In 2023, the ratio of military expenditure to gross domestic product (GDP) in Gabon decreased by 0.2 percentage points (-15.15 percent) compared to 2022. Military expenditure refers to the total amount of money spent on a country's armed forces, including peacekeeping and defense operations. This figure is then given as a share of its gross domestic product (not total government expenditure). When comparing international figures there may be some discrepancies depending on what countries consider military spending.
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Gabon: Ratio of military spending to gross domestic product (GDP) from 2013 to 2023
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World Bank. (March 24, 2025). Gabon: Ratio of military spending to gross domestic product (GDP) from 2013 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/810402/ratio-of-military-expenditure-to-gross-domestic-product-gdp-gabon/
World Bank. "Gabon: Ratio of military spending to gross domestic product (GDP) from 2013 to 2023." Chart. March 24, 2025. Statista. Accessed July 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/810402/ratio-of-military-expenditure-to-gross-domestic-product-gdp-gabon/
World Bank. (2025). Gabon: Ratio of military spending to gross domestic product (GDP) from 2013 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/810402/ratio-of-military-expenditure-to-gross-domestic-product-gdp-gabon/
World Bank. "Gabon: Ratio of Military Spending to Gross Domestic Product (Gdp) from 2013 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Mar 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/810402/ratio-of-military-expenditure-to-gross-domestic-product-gdp-gabon/
World Bank, Gabon: Ratio of military spending to gross domestic product (GDP) from 2013 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/810402/ratio-of-military-expenditure-to-gross-domestic-product-gdp-gabon/ (last visited July 13, 2025)
Gabon: Ratio of military spending to gross domestic product (GDP) from 2013 to 2023 [Graph], World Bank, March 24, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/810402/ratio-of-military-expenditure-to-gross-domestic-product-gdp-gabon/