Equatorial Guinea vs Gabon
Equatorial Guinea vs Gabon: Military share of state spending
Military share of state spending in 2025: 4.7% of government spending in Equatorial Guinea and 6.5% of government spending in Gabon, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Gabon, by 1.8 percentage points, or 1.38 times that in Equatorial Guinea.
% of government spending · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Gabon has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Equatorial Guinea.
- In 2025, Equatorial Guinea ranked 84 and Gabon ranked 51 of 150 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of government spending · SIPRI
| Year | Equatorial Guinea | Gabon |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.7 | 6.5 |
| 2024 | 4.9 | 6.2 |
| 2023 | 6.8 | 6.2 |
| 2022 | 7.7 | 6.9 |
| 2021 | 10.5 | 9.3 |
| 2020 | 10.2 | 8.7 |
| 2019 | 7.8 | 9.1 |
| 2018 | 5.9 | 9.1 |
| 2017 | 5.6 | 10 |
| 2016 | 4.5 | 6.6 |
| 2015 | 2.5 | 5.3 |
| 2014 | 2.4 | 4.8 |
| 2013 | – | 4.6 |
| 2012 | – | 6.8 |
| 2011 | – | 6.6 |
| 2010 | – | 8.1 |
| 2009 | 6.2 | – |
| 2008 | 7.5 | – |
| 2007 | 7.6 | – |
| 2006 | – | 6.1 |
| 2005 | – | 6 |
| 2004 | – | 7.7 |
| 2003 | – | 7.9 |
| 2002 | – | 6.9 |
| 2001 | – | 6.4 |
| 2000 | – | 8.3 |
| 1995 | 1.4 | – |
| 1994 | 0.4 | – |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The part of everything the government spends that goes on its armed forces and defence, by SIPRI’s count.
- Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
- Marked points are SIPRI’s own: a dot where it gives the figure as its estimate, a ring where it calls the figure highly uncertain.
- Ranks count the 150 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Equatorial Guinea vs Gabon
Health
- Life expectancyEquatorial Guinea: 63.7 years in 2023Gabon: 68.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityEquatorial Guinea: 6.8 per 100 live births in 2024Gabon: 3.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityEquatorial Guinea: 52.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023Gabon: 27.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionEquatorial Guinea: 4.17% in 2017Gabon: 4.05% in 2017
- Suicide rateEquatorial Guinea: 9.3 per 100,000 people in 2017Gabon: 12.5 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationEquatorial Guinea: 1.85 million people in 2023Gabon: 2.49 million people in 2023
- Population growthEquatorial Guinea: 2.39% a year in 2023Gabon: 2.18% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateEquatorial Guinea: 4.08 births per woman in 2023Gabon: 3.65 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationEquatorial Guinea: 71.6% in 2025Gabon: 92.1% in 2025
- Median ageEquatorial Guinea: 21 years in 2023Gabon: 21.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overEquatorial Guinea: 3.6% in 2023Gabon: 4% in 2023
- Net migration rateEquatorial Guinea: 2.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Gabon: 0.4 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingEquatorial Guinea: 0.9% of GDP in 2025Gabon: 1.66% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsEquatorial Guinea: $113M in 2025Gabon: $337M in 2025
- Military spending per personEquatorial Guinea: $63 in 2025Gabon: $139 in 2025
- Armed forces personnelEquatorial Guinea: 1,000 people in 2020Gabon: 7,000 people in 2020
- National powerEquatorial Guinea: 0.02% of world capability in 2022Gabon: 0.02% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersEquatorial Guinea: 0.16% of the labour force in 2020Gabon: 1% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsEquatorial Guinea: 12 million TIV in 2024Gabon: 6 million TIV in 2024