Democratic Republic of Congo vs Dominican Republic: Military expenditure (current USD)

Democratic Republic of Congo
1.23 billion current USD
in 2025
Dominican Republic
1.04 billion current USD
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
86th
Dominican Republic rank
88th

Military expenditure (current USD) over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Dominican Republic
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 1.23 billion current USD against 1.04 billion current USD in Dominican Republic, a difference of 188.00 million current USD.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.2 times Dominican Republic's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 86th and Dominican Republic ranks 88th of 168 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Dominican Republic Difference Ahead
1960s 62.02 million current USD 38.23 million current USD 23.79 million current USD Democratic Republic of Congo
1970s 145.16 million current USD 66.32 million current USD 78.84 million current USD Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s 92.19 million current USD 92.45 million current USD 259,370 current USD Dominican Republic
1990s 124.19 million current USD 104.07 million current USD 20.12 million current USD Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s 150.89 million current USD 252.01 million current USD 101.12 million current USD Dominican Republic
2010s 330.10 million current USD 459.83 million current USD 129.74 million current USD Dominican Republic
2020s 659.66 million current USD 829.94 million current USD 170.28 million current USD Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military expenditure, Democratic Republic of Congo or Dominican Republic?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 1.23 billion current USD against 1.04 billion current USD in Dominican Republic as of 2025.
What is the difference in military expenditure between Democratic Republic of Congo and Dominican Republic?
188.00 million current USD, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Dominican Republic?
59 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Dominican Republic rank globally for military expenditure?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 86th and Dominican Republic ranks 88th of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?
SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), published as Military expenditure (current USD). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military expenditure (current USD)
Unit
current USD
Source
SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
212 places, 10,705 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Military spending USD, in current prices (converted at the exchange rate for the given year)