Gabon vs Mozambique: Military spending

Gabon
342.88 million constant 2022 US$
in 2023
Mozambique
387.93 million constant 2022 US$
in 2023
Gabon rank
123rd
Mozambique rank
120th

Military spending over time

  • Gabon
  • Mozambique
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How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 387.93 million constant 2022 US$ against 342.88 million constant 2022 US$ in Gabon, a difference of 45.05 million constant 2022 US$.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Mozambique ahead.

Gabon ranks 123rd and Mozambique ranks 120th of 172 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Mozambique Difference Ahead
1970s 95.24 million constant 2022 US$ 196.97 million constant 2022 US$ 101.73 million constant 2022 US$ Mozambique
1980s 225.88 million constant 2022 US$ 311.91 million constant 2022 US$ 86.02 million constant 2022 US$ Mozambique
1990s 193.25 million constant 2022 US$ 128.79 million constant 2022 US$ 64.46 million constant 2022 US$ Gabon
2000s 104.03 million constant 2022 US$ 101.15 million constant 2022 US$ 2.88 million constant 2022 US$ Gabon
2010s 281.35 million constant 2022 US$ 131.10 million constant 2022 US$ 150.25 million constant 2022 US$ Gabon
2020s 344.92 million constant 2022 US$ 330.44 million constant 2022 US$ 14.48 million constant 2022 US$ Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, Gabon or Mozambique?
Mozambique, at 387.93 million constant 2022 US$ against 342.88 million constant 2022 US$ in Gabon as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending between Gabon and Mozambique?
45.05 million constant 2022 US$, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Mozambique?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Gabon and Mozambique rank globally for military spending?
Gabon ranks 123rd and Mozambique ranks 120th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Barnum et al. – Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military spending
Unit
constant 2022 US$
Source
Barnum et al. – Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 15,402 data points, 1816–2023
Last refreshed

This data is expressed in US dollars. It is adjusted for inflation but does not account for differences in the cost of living between countries.