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China vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Military expenditure

China
2.25 trillion current LCU
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo
2.54 trillion current LCU
in 2024
China rank
26th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
24th

Military expenditure over time

  • China
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
01.0T2.0T3.0T196319932024

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 2.54 trillion current LCU against 2.25 trillion current LCU in China, a difference of 282.61 billion current LCU.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times China's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1989 it was China ahead.

Globally, China ranks 26th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 24th of 167 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Military expenditure (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
167 places, 8,248 data points, 1960–2024
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Military expenditure in local currency at current prices (by calendar year)