Central African Republic vs Congo - Kinshasa

Central African Republic vs Congo - Kinshasa: Military share of state spending

Military share of state spending in 2025: 12.5% of government spending in Central African Republic and 8.1% of government spending in Congo - Kinshasa, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Central African Republic, by 4.3 percentage points, or 1.53 times that in Congo - Kinshasa.

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% of government spending · SIPRI

Central African RepublicCongo - Kinshasa

What the numbers say

Central African Republic has been higher since 2008, when it overtook Congo - Kinshasa.
In 2025, Central African Republic ranked 20 and Congo - Kinshasa ranked 38 of 150 countries, counting from the highest.

Every year

% of government spending · SIPRI

Year	Central African Republic	Congo - Kinshasa
2025	12.5	8.1
2024	12.9	7.2
2023	13.2	6.7
2022	9.6	3.1
2021	10.8	3.8
2020	7.4	5.8
2019	10.6	5.2
2018	7.6	5.2
2017	9.7	7.2
2016	12.1	7.4
2015	11.3	8
2014	11.3	6.9
2013	21.2	9
2012	11.6	8.3
2011	14.5	6.6
2010	14	5.4
2009	10.9	5.3
2008	9.7	6.9
2007	8.5	12.6
2006	–	15.7
2005	6.7	15.8
2004	8.8	16.5
2003	10.3	9.6
2002	6.5	–
2000	–	8.8
1999	–	12.2
1998	–	3.5
1997	–	12.7
1996	10.3	16.1
1995	5.6	–
1994	5.6	–
1993	7.2	–
1992	7	–
1991	6.8	–

Each country on its own

Good to know

The part of everything the government spends that goes on its armed forces and defence, by SIPRI’s count.
Source: Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Military Expenditure Database, https://doi.org/10.55163/CQGC9685.
Ranks count the 150 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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