Ranked:
N/A (2012)

Congolese Military Budget

See the chart below for a yearly breakdown of military spending in the Congo. (2001 to 2012)

Military Spending in Congo

Our data source (SIPRI) does not have a figure for Congo's military budget in 2012, but the chart below contains the available military spending data from the past 12 years. If you want to learn more about Congolese military spending, check out SIPRI.org which has data as far back as 1988, including dollars spent and percentage of GDP.

Total Spent: $1,072,600,000 (Last 12 years)

Year Dollars Spent % GDP
2001 $86,600,000 1.4%
2002 $102,000,000 1.7%
2003 $114,000,000 1.9%
2004 $115,000,000 1.7%
2005 $117,000,000 1.3%
2006 $115,000,000 1.1%
Year Dollars Spent % GDP
2007 $130,000,000 1.4%
2008 $151,000,000 1.4%
2009 no data N/A
2010 $142,000,000 1.2%
2011 no data N/A
2012 no data N/A

Note on Data: Constant (2011) US Dollars are used. For more information about this data visit SIPRI.org.

SIPRI Footnote: Figures for the Congo are for the adopted budget, rather than actual expenditure. Gaps indicate lack of data.

Other Countries in the Region

Equatoguinean Flag Equatorial Guinea
No Data (2012)
Mauritanian Flag Mauritania
No Data (2012)
Senegalese Flag Senegal
No Data (2012)
Chadian Flag Chad
No Data (2012)
Basotho Flag Lesotho
$51 Million (2012)
Ethiopian Flag Ethiopia
$329 Million (2012)
Congolese Flag Congo
No Data (2012)
Zimbabwean Flag Zimbabwe
$303 Million (2012)

Congo's Military Branches

Army (Armee de Terre), Navy, Congolese Air Force (Armee de l'Air Congolaise); Gendarmerie; Special Presidential Security Guard.

Military Service Age in Congo

Army (Armee de Terre), Navy, Congolese Air Force (Armee de l'Air Congolaise); Gendarmerie; Special Presidential Security Guard.