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

Democratic Republic of Congo
0.0092 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Ethiopia
0.0084 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
136th
Ethiopia rank
139th

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Ethiopia
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.0092 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0084 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0008 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP.

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

The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 136th and Ethiopia ranks 139th of 170 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Ethiopia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0609 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0935 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0326 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Ethiopia
1970s 0.0568 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.085 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0282 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Ethiopia
1980s 0.019 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1018 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0828 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Ethiopia
1990s 0.0375 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0625 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.025 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Ethiopia
2000s 0.0249 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0481 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0233 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Ethiopia
2010s 0.0123 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0088 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0035 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 0.0083 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0077 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0006 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, Democratic Republic of Congo or Ethiopia?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.0092 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0084 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?
0.0008 constant 2022 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 136th and Ethiopia ranks 139th 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

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.