Egypt vs Gambia: Military spending as a share of GDP
Egypt
0.6%
in 2025
Gambia
0.6%
in 2025
Egypt rank
147th
Gambia rank
148th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Egypt
- Gambia
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Gambia, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
Across all 39 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 147th and Gambia ranks 148th of 166 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.7% | 0.6% | 6.1% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 0.4% | 2.7% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 0.4% | 2.3% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 0.9% | 0.6% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 0.2% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Egypt or Gambia?
- Egypt, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Egypt and Gambia?
- 0.0%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Gambia?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Gambia rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Egypt ranks 147th and Gambia ranks 148th of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) 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.
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About this data
Total military expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.