What is the difference in military expenditure between Gabon and Malawi?

9.12 billion current LCU, with Malawi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Malawi?

41 years are reported by both, from 1967 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.

Gabon vs Malawi: Military expenditure

Gabon

193.50 billion current LCU

in 2024

Malawi

202.63 billion current LCU

in 2024

Gabon rank

56th

Malawi rank

54th

Military expenditure over time

Gabon
Malawi

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 202.63 billion current LCU against 193.50 billion current LCU in Gabon, a difference of 9.12 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 41 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Gabon ahead.

Gabon ranks 56th and Malawi ranks 54th of 167 countries.

Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1960s	870.33 million current LCU	1.58 million current LCU	868.75 million current LCU	Gabon
1970s	4.08 billion current LCU	8.68 million current LCU	4.07 billion current LCU	Gabon
1980s	32.24 billion current LCU	34.13 million current LCU	32.21 billion current LCU	Gabon
2000s	65.21 billion current LCU	2.17 billion current LCU	63.05 billion current LCU	Gabon
2010s	132.25 billion current LCU	25.64 billion current LCU	106.61 billion current LCU	Gabon
2020s	170.41 billion current LCU	125.84 billion current LCU	44.57 billion current LCU	Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Gabon or Malawi?: Malawi, at 202.63 billion current LCU against 193.50 billion current LCU in Gabon as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Gabon and Malawi?: 9.12 billion current LCU, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Malawi?: 41 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
How do Gabon and Malawi rank globally for military expenditure?: Gabon ranks 56th and Malawi ranks 54th 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)