Military expenditure in Gambia
Gambia: Military expenditure was 0.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Military expenditure in Gambia, 1983–2024
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 0.6% for military expenditure in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 51.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure in Gambia peaked at 1.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2004.
That places Gambia 151st out of 165 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Military expenditure in Gambia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.3% | — |
| 1984 | 0.5% | +40.1% |
| 1985 | 0.6% | +15.4% |
| 1986 | 0.6% | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 0.6% | +11.9% |
| 1988 | 0.8% | +28.4% |
| 1989 | 1.0% | +18.2% |
| 1990 | 0.5% | -51.9% |
| 1991 | 0.5% | +9.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | -18.8% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | -31.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | -8.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | +19.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | +30.4% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -15.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -25.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -15.3% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +43.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | +36.5% |
| 2008 | 1.1% | +208.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | -56.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +64.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +57.4% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -15.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -31.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +16.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -8.9% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -17.7% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 148 Cape Verde 0.6% compare
- 149 Argentina 0.6% compare
- 150 Republic of Moldova 0.6% compare
- 152 Nigeria 0.6% compare
- 153 Nicaragua 0.5% compare
- 154 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.5% 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)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 14.43 million current USD (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure in Gambia?
- Military expenditure in Gambia was 0.6% in 2024, according to SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
- What is the highest military expenditure recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest military expenditure recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2004.
- How does Gambia rank for military expenditure?
- Gambia ranks 151st out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as part of Military expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product