Military expenditure in local currency rose 7.72% to XAF 156 bil in Gabon in 2019, according to the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database.
Historically, military expenditure in local currency in Gabon reached an all time high of XAF 157 bil in 2017 and an all time low of XAF 0.740 bil in 1967.
Gabon has been ranked 40th within the group of 145 countries we follow in terms of military expenditure in local currency, 40 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Military Expenditure (Local Currency) | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Angola | AOA bil | 452 | 508 | 501 | 536 | 574 | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | BWP bil | 5.61 | 5.41 | 5.08 | 5.53 | 5.70 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | XAF bil | 230 | 239 | 239 | 247 | 226 | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | XAF bil | ... | 15.9 | 16.2 | 17.0 | 23.9 | 25.5 | |||||||||||||||
| Chad | XAF bil | ... | 184 | 129 | 141 | 138 | 186 | |||||||||||||||
| Congo | XAF bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | 298 | 218 | 162 | 176 | 172 | ||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | CDF bil | ... | 400 | 429 | 477 | 582 | 670 | |||||||||||||||
| Equatorial Guinea | XAF bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 82.6 | 80.0 | 83.1 | 87.1 | 93.4 | |||||||
| Gabon | XAF bil | ... | ... | 120 | 157 | 145 | 156 | 152 | ||||||||||||||
| Namibia | NAD bil | 6.26 | 6.04 | 6.03 | 5.98 | 6.06 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | NGN bil | 444 | 495 | 654 | 669 | 975 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | ZMW bil | ... | ... | 3.09 | 3.20 | 3.96 | 3.77 | 3.88 |
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