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

0 constant 2024 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 Rwanda?

49 years are reported by both, from 1973 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 Rwanda: Military spending, per unit of GDP

Democratic Republic of Congo

0.0119 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Rwanda

0.0119 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

102nd

Rwanda rank

104th

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Rwanda

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.0119 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0119 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in Rwanda, a difference of 0 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Rwanda ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 102nd and Rwanda ranks 104th of 160 countries.

Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0215 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0783 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0568 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Rwanda
1980s	0.0123 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0279 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0156 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Rwanda
1990s	0.0192 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0615 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0423 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Rwanda
2000s	0.0174 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0258 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0084 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Rwanda
2010s	0.011 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0121 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0011 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Rwanda
2020s	0.009 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0129 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0038 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	Rwanda

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 Rwanda?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.0119 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0119 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in Rwanda as of 2025.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda?: 0 constant 2024 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 Rwanda?: 49 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 102nd and Rwanda ranks 104th 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.