Gambia Military Spending/Defense Budget 1983-2024

Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country).
  • Gambia military spending/defense budget for 2021 was $0.01B, a 0.67% decline from 2020.
  • Gambia military spending/defense budget for 2020 was $0.01B, a 2.41% increase from 2019.
  • Gambia military spending/defense budget for 2019 was $0.01B, a 25.85% increase from 2018.
  • Gambia military spending/defense budget for 2018 was $0.01B, a 19.6% decline from 2015.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Billions of US $
Uganda $1.07B
Tanzania $0.74B
Mali $0.56B
Ethiopia $0.49B
Senegal $0.47B
Burkina Faso $0.46B
Nepal $0.45B
Chad $0.33B
Democratic Republic of Congo $0.31B
Afghanistan $0.28B
Mozambique $0.25B
Guinea $0.24B
Niger $0.20B
South Sudan $0.17B
Rwanda $0.16B
Togo $0.11B
Somalia $0.11B
Madagascar $0.10B
Benin $0.10B
Malawi $0.08B
Tajikistan $0.08B
Burundi $0.07B
Zimbabwe $0.07B
Central African Republic $0.04B
Sierra Leone $0.03B
Guinea-Bissau $0.03B
Haiti $0.02B
Gambia $0.01B
Liberia $0.01B
Gambia Military Spending/Defense Budget - Historical Data
Year Billions of US $ % of GDP
2021 $0.01B 0.75%
2020 $0.01B 0.83%
2019 $0.01B 0.81%
2018 $0.01B 0.70%
2015 $0.01B 1.01%
2014 $0.01B 1.19%
2013 $0.01B 0.75%
2012 $0.01B 0.79%
2009 $0.01B 0.49%
2008 $0.02B 1.10%
2007 $0.00B 0.36%
2006 $0.00B 0.26%
2005 $0.00B 0.28%
2004 $0.00B 0.19%
2003 $0.00B 0.23%
2002 $0.00B 0.24%
2001 $0.00B 0.23%
2000 $0.00B 0.32%
1999 $0.00B 0.33%
1998 $0.00B 0.38%
1997 $0.00B 0.41%
1996 $0.00B 0.40%
1995 $0.00B 0.30%
1994 $0.00B 0.26%
1993 $0.00B 0.28%
1992 $0.00B 0.41%
1991 $0.00B 0.50%
1990 $0.00B 0.46%
1989 $0.00B 0.96%
1988 $0.00B 0.81%
1987 $0.00B 0.63%
1986 $0.00B 0.56%
1985 $0.00B 0.55%
1984 $0.00B 0.48%
1983 $0.00B 0.34%