What is the difference in military expenditure between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Ukraine?

63.17 billion current LCU, with Ukraine ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Ukraine?

28 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the vs Ukraine: Military expenditure

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

2.54 trillion current LCU

in 2024

Ukraine

2.60 trillion current LCU

in 2024

Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank

24th

Ukraine rank

23rd

Military expenditure over time

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Ukraine

How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 2.60 trillion current LCU against 2.54 trillion current LCU in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, a difference of 63.17 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Ukraine ahead.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 24th and Ukraine ranks 23rd of 167 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Congo, Democratic Republic of the averaged higher in 2 and Ukraine in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
1990s	159.58 million current LCU	2.77 billion current LCU	2.61 billion current LCU	Ukraine
2000s	69.85 billion current LCU	15.39 billion current LCU	54.46 billion current LCU	Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2010s	369.50 billion current LCU	72.61 billion current LCU	296.90 billion current LCU	Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2020s	1.28 trillion current LCU	1.34 trillion current LCU	61.00 billion current LCU	Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Congo, Democratic Republic of the or Ukraine?: Ukraine, at 2.60 trillion current LCU against 2.54 trillion current LCU in Congo, Democratic Republic of the as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Ukraine?: 63.17 billion current LCU, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Ukraine?: 28 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Ukraine rank globally for military expenditure?: Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 24th and Ukraine ranks 23rd of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military expenditure (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 167 places, 8,248 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Military expenditure in local currency at current prices (by calendar year)