Military expenditure in local currency rose 2.91% to GMD 0.841 bil in Gambia in 2022, according to the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database.
Historically, military expenditure in local currency in Gambia reached an all time high of GMD 0.841 bil in 2022 and an all time low of GMD 0.002 bil in 1983. When compared to Gambia's main peers, military expenditure in local currency in Guinea Bissau amounted to GMT 15.3 bil, XOF 321 bil in Mali, MRO 8.33 bil in Mauritania and XOF 270 bil in Senegal in 2022.
Gambia has been ranked 130th within the group of 150 countries we follow in terms of military expenditure in local currency, 5 places above 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 |
| Algeria | DZD bil | 1,118 | 1,118 | 1,118 | 1,230 | 1,230 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | XOF bil | 88.6 | 112 | 170 | 210 | 220 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gambia | GMD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.553 | 0.724 | 0.762 | ||||||||||||||
| Guinea | GNF bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,451 | 1,656 | 1,785 | 1,819 | 1,993 | |||||||||
| Guinea Bissau | GMT bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9.33 | 11.2 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 13.9 | ||||||||||||
| Mali | XOF bil | 215 | 270 | 268 | 279 | 342 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | MRO bil | ... | ... | ... | 4.84 | 5.16 | 5.68 | 5.91 | 7.47 | |||||||||||||
| Morocco | MAD bil | 32.6 | 33.8 | 34.7 | 35.5 | 45.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | XOF bil | ... | ... | ... | 98.6 | 118 | 128 | 145 | 137 | |||||||||||||
| Senegal | XOF bil | 181 | 179 | 214 | 209 | 199 |
Helgi Library 
