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

50.36 million current USD, with Gabon ahead.

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

40 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 USD). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gabon vs Ghana: Military expenditure

Gabon

319.10 million current USD

in 2024

Ghana

268.74 million current USD

in 2024

Gabon rank

119th

Ghana rank

121st

Military expenditure over time

Gabon
Ghana

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 319.10 million current USD against 268.74 million current USD in Ghana, a difference of 50.36 million current USD.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.2 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Gabon ahead.

Gabon ranks 119th and Ghana ranks 121st of 167 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 4 and Ghana in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1960s	3.45 million current USD	31.10 million current USD	27.65 million current USD	Ghana
1970s	17.72 million current USD	64.37 million current USD	46.64 million current USD	Ghana
1980s	92.56 million current USD	91.13 million current USD	1.44 million current USD	Gabon
2000s	108.27 million current USD	52.82 million current USD	55.45 million current USD	Gabon
2010s	247.19 million current USD	219.49 million current USD	27.69 million current USD	Gabon
2020s	287.42 million current USD	264.32 million current USD	23.09 million current USD	Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Gabon or Ghana?: Gabon, at 319.10 million current USD against 268.74 million current USD in Ghana as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Gabon and Ghana?: 50.36 million current USD, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Ghana?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
How do Gabon and Ghana rank globally for military expenditure?: Gabon ranks 119th and Ghana ranks 121st of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current USD). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military expenditure (current USD)
Unit: current USD
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 211 places, 10,601 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)