Congo - Kinshasa vs Ethiopia
Congo - Kinshasa vs Ethiopia: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $1.08B in Congo - Kinshasa and $785M in Ethiopia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Congo - Kinshasa, by $297M, or 1.38 times that in Ethiopia.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Congo - Kinshasa has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Ethiopia.
- In 2025, Congo - Kinshasa ranked 79 and Ethiopia ranked 85 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Congo - Kinshasa | Ethiopia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.08B | $785M |
| 2024 | $899M | $700M |
| 2023 | $763M | $982M |
| 2022 | $375M | $1.01B |
| 2021 | $334M | $492M |
| 2020 | $399M | $510M |
| 2019 | $386M | $585M |
| 2018 | $331M | $628M |
| 2017 | $385M | $636M |
| 2016 | $487M | $610M |
| 2015 | $572M | $531M |
| 2014 | $400M | $515M |
| 2013 | $442M | $497M |
| 2012 | $395M | $496M |
| 2011 | $286M | $515M |
| 2010 | $249M | $528M |
| 2009 | $183M | $544M |
| 2008 | $242M | $553M |
| 2007 | $338M | $693M |
| 2006 | $357M | $751M |
| 2005 | $329M | $832M |
| 2004 | $281M | $829M |
| 2003 | $169M | $764M |
| 2002 | – | $897M |
| 2001 | – | $1.08B |
| 2000 | $99.6M | $1.7B |
| 1999 | $134M | $1.88B |
| 1998 | $36.8M | $1.19B |
| 1997 | $122M | $555M |
| 1996 | $149M | $302M |
| 1995 | – | $259M |
| 1994 | – | $307M |
| 1993 | $431M | $334M |
| 1992 | $140M | $302M |
| 1991 | $73.5M | $510M |
| 1990 | $79.9M | $1.03B |
| 1989 | $113M | $1.08B |
| 1988 | $360M | $912M |
| 1987 | $48.8M | $757M |
| 1986 | $110M | $681M |
| 1985 | $79.6M | $600M |
| 1984 | $94.5M | $704M |
| 1983 | $75.8M | $737M |
| 1982 | $111M | $694M |
| 1981 | $56.5M | $697M |
| 1980 | $104M | $724M |
| 1979 | $118M | $582M |
| 1978 | $129M | $435M |
| 1977 | $148M | $377M |
| 1976 | $173M | $417M |
| 1975 | $283M | $524M |
| 1974 | $397M | $334M |
| 1973 | $278M | $238M |
| 1972 | $295M | $241M |
| 1971 | $370M | $216M |
| 1970 | $394M | $208M |
| 1969 | $301M | $228M |
| 1968 | $223M | $233M |
| 1967 | $215M | $249M |
| 1966 | $239M | $295M |
| 1965 | $279M | $287M |
| 1964 | $171M | – |
| 1963 | $124M | – |
- Estimate
- Highly uncertain
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
Congo - Kinshasa vs Ethiopia
Health
- Life expectancyCongo - Kinshasa: 61.9 years in 2023Ethiopia: 67.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCongo - Kinshasa: 9 per 100 live births in 2024Ethiopia: 4.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCongo - Kinshasa: 49.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ethiopia: 33 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCongo - Kinshasa: 11.6% in 2022Ethiopia: 13.2% in 2022
- DepressionCongo - Kinshasa: 3.96% in 2017Ethiopia: 3.82% in 2017
- Suicide rateCongo - Kinshasa: 11.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Ethiopia: 9.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCongo - Kinshasa: 106 million people in 2023Ethiopia: 129 million people in 2023
- Population growthCongo - Kinshasa: 3.26% a year in 2023Ethiopia: 2.59% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCongo - Kinshasa: 6.05 births per woman in 2023Ethiopia: 3.99 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCongo - Kinshasa: 45.1% in 2025Ethiopia: 24.1% in 2025
- Median ageCongo - Kinshasa: 15.8 years in 2023Ethiopia: 18.7 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCongo - Kinshasa: 3.1% in 2023Ethiopia: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateCongo - Kinshasa: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Ethiopia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personCongo - Kinshasa: $568 in 2025Ethiopia: $945 in 2025
- GDP growthCongo - Kinshasa: 8.5% a year in 2023Ethiopia: 8.1% a year in 2024
- InflationCongo - Kinshasa: 7.4% a year in 2025Ethiopia: 26.6% a year in 2024
- Government debtCongo - Kinshasa: 17.2% of GDP in 2023Ethiopia: 33.5% of GDP in 2024
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCongo - Kinshasa: 1.38% of GDP in 2025Ethiopia: 0.49% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personCongo - Kinshasa: $11 in 2025Ethiopia: $4 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCongo - Kinshasa: 8.1% of government spending in 2025Ethiopia: 4.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCongo - Kinshasa: 134,000 people in 2020Ethiopia: 138,000 people in 2020
- National powerCongo - Kinshasa: 0.59% of world capability in 2022Ethiopia: 0.85% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCongo - Kinshasa: 0.41% of the labour force in 2020Ethiopia: 0.28% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCongo - Kinshasa: 44 million TIV in 2025Ethiopia: 63 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCongo - Kinshasa: 22 million TIV in 1997Ethiopia: 17 million TIV in 1997