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Gambia, The
Military expenditure (% of GDP)

Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product

Global rank#135out of 147 countries
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Historical trend

1.20.90.70.40.2198320042024Gambia, The · 2024: 0.57%Gambia, The

Analytical takeaways

  • Gambia, The records 0.57% for Military expenditure (% of GDP) in 2024, ranking #135 globally out of 147 countries.
  • Military expenditure (% of GDP) increased from 0.34% in 1983 to 0.57% in 2024, a gain of 0.23%.
  • The country sits in the bottom quartile of the global distribution for this metric, which also makes the page relevant for low-value and lagging-performance searches.

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