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

0.0004 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Jamaica ahead.

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

43 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.

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.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo

0.0119 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Jamaica

0.0123 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

102nd

Jamaica rank

101st

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Jamaica

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 0.0123 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0119 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.0004 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Jamaica ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 102nd and Jamaica ranks 101st of 160 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0149 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0292 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0142 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Jamaica
1980s	0.0129 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0297 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0169 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Jamaica
1990s	0.0192 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0189 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s	0.0174 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0099 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0075 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	0.011 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0113 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Jamaica
2020s	0.009 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0136 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0045 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Jamaica

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 Jamaica?: Jamaica, at 0.0123 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0119 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Democratic Republic of Congo and Jamaica?: 0.0004 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Jamaica?: 43 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Jamaica rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 102nd and Jamaica ranks 101st of 160 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 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 160 places, 7,842 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 15 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.