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

10.33 billion current LCU, with Gabon ahead.

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

42 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2025.

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 Thailand: Military expenditure (current LCU)

Gabon

207.07 billion current LCU

in 2025

Thailand

196.74 billion current LCU

in 2025

Gabon rank

55th

Thailand rank

56th

Military expenditure (current LCU) over time

Gabon
Thailand

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 207.07 billion current LCU against 196.74 billion current LCU in Thailand, a difference of 10.33 billion current LCU.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Thailand ahead.

Gabon ranks 55th and Thailand ranks 56th of 168 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1960s	870.33 million current LCU	3.23 billion current LCU	2.36 billion current LCU	Thailand
1970s	4.08 billion current LCU	9.73 billion current LCU	5.65 billion current LCU	Thailand
1980s	32.24 billion current LCU	36.79 billion current LCU	4.55 billion current LCU	Thailand
2000s	65.21 billion current LCU	77.11 billion current LCU	11.90 billion current LCU	Thailand
2010s	132.25 billion current LCU	187.00 billion current LCU	54.75 billion current LCU	Thailand
2020s	176.52 billion current LCU	209.74 billion current LCU	33.23 billion current LCU	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Gabon or Thailand?: Gabon, at 207.07 billion current LCU against 196.74 billion current LCU in Thailand as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Gabon and Thailand?: 10.33 billion current LCU, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Thailand?: 42 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2025.
How do Gabon and Thailand rank globally for military expenditure?: Gabon ranks 55th and Thailand ranks 56th of 168 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: 168 places, 8,396 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

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