Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled in Gambia
Gambia: Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled was 14.43 million current USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled in Gambia, 1983–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current USD.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 14.43 million current USD for military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled in Gambia peaked at 17.16 million current USD in 2008 and was at its lowest, 727,667 current USD, in 1983.
That places Gambia 163rd out of 167 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.45 million current USD | 727,667 current USD | 2.72 million current USD | 7 |
| 1990s | 3.44 million current USD | 2.32 million current USD | 4.18 million current USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.65 million current USD | 1.93 million current USD | 17.16 million current USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.04 million current USD | 8.45 million current USD | 14.60 million current USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.90 million current USD | 13.95 million current USD | 15.87 million current USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 160 Lao People's Democratic Republic 22.68 million current USD compare
- 161 Haiti 19.75 million current USD compare
- 162 Cabo Verde 16.83 million current USD compare
- 164 Costa Rica 0 current USD
- 164 Iceland 0 current USD
- 164 Panama 0 current USD compare
- 164 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0 current USD compare
More public sector data for Gambia
- Arms imports 0 SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 0 SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 5.23 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.006 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 3.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 1,379 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 87.77 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled in Gambia?
- Military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled in Gambia was 14.43 million current USD in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.16 million current USD in 2008.
- What is the lowest military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 727,667 current USD in 1983.
- How does Gambia rank for military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled?
- Gambia ranks 163rd out of 167 countries with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure (current usd), gaps filled rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 42 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Military expenditure (current USD) with 107 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Military expenditure SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Military expenditure (current USD) with 107 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.