Dominican Republic vs Gambia: Military spending as a share of GDP
Dominican Republic
0.7%
in 2019
Gambia
0.7%
in 2019
Dominican Republic rank
143rd
Gambia rank
141st
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Dominican Republic
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Gambia ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 143rd and Gambia ranks 141st of 172 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 3 and Gambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.2% | 2.4% | 0.2% | Gambia |
| 1970s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 0.0% | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Dominican Republic |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Gambia |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Dominican Republic or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Dominican Republic as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Dominican Republic and Gambia?
- 0.0%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Gambia?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2019.
- How do Dominican Republic and Gambia rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Dominican Republic ranks 143rd and Gambia ranks 141st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).