Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP in Congo
Congo: Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP was 0.0116 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP in Congo, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current USD per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in Congo stood at 0.0116 current USD per US$ of GDP. That is the lowest value across all 38 years on record.
The figure is down 37.7% on the previous year and down 70.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in Congo peaked at 0.0479 current USD per US$ of GDP in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.0116 current USD per US$ of GDP, in 2024.
Congo ranks 112th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0423 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.031 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0479 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0318 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0225 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0437 current USD per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.0418 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0408 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0428 current USD per US$ of GDP | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.0205 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0152 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0268 current USD per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0279 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0166 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0459 current USD per US$ of GDP | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.0188 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0116 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.026 current USD per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 109 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.0119 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 110 Rwanda 0.0116 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 111 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0116 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 113 New Zealand 0.0115 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 114 Sudan 0.011 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 115 Thailand 0.0104 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
More public sector data for Congo
- Arms imports 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.5091 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -66.67 % change on previous year (2015)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 28.75 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -36.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 182.04 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 8.78 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 834.54 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in Congo?
- Military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in Congo was 0.0116 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0479 current USD per US$ of GDP in 1977.
- What is the lowest military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0116 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- How does Congo rank for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp?
- Congo ranks 112th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Military expenditure (current USD) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military expenditure (current USD) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Military expenditure SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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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.