Argentina vs Chile: Military expenditure

Argentina

3.82 trillion current LCU

in 2024

Chile

4.82 trillion current LCU

in 2024

Argentina rank

17th

Chile rank

15th

Military expenditure over time

Chile currently reports 4.82 trillion current LCU against 3.82 trillion current LCU in Argentina, a difference of 995.88 billion current LCU.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.3 times Argentina's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.

Globally, Argentina ranks 17th and Chile ranks 15th of 167 countries.

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)