Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled was 134,000 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 1985–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Congo, Democratic Republic of the recorded 134,000 for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 159,000 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 40,000, in 1993.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 46th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 48,000 | — |
| 1986 | 48,750 | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 49,500 | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 50,250 | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 51,000 | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 55,000 | +7.8% |
| 1991 | 60,000 | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 45,000 | -25.0% |
| 1993 | 40,000 | -11.1% |
| 1994 | 40,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 65,100 | +62.7% |
| 1996 | 65,100 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 77,000 | +18.3% |
| 1998 | 87,000 | +13.0% |
| 1999 | 92,900 | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 92,900 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 81,400 | -12.4% |
| 2002 | 81,400 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 97,800 | +20.1% |
| 2004 | 64,000 | -34.6% |
| 2005 | 65,000 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 104,000 | +60.0% |
| 2007 | 143,000 | +37.5% |
| 2008 | 151,000 | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 159,000 | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 159,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 134,250 | -15.6% |
| 2012 | 134,250 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 134,250 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 134,250 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 134,250 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 134,250 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 134,000 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 134,250 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 134,000 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 134,000 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 49,500 | 48,000 | 51,000 | 5 |
| 1990s | 62,710 | 40,000 | 92,900 | 10 |
| 2000s | 103,950 | 64,000 | 159,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 136,675 | 134,000 | 159,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 134,000 | 134,000 | 134,000 | 1 |
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More public sector data for Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- Arms imports 35.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.3203 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 29.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 35.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 8.23 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0119 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 13.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 899.19 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 11.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 134,000 in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 159,000 in 2009.
- What is the lowest armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,000 in 1993.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 46th out of 173 countries with data for 2020.
- Is armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Armed forces personnel, total with 597 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Armed forces personnel, total The Military Balance, International Institute for Strategic Studies
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About this data
Armed forces personnel, total with 597 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.