Democratic Republic of Congo vs Uganda: Military spending, gaps filled

Democratic Republic of Congo
1.08 billion constant 2024 US$
in 2025
Uganda
1.20 billion constant 2024 US$
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
86th
Uganda rank
84th

Military spending, gaps filled over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Uganda currently reports 1.20 billion constant 2024 US$ against 1.08 billion constant 2024 US$ in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 115.82 million constant 2024 US$.

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

The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 86th and Uganda ranks 84th of 162 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Uganda Difference Ahead
1960s 221.89 million constant 2024 US$ 194.12 million constant 2024 US$ 27.77 million constant 2024 US$ Democratic Republic of Congo
1970s 258.61 million constant 2024 US$ 385.77 million constant 2024 US$ 127.16 million constant 2024 US$ Uganda
1980s 115.37 million constant 2024 US$ 171.44 million constant 2024 US$ 56.07 million constant 2024 US$ Uganda
1990s 174.51 million constant 2024 US$ 175.43 million constant 2024 US$ 920,850 constant 2024 US$ Uganda
2000s 226.83 million constant 2024 US$ 310.62 million constant 2024 US$ 83.80 million constant 2024 US$ Uganda
2010s 393.31 million constant 2024 US$ 509.26 million constant 2024 US$ 115.95 million constant 2024 US$ Uganda
2020s 641.96 million constant 2024 US$ 1.11 billion constant 2024 US$ 465.64 million constant 2024 US$ Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, gaps filled, Democratic Republic of Congo or Uganda?
Uganda, at 1.20 billion constant 2024 US$ against 1.08 billion constant 2024 US$ in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, gaps filled between Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda?
115.82 million constant 2024 US$, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda?
63 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda rank globally for military spending, gaps filled?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 86th and Uganda ranks 84th of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Military spending, gaps filled
Unit
constant 2024 US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
162 places, 8,449 data points, 1949–2025
Last refreshed

Military spending with 108 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.