Military spending, per unit of GDP in Gambia
Gambia: Military spending, per unit of GDP was 0.0056 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Military spending, per unit of GDP in Gambia, 1983–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for military spending, per unit of gdp in Gambia is 0.0056 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 59.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending, per unit of gdp in Gambia peaked at 0.0171 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0029 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1994.
That places Gambia 142nd out of 160 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Military spending, per unit of GDP in Gambia, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.0043 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1984 | 0.0067 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +55.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0071 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0082 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0076 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0083 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0102 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0108 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0058 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -46.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0046 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0031 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -33.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0029 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0032 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0041 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0047 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0045 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0041 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0045 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0044 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0057 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0073 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0033 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -54.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0043 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +31.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0038 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0043 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0113 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +164.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0058 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -48.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0098 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +69.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0099 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0171 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +72.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0139 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0087 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -37.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0098 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0097 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0087 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0075 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0061 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0061 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0056 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.0056 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0148 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 38% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.0056 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0119 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 48% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military spending, per unit of GDP in Gambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +164.2% | 0.0043 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0113 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0075 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0043 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0102 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.0048 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0029 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0108 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0055 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0033 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0113 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0115 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0087 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0171 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.0073 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0056 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0097 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 139 Cape Verde 0.0062 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 140 Egypt 0.0062 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 141 Nigeria 0.006 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 143 Madagascar 0.0056 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 144 Argentina 0.0055 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 145 Nicaragua 0.0052 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for Gambia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0121 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2798 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3524 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0232 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3524 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0407 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1264 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military spending, per unit of gdp in Gambia?
- Military spending, per unit of gdp in Gambia was 0.0056 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military spending, per unit of gdp recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0171 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2014.
- What is the lowest military spending, per unit of gdp recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0029 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994.
- How does Gambia rank for military spending, per unit of gdp?
- Gambia ranks 142nd out of 160 countries with data for 2025.
- Is military spending, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Military spending divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military spending ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Military spending Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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 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.