What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Barbados and Democratic Republic of Congo?

0.0002 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Barbados ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Democratic Republic of Congo?

55 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Barbados vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Military spending, per unit of GDP

Barbados

0.0094 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2020

Democratic Republic of Congo

0.0092 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Barbados rank

135th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

136th

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

Barbados
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 0.0094 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0092 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0002 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Barbados ranks 135th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 136th of 170 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Democratic Republic of Congo	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0254 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0883 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0629 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Democratic Republic of Congo
1970s	0.0109 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0568 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0459 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s	0.0156 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.019 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0035 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s	0.009 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0375 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0285 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s	0.0075 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0249 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0174 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	0.0073 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0123 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.005 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	0.0094 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0096 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0002 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending, per unit of gdp, Barbados or Democratic Republic of Congo?: Barbados, at 0.0094 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0092 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2020.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Barbados and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 0.0002 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2020.
How do Barbados and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?: Barbados ranks 135th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 136th of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Military spending, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military spending, per unit of GDP
Unit: constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 170 places, 9,064 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed: 16 September 2026

Military spending divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.