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Military expenditure in dollars — Gambia

Military expenditure in dollars in the Gambia in 2024 — 14,433,678 US$. Ranked 147 in the world out of 151. Since 1983, the indicator has risen by 1,883.6%.

2024 14.43M US$ +3.46% vs 2023
World rank 147of 151
Period maximum 17.16M US$2008
Period minimum 727,667 US$1983

Trend over time

1983–2024 · US$

Military expenditure in dollars — Gambia, 1983–202405M10M15M20M1983198819931998200320082013201820231983: 727,667 US$1984: 846,805 US$1985: 1,244,263 US$1986: 1,046,936 US$1987: 1,392,344 US$1988: 2,161,463 US$1989: 2,722,988 US$1990: 3,464,911 US$1991: 3,996,272 US$1992: 3,501,688 US$1993: 2,556,389 US$1994: 2,316,900 US$1995: 2,886,552 US$1996: 3,929,706 US$1997: 4,176,389 US$1998: 4,049,572 US$1999: 3,519,056 US$2000: 3,323,532 US$2001: 2,454,230 US$2002: 2,259,286 US$2003: 1,997,862 US$2004: 1,931,395 US$2005: 2,985,085 US$2006: 2,786,319 US$2007: 4,547,026 US$2008: 17,163,533 US$2009: 7,095,300 US$2012: 11,173,080 US$2013: 10,378,891 US$2014: 14,599,970 US$2015: 14,288,132 US$2018: 11,487,225 US$2019: 14,456,446 US$2020: 14,805,016 US$2021: 15,874,260 US$2022: 15,446,282 US$2023: 13,950,935 US$2024: 14,433,678 US$
Change over the period: +13.71M (+1,883.56%) Average annual rate: 7.56 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Gambia

Gambia 14.43M US$
World 2.65T US$
Sub-Saharan Africa 21.67B US$
Western Africa computed 6.24B US$
Low-income countries computed 9.52B US$
Military expenditure in dollars — Gambia, by year Gambia All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2024 14.43M +482,742 +3.46%
2023 13.95M −1.5M −9.68%
2022 15.45M −427,978 −2.7%
2021 15.87M +1.07M +7.22%
2020 14.81M +348,570 +2.41%
2019 14.46M +2.97M +25.85%
2018 11.49M — —
2015 14.29M −311,838 −2.14%
2014 14.6M +4.22M +40.67%
2013 10.38M −794,189 −7.11%
2012 11.17M — —
2009 7.1M −10.07M −58.66%
2008 17.16M +12.62M +277.47%
2007 4.55M +1.76M +63.19%
2006 2.79M −198,766 −6.66%
2005 2.99M +1.05M +54.56%
2004 1.93M −66,466 −3.33%
2003 2M −261,424 −11.57%
2002 2.26M −194,945 −7.94%
2001 2.45M −869,302 −26.16%
2000 3.32M −195,524 −5.56%
1999 3.52M −530,516 −13.1%
1998 4.05M −126,817 −3.04%
1997 4.18M +246,682 +6.28%
1996 3.93M +1.04M +36.14%
1995 2.89M +569,652 +24.59%
1994 2.32M −239,489 −9.37%
1993 2.56M −945,299 −27%
1992 3.5M −494,584 −12.38%
1991 4M +531,361 +15.34%
1990 3.46M +741,923 +27.25%
1989 2.72M +561,526 +25.98%
1988 2.16M +769,119 +55.24%
1987 1.39M +345,408 +32.99%
1986 1.05M −197,327 −15.86%
1985 1.24M +397,458 +46.94%
1984 846,805 +119,138 +16.37%
1983 727,667 — —

Western Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NG Nigeria 1.13B BF Burkina Faso 1.02B ML Mali 929M CI Côte d'Ivoire 658M GN Guinea 562M SN Senegal 515M NE Niger 436M GH Ghana 269M MR Mauritania 260M TG Togo 195M BJ Benin 154M SL Sierra Leone 36.45M LR Liberia 33.83M CV Cabo Verde 16.83M GM Gambia 14.43M
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About the indicator

Military expenditure in current US dollars under the SIPRI definition. It allows absolute defense budgets to be compared, but not military capability: the purchasing power of the dollar in defense differs widely between countries, so equal budgets buy different amounts of personnel and equipment.

Source: Military Expenditure Database (SIPRI), license SIPRI terms of use.

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