Gambia vs Kazakhstan: Military spending as a share of GDP

Gambia
0.7%
in 2019
Kazakhstan
0.7%
in 2019
Gambia rank
141st
Kazakhstan rank
144th

Military spending as a share of GDP over time

  • Gambia
  • Kazakhstan
0123196519922019

How they compare

Gambia currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 141st and Kazakhstan ranks 144th of 172 countries.

Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Kazakhstan Difference Ahead
1990s 0.7% 0.9% 0.1% Kazakhstan
2000s 0.3% 1.1% 0.8% Kazakhstan
2010s 0.6% 0.8% 0.2% Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Gambia or Kazakhstan?
Gambia, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Kazakhstan as of 2019.
What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Gambia and Kazakhstan?
0.0%, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Kazakhstan?
28 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2019.
How do Gambia and Kazakhstan rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
Gambia ranks 141st and Kazakhstan ranks 144th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Military spending as a share of GDP
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
172 places, 14,793 data points, 1816–2019
Last refreshed

Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).