Bangladesh vs Congo - Kinshasa
Bangladesh vs Congo - Kinshasa: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $3.67B in Bangladesh and $1.08B in Congo - Kinshasa, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Bangladesh, by $2.58B, or 3.39 times that in Congo - Kinshasa.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Bangladesh has been higher since 1976, when it overtook Congo - Kinshasa.
- In 2025, Bangladesh ranked 52 and Congo - Kinshasa ranked 79 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Bangladesh | Congo - Kinshasa |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3.67B | $1.08B |
| 2024 | $3.75B | $899M |
| 2023 | $3.75B | $763M |
| 2022 | $4.13B | $375M |
| 2021 | $4.67B | $334M |
| 2020 | $4.71B | $399M |
| 2019 | $4.63B | $386M |
| 2018 | $4.06B | $331M |
| 2017 | $3.68B | $385M |
| 2016 | $3.78B | $487M |
| 2015 | $3.44B | $572M |
| 2014 | $3.05B | $400M |
| 2013 | $2.85B | $442M |
| 2012 | $2.86B | $395M |
| 2011 | $2.72B | $286M |
| 2010 | $2.57B | $249M |
| 2009 | $2.13B | $183M |
| 2008 | $1.83B | $242M |
| 2007 | $1.85B | $338M |
| 2006 | $1.76B | $357M |
| 2005 | $1.63B | $329M |
| 2004 | $1.61B | $281M |
| 2003 | $1.58B | $169M |
| 2002 | $1.57B | – |
| 2001 | $1.62B | – |
| 2000 | $1.62B | $99.6M |
| 1999 | $1.56B | $134M |
| 1998 | $1.5B | $36.8M |
| 1997 | $1.48B | $122M |
| 1996 | $1.39B | $149M |
| 1995 | $1.33B | – |
| 1994 | $1.29B | – |
| 1993 | $1.15B | $431M |
| 1992 | $1.06B | $140M |
| 1991 | $923M | $73.5M |
| 1990 | $906M | $79.9M |
| 1989 | $912M | $113M |
| 1988 | $833M | $360M |
| 1987 | $758M | $48.8M |
| 1986 | $706M | $110M |
| 1985 | $648M | $79.6M |
| 1984 | $704M | $94.5M |
| 1983 | $716M | $75.8M |
| 1982 | $561M | $111M |
| 1981 | $486M | $56.5M |
| 1980 | $459M | $104M |
| 1979 | $437M | $118M |
| 1978 | $460M | $129M |
| 1977 | $515M | $148M |
| 1976 | $427M | $173M |
| 1975 | $242M | $283M |
| 1974 | $235M | $397M |
| 1973 | $208M | $278M |
| 1972 | – | $295M |
| 1971 | – | $370M |
| 1970 | – | $394M |
| 1969 | – | $301M |
| 1968 | – | $223M |
| 1967 | – | $215M |
| 1966 | – | $239M |
| 1965 | – | $279M |
| 1964 | – | $171M |
| 1963 | – | $124M |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, in constant 2024 US dollars so that years compare, by SIPRI’s count.
- Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
- Marked points are SIPRI’s own: a dot where it gives the figure as its estimate, a ring where it calls the figure highly uncertain.
- Ranks count the 151 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Bangladesh vs Congo - Kinshasa
Health
- Life expectancyBangladesh: 74.7 years in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: 61.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityBangladesh: 3.1 per 100 live births in 2024Congo - Kinshasa: 9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityBangladesh: 22.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: 49.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterBangladesh: 59.1% in 2022Congo - Kinshasa: 11.6% in 2022
- DepressionBangladesh: 4.11% in 2017Congo - Kinshasa: 3.96% in 2017
- Suicide rateBangladesh: 6 per 100,000 people in 2017Congo - Kinshasa: 11.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationBangladesh: 172 million people in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: 106 million people in 2023
- Population growthBangladesh: 1.21% a year in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: 3.26% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateBangladesh: 2.16 births per woman in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: 6.05 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationBangladesh: 33.2% in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: 45.1% in 2025
- Median ageBangladesh: 25.3 years in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: 15.8 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overBangladesh: 6.3% in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: 3.1% in 2023
- Net migration rateBangladesh: -3.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Congo - Kinshasa: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personBangladesh: $1,985 in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: $568 in 2025
- GDP growthBangladesh: 3.5% a year in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: 8.5% a year in 2023
- InflationBangladesh: 10% a year in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: 7.4% a year in 2025
- Government debtBangladesh: 42% of GDP in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: 17.2% of GDP in 2023
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingBangladesh: 0.81% of GDP in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: 1.38% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personBangladesh: $22 in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: $11 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingBangladesh: 7.1% of government spending in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: 8.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelBangladesh: 227,000 people in 2020Congo - Kinshasa: 134,000 people in 2020
- National powerBangladesh: 1.01% of world capability in 2022Congo - Kinshasa: 0.59% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersBangladesh: 0.32% of the labour force in 2020Congo - Kinshasa: 0.41% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsBangladesh: 32 million TIV in 2025Congo - Kinshasa: 44 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsBangladesh: 2 million TIV in 1984Congo - Kinshasa: 22 million TIV in 1997