Gabon - Military expenditure

Military expenditure (current USD)

The latest value for Military expenditure (current USD) in Gabon was 271,499,800 as of 2020. Over the past 53 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 282,163,400 in 2013 and 2,989,114 in 1968.

Definition: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another).

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.

See also:

Year Value
1967 3,008,118
1968 2,989,114
1969 4,350,653
1970 4,638,155
1971 5,498,337
1972 6,673,862
1973 9,421,730
1974 10,494,170
1975 16,844,520
1976 20,117,180
1977 28,927,870
1979 56,881,750
1980 68,629,300
1981 88,322,640
1982 88,555,900
1983 86,599,170
1984 80,328,270
1985 95,489,730
1986 136,006,900
2000 91,295,220
2001 90,036,140
2002 94,693,170
2003 108,396,400
2004 125,121,900
2005 118,111,400
2006 130,237,700
2010 268,738,500
2011 265,965,300
2012 278,144,000
2013 282,163,400
2014 208,124,800
2015 170,374,500
2016 202,815,400
2017 267,430,800
2018 261,217,400
2019 266,879,200
2020 271,499,800

Military expenditure (current LCU)

The value for Military expenditure (current LCU) in Gabon was 156,380,000,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 52 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 157,030,000,000 in 2017 and a minimum value of 740,000,000 in 1967.

Definition: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.

Year Value
1967 740,000,000
1968 740,000,000
1969 1,131,000,000
1970 1,282,000,000
1971 1,514,000,000
1972 1,682,000,000
1973 2,100,000,000
1974 2,526,000,000
1975 3,610,000,000
1976 4,807,000,000
1977 7,107,000,000
1979 12,100,000,000
1980 14,500,000,000
1981 24,000,000,000
1982 29,100,000,000
1983 33,000,000,000
1984 35,100,000,000
1985 42,900,000,000
1986 47,100,000,000
2000 65,000,000,000
2001 66,000,000,000
2002 66,000,000,000
2003 63,000,000,000
2004 66,100,000,000
2005 62,300,000,000
2006 68,100,000,000
2010 133,100,000,000
2011 125,500,000,000
2012 142,000,000,000
2013 139,400,000,000
2014 102,900,000,000
2015 100,768,000,000
2016 120,300,000,000
2017 157,030,000,000
2018 145,170,000,000
2019 156,380,000,000

Military expenditure (% of GDP)

Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Gabon was 1.76 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 53 years was 4.00 in 1986, while its lowest value was 0.67 in 1976.

Definition: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.

See also:

Year Value
1967 1.11
1968 1.02
1969 1.37
1970 1.43
1971 1.44
1972 1.55
1973 1.30
1974 0.68
1975 0.78
1976 0.67
1977 1.03
1979 1.88
1980 1.60
1981 2.29
1982 2.45
1983 2.55
1984 2.26
1985 2.86
1986 4.00
2000 1.80
2001 1.79
2002 1.78
2003 1.67
2004 1.61
2005 1.25
2006 1.28
2010 1.87
2011 1.46
2012 1.62
2013 1.60
2014 1.14
2015 1.19
2016 1.45
2017 1.81
2018 1.55
2019 1.58
2020 1.76

Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure)

Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in Gabon was 8.47 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 10.00 in 2017, while its lowest value was 4.63 in 2013.

Definition: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.

See also:

Year Value
2000 8.33
2001 6.45
2002 6.93
2003 7.85
2004 7.73
2005 6.01
2006 6.07
2010 8.11
2011 6.73
2012 6.76
2013 4.63
2014 4.82
2015 5.33
2016 6.63
2017 10.00
2018 9.07
2019 9.09
2020 8.47

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade