Democratic Republic of Congo vs Mali: Military spending

Democratic Republic of Congo
1.08 billion constant 2024 US$
in 2025
Mali
882.92 million constant 2024 US$
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
86th
Mali rank
89th

Military spending over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Mali
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 1.08 billion constant 2024 US$ against 882.92 million constant 2024 US$ in Mali, a difference of 199.22 million constant 2024 US$.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.2 times Mali's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 86th and Mali ranks 89th of 162 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Military spending
Unit
constant 2024 US$
Source
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
162 places, 8,341 data points, 1949–2025
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This data is expressed in US dollars. It is adjusted for inflation but does not account for differences in the cost of living between countries.