Afghanistan vs Gabon: Military expenditure

Afghanistan

278.25 million current USD

in 2021

Gabon

319.10 million current USD

in 2024

Afghanistan rank

120th

Gabon rank

119th

Military expenditure over time

Gabon currently reports 319.10 million current USD against 278.25 million current USD in Afghanistan, a difference of 40.84 million current USD.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Gabon ahead.

Globally, Afghanistan ranks 120th and Gabon ranks 119th of 167 countries.

Indicator: Military expenditure (current USD)
Unit: current USD
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 211 places, 10,601 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)