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Gambia - Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP) 0.57

World Bank WDI (SIPRI military expenditure) · updated 2026-10-15 · 166 economies tracked

Latest value

0.57 (2025)

Global rank

##133 of 166 economies

Share of global total

0.2%

Growth since 1983

1.68×

Ranking Race — Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#26#51#76#101#12619601970198019902000201020202025#101#1332019 overtook Kazakhstan2025 overtook Sierra Leone
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Gambia climbed from #101 to #133 (overtook Kazakhstan). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Gambia ↓

Key Events — Gambia

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1993
Fell 15 places in global rank auto
2008
Climbed 30 places in global rank auto
2009
Fell 26 places in global rank auto
2014
Climbed 41 places in global rank auto
2015
Fell 16 places in global rank auto
2019
Overtook Kazakhstan in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Sierra Leone in global rank auto

Government Defence Expenditure (% of GDP), 1983-2025

World Bank WDI (SIPRI military expenditure) · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1983199320032013202320250.190.520.861.19

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