Military expenditure in local currency rose 8.21% to XAF 176 bil in Congo in 2019, according to the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database.
Historically, military expenditure in local currency in Congo reached an all time high of XAF 349 bil in 2014 and an all time low of XAF 3.21 bil in 1972. When compared to Congo's main peers, military expenditure in local currency in Cameroon amounted to XAF 247 bil, XAF 19.0 bil in Central African Republic, XAF 156 bil in Gabon and CDF 582 bil in Dem. Republic of the Congo in 2019.
Congo has been ranked 39th within the group of 145 countries we follow in terms of military expenditure in local currency, 39 places below 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||
| Equatorial Guinea | XAF bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 82.6 | 80.0 | 83.1 | 87.1 | 93.4 | |||||||
| Gabon | XAF bil | ... | ... | 120 | 157 | 145 | 156 | 152 | ||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | NGN bil | 444 | 495 | 654 | 669 | 975 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | SDG bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17.0 | 29.1 | 24.2 | 33.1 | 50.6 | ... | ||||||||||
| Zambia | ZMW bil | ... | ... | 3.09 | 3.20 | 3.96 | 3.77 | 3.88 |
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