What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Cape Verde and Gambia?

0.0006 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Cape Verde ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Gambia?

35 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cape Verde vs Gambia: Military spending, per unit of GDP

Cape Verde

0.0062 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Gambia

0.0056 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Cape Verde rank

139th

Gambia rank

142nd

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

Cape Verde
Gambia

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 0.0062 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0056 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in Gambia, a difference of 0.0006 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 139th and Gambia ranks 142nd of 160 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 3 and Gambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Gambia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.0648 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0076 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0572 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Cape Verde
1990s	0.0141 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0039 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0102 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Cape Verde
2000s	0.0106 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0055 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0051 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Cape Verde
2010s	0.0051 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0115 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0065 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Gambia
2020s	0.0059 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0073 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0014 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per unit of gdp, Cape Verde or Gambia?: Cape Verde, at 0.0062 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0056 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in Gambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Cape Verde and Gambia?: 0.0006 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Gambia?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
How do Cape Verde and Gambia rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?: Cape Verde ranks 139th and Gambia ranks 142nd of 160 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military spending, per unit of GDP
Unit: constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 160 places, 7,842 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 September 2026

Military spending divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.