Dem. Rep. Congo - Military expenditure

Military expenditure (current USD)

The latest value for Military expenditure (current USD) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 362,091,600 as of 2020. Over the past 57 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 491,276,900 in 2015 and 26,629,670 in 1998.

Definition: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another).

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.

See also:

Year Value
1963 58,217,820
1964 49,818,180
1965 78,909,090
1966 78,363,640
1967 45,907,650
1968 50,479,040
1969 72,455,090
1970 102,395,200
1971 101,796,400
1972 94,011,980
1973 102,395,200
1974 189,221,600
1975 173,652,700
1976 120,795,400
1977 161,471,100
1978 214,951,900
1979 190,944,700
1980 152,183,700
1981 71,671,580
1982 147,162,400
1983 78,919,800
1984 53,403,540
1985 40,371,340
1986 67,436,310
1987 28,297,230
1988 214,939,900
1989 67,494,750
1990 45,933,810
1991 43,891,990
1992 85,527,300
1993 469,173,800
1996 89,269,880
1997 83,825,040
1998 26,629,670
1999 149,277,900
2000 132,883,800
2003 78,708,030
2004 137,637,800
2005 165,205,100
2006 205,102,100
2007 205,217,200
2008 159,998,400
2009 122,378,000
2010 183,682,100
2011 238,787,600
2012 332,494,000
2013 374,475,600
2014 341,224,600
2015 491,276,900
2016 395,733,800
2017 295,236,100
2018 295,348,400
2019 352,709,600
2020 362,091,600

Military expenditure (current LCU)

The value for Military expenditure (current LCU) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 581,999,000,000.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 56 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 581,999,000,000.00 in 2019 and a minimum value of 0.00 in 1963.

Definition: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.

Year Value
1963 0.00
1964 0.00
1965 0.00
1966 0.00
1967 0.00
1968 0.00
1969 0.00
1970 0.00
1971 0.00
1972 0.00
1973 0.00
1974 0.00
1975 0.00
1976 0.00
1977 0.00
1978 0.00
1979 0.00
1980 0.00
1981 0.00
1982 0.00
1983 0.00
1984 0.01
1985 0.01
1986 0.01
1987 0.01
1988 0.13
1989 0.09
1990 0.11
1991 2.28
1992 184.00
1993 11,797.00
1996 44,800,000.00
1997 110,100,000.00
1998 42,800,000.00
1999 600,200,000.00
2000 2,901,000,000.00
2003 31,908,000,000.00
2004 54,983,000,000.00
2005 78,292,000,000.00
2006 96,045,000,000.00
2007 106,046,000,000.00
2008 89,486,000,000.00
2009 99,100,000,000.00
2010 166,400,000,000.00
2011 219,563,000,000.00
2012 305,813,000,000.00
2013 344,440,000,000.00
2014 315,710,000,000.00
2015 454,915,000,000.00
2016 399,976,000,000.00
2017 428,966,000,000.00
2018 477,265,000,000.00
2019 581,999,000,000.00

Military expenditure (% of GDP)

Military expenditure (% of GDP) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 0.75 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 56 years was 5.23 in 1993, while its lowest value was 0.00 in 1979.

Definition: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.

See also:

Year Value
1964 0.00
1966 0.00
1968 0.00
1969 0.00
1970 0.00
1971 0.00
1972 0.00
1973 0.00
1974 0.00
1975 0.00
1976 0.00
1977 0.00
1978 0.00
1979 0.00
1993 5.23
1996 1.55
1997 1.41
1998 0.43
1999 1.16
2000 0.22
2003 0.88
2004 1.34
2005 1.38
2006 1.43
2007 1.25
2008 0.81
2009 0.66
2010 0.85
2011 0.92
2012 1.13
2013 1.15
2014 0.95
2015 1.30
2016 1.07
2017 0.77
2018 0.62
2019 0.71
2020 0.75

Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure)

Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 6.01 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 24 years was 17.94 in 2004, while its lowest value was 3.47 in 1998.

Definition: Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.)

Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.

See also:

Year Value
1996 16.06
1997 12.67
1998 3.47
1999 12.16
2000 8.87
2003 9.59
2004 17.94
2005 15.82
2006 15.67
2007 12.60
2008 6.93
2009 5.26
2010 5.35
2011 6.61
2012 8.26
2013 8.99
2014 5.14
2015 7.52
2016 7.36
2017 7.42
2018 5.60
2019 5.48
2020 6.01

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Defense & arms trade