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

0.0005 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, with South Sudan ahead.

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

8 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2015.

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 South Sudan: Military spending, per unit of GDP

Democratic Republic of Congo

0.0119 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

South Sudan

0.0124 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2015

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

102nd

South Sudan rank

100th

Military spending, per unit of GDP over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
South Sudan

How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 0.0124 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 0.0005 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2008 it was South Sudan ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 102nd and South Sudan ranks 100th of 160 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and South Sudan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	South Sudan	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.0103 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0132 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	South Sudan
2010s	0.0119 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0119 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0001 constant 2024 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 South Sudan?: South Sudan, at 0.0124 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0119 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2015.
What is the difference in military spending, per unit of gdp between Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan?: 0.0005 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, with South Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2015.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan rank globally for military spending, per unit of gdp?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 102nd and South Sudan ranks 100th 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.