Democratic Republic of Congo vs Tanzania: Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP

Democratic Republic of Congo
0.0119 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Tanzania
0.0116 current USD per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
109th
Tanzania rank
111th

Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Tanzania
00.010.020.030.040.05196319932024

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.0119 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0116 current USD per US$ of GDP in Tanzania, a difference of 0.0003 current USD per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 109th and Tanzania ranks 111th of 166 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Tanzania Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0136 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0035 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0101 current USD per US$ of GDP Democratic Republic of Congo
1970s 0.0156 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0236 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.008 current USD per US$ of GDP Tanzania
1980s 0.009 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0219 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0128 current USD per US$ of GDP Tanzania
1990s 0.0161 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.012 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0042 current USD per US$ of GDP Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s 0.01 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0079 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0021 current USD per US$ of GDP Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 0.0092 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.01 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0008 current USD per US$ of GDP Tanzania
2020s 0.0083 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0112 current USD per US$ of GDP 0.0029 current USD per US$ of GDP Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp, Democratic Republic of Congo or Tanzania?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.0119 current USD per US$ of GDP against 0.0116 current USD per US$ of GDP in Tanzania as of 2024.
What is the difference in military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp between Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania?
0.0003 current USD per US$ of GDP, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania?
54 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania rank globally for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 109th and Tanzania ranks 111th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP
Unit
current USD per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
210 places, 10,381 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Military expenditure (current USD) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.