Military expenditure in local currency rose 21.9% to CDF 582 bil in Dem. Republic of the Congo in 2019, according to the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database.
Historically, military expenditure in local currency in Dem. Republic of the Congo reached an all time high of CDF 582 bil in 2019 and an all time low of CDF < 0.001 bil in 1963. When compared to Dem. Republic of the Congo's main peers, military expenditure in local currency in Angola amounted to AOA 536 bil, XAF 19.0 bil in Central African Republic, XAF 176 bil in Congo and ZMW 3.77 bil in Zambia in 2019.
Dem. Republic of the Congo has been ranked 22nd within the group of 145 countries we follow in terms of military expenditure in local currency, 17 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Military Expenditure (Local Currency) | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Angola | AOA bil | 452 | 508 | 501 | 536 | 574 | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | BWP bil | 5.61 | 5.41 | 5.08 | 5.53 | 5.70 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | XAF bil | 230 | 239 | 239 | 247 | 226 | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | XAF bil | ... | 15.9 | 16.2 | 17.0 | 23.9 | 25.5 | |||||||||||||||
| Chad | XAF bil | ... | 184 | 129 | 141 | 138 | 186 | |||||||||||||||
| Congo | XAF bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | 298 | 218 | 162 | 176 | 172 | ||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | CDF bil | ... | 400 | 429 | 477 | 582 | 670 | |||||||||||||||
| Gabon | XAF bil | ... | ... | 120 | 157 | 145 | 156 | 152 | ||||||||||||||
| Namibia | NAD bil | 6.26 | 6.04 | 6.03 | 5.98 | 6.06 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | SDG bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17.0 | 29.1 | 24.2 | 33.1 | 50.6 | ... | ||||||||||
| Tanzania | TNS bil | 1,185 | 1,254 | 1,365 | 1,428 | 1,566 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | ZMW bil | ... | ... | 3.09 | 3.20 | 3.96 | 3.77 | 3.88 | ||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | ZWD bil | ... | ... | ... | 0.358 | 0.341 | 0.420 | 1.37 | 3.11 |
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