Military expenditure in Gabon
Gabon: Military expenditure was 6.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Military expenditure in Gabon, 2000–2024
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Measured in % of general government expenditure.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 6.6% for military expenditure in 2024.
The figure is up 10.2% on the previous year and up 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure in Gabon peaked at 10.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2013.
That places Gabon 62nd out of 161 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Military expenditure in Gabon, year by year
| Year | % of general government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.3% | — |
| 2001 | 6.4% | -22.7% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 7.9% | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 7.7% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | -22.2% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | +33.6% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | -18.3% |
| 2012 | 6.8% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | -31.6% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | +24.4% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | +50.9% |
| 2018 | 9.1% | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 9.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 9.3% | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | -25.6% |
| 2023 | 6.0% | -13.7% |
| 2024 | 6.6% | +10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.1% | 6.0% | 8.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 4.6% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 6.0% | 9.3% | 5 |
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More public sector data for Gabon
- Arms imports 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.3939 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -93.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 125.68 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0153 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 20.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 319.10 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 62.09 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure in Gabon?
- Military expenditure in Gabon was 6.6% in 2024, according to SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
- What is the highest military expenditure recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest military expenditure recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2013.
- How does Gabon rank for military expenditure?
- Gabon ranks 62nd out of 161 countries with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as part of Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Military expenditure expressed as a percentage of general government expenditure