Gambia vs Senegal
Gambia vs Senegal: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $14.7M in Gambia and $533M in Senegal, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Senegal, by $518M, or 36 times that in Gambia.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Senegal has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1983.
- In 2025, Gambia ranked 148 and Senegal ranked 100 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Gambia | Senegal |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $14.7M | $533M |
| 2024 | $14.7M | $639M |
| 2023 | $14.5M | $453M |
| 2022 | $16.5M | $463M |
| 2021 | $17.6M | $518M |
| 2020 | $17.6M | $393M |
| 2019 | $17.7M | $423M |
| 2018 | $14.5M | $441M |
| 2017 | – | $371M |
| 2016 | – | $379M |
| 2015 | $19.1M | $269M |
| 2014 | $21M | $251M |
| 2013 | $13.7M | $245M |
| 2012 | $13.9M | $212M |
| 2011 | – | $232M |
| 2010 | – | $214M |
| 2009 | $8.39M | $227M |
| 2008 | $17.7M | $213M |
| 2007 | $5.48M | $217M |
| 2006 | $3.99M | $193M |
| 2005 | $4.45M | $167M |
| 2004 | $3.17M | $147M |
| 2003 | $3.56M | $146M |
| 2002 | $3.29M | $135M |
| 2001 | $3.05M | $134M |
| 2000 | $3.52M | $121M |
| 1999 | $3.35M | $133M |
| 1998 | $3.74M | $123M |
| 1997 | $3.74M | $116M |
| 1996 | $3.47M | $117M |
| 1995 | $2.51M | $119M |
| 1994 | $2.17M | $116M |
| 1993 | $2.31M | $142M |
| 1992 | $3.29M | $121M |
| 1991 | $4.04M | $129M |
| 1990 | $3.43M | $132M |
| 1989 | $2.91M | $130M |
| 1988 | $2.21M | $129M |
| 1987 | $1.68M | $121M |
| 1986 | $1.53M | $115M |
| 1985 | $1.6M | $120M |
| 1984 | $1.18M | $133M |
| 1983 | $914,300 | $140M |
| 1982 | – | $139M |
| 1981 | – | $161M |
| 1980 | – | $147M |
| 1979 | – | $158M |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, in constant 2024 US dollars so that years compare, 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 151 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
Gambia vs Senegal
Health
- Life expectancyGambia: 65.9 years in 2023Senegal: 68.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGambia: 4.2 per 100 live births in 2024Senegal: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGambia: 29.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Senegal: 24.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGambia: 47.7% in 2022Senegal: 26.7% in 2022
- DepressionGambia: 4.16% in 2017Senegal: 3.37% in 2017
- Suicide rateGambia: 9.7 per 100,000 people in 2017Senegal: 12.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGambia: 2.7 million people in 2023Senegal: 18.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthGambia: 2.3% a year in 2023Senegal: 2.33% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGambia: 4.01 births per woman in 2023Senegal: 3.82 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGambia: 65% in 2025Senegal: 55.8% in 2025
- Median ageGambia: 18.2 years in 2023Senegal: 19.1 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGambia: 3% in 2023Senegal: 3.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateGambia: -1.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Senegal: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGambia: 0.57% of GDP in 2025Senegal: 1.56% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personGambia: $5 in 2025Senegal: $30 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGambia: 2.2% of government spending in 2025Senegal: 5.2% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGambia: 4,000 people in 2020Senegal: 19,000 people in 2020
- National powerGambia: 0.02% of world capability in 2022Senegal: 0.1% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGambia: 0.58% of the labour force in 2020Senegal: 0.37% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGambia: 1 million TIV in 2025Senegal: 79 million TIV in 2024