | -0.1388% |
| 1995 | 2.56% | -0.0355% |
| 1994 | 2.6% | -0.1094% |
| 1993 | 2.71% | +0.0784% |
| 1992 | 2.63% | -0.2213% |
| 1991 | 2.85% | -0.5518% |
| 1990 | 3.4% | -0.1884% |
| 1989 | 3.59% | -0.55% |
| 1988 | 4.14% | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 5.64% | -0.6499% |
| 1986 | 6.29% | -0.6126% |
| 1985 | 6.9% | -0.7048% |
| 1984 | 7.61% | +0.0302% |
| 1983 | 7.58% | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 8.88% | +1.86% |
| 1981 | 7.02% | +0.54% |
| 1980 | 6.48% | +0.1495% |
| 1979 | 6.33% | -0.3956% |
| 1978 | 6.73% | -0.1871% |
| 1977 | 6.92% | +0.8302% |
| 1976 | 6.09% | -0.6575% |
| 1975 | 6.74% | -0.367% |
| 1974 | 7.11% | +0.8257% |
| 1973 | 6.28% | -0.3416% |
| 1972 | 6.63% | +0.3606% |
| 1971 | 6.26% | +1.81% |
| 1970 | 4.45% | +2.19% |
| 1969 | 2.26% | -0.2662% |
| 1968 | 2.53% | -0.1866% |
| 1967 | 2.71% | -0.0223% |
| 1966 | 2.74% | -0.1498% |
| 1965 | 2.89% | +0.2505% |
| 1964 | 2.64% | -0.2302% |
| 1963 | 2.87% | -0.1783% |
| 1962 | 3.04% | -0.4837% |
| 1961 | 3.53% | +0.409% |
| 1960 | 3.12% | — |
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Chile's military expenditure is 1.52% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 1.67% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 8.88% (1982); the lowest is 1.52% (2025), across data from 1960 to 2025.
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