Congo - Kinshasa vs Madagascar
Congo - Kinshasa vs Madagascar: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $1.08B in Congo - Kinshasa and $111M in Madagascar, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Congo - Kinshasa, by $971M, or 9.78 times that in Madagascar.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Congo - Kinshasa has been higher since 1999, when it overtook Madagascar.
- In 2025, Congo - Kinshasa ranked 79 and Madagascar ranked 131 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Congo - Kinshasa | Madagascar |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.08B | $111M |
| 2024 | $899M | $122M |
| 2023 | $763M | $108M |
| 2022 | $375M | $106M |
| 2021 | $334M | $107M |
| 2020 | $399M | $99.5M |
| 2019 | $386M | $86.7M |
| 2018 | $331M | $80.4M |
| 2017 | $385M | $74.3M |
| 2016 | $487M | $73.2M |
| 2015 | $572M | $71.2M |
| 2014 | $400M | $74.4M |
| 2013 | $442M | $74.4M |
| 2012 | $395M | $74.8M |
| 2011 | $286M | $76.5M |
| 2010 | $249M | $68.3M |
| 2009 | $183M | $87.1M |
| 2008 | $242M | $121M |
| 2007 | $338M | $115M |
| 2006 | $357M | $95.2M |
| 2005 | $329M | $98.8M |
| 2004 | $281M | $110M |
| 2003 | $169M | $111M |
| 2002 | – | $95.5M |
| 2001 | – | $121M |
| 2000 | $99.6M | $97.2M |
| 1999 | $134M | $96.3M |
| 1998 | $36.8M | $103M |
| 1997 | $122M | $106M |
| 1996 | $149M | $83.4M |
| 1995 | – | $57.6M |
| 1994 | – | $62.7M |
| 1993 | $431M | $74.6M |
| 1992 | $140M | $48.8M |
| 1991 | $73.5M | $82.7M |
| 1990 | $79.9M | $79.9M |
| 1989 | $113M | $76.4M |
| 1988 | $360M | $79.5M |
| 1987 | $48.8M | $85.4M |
| 1986 | $110M | $85.7M |
| 1985 | $79.6M | $96.6M |
| 1984 | $94.5M | $101M |
| 1983 | $75.8M | – |
| 1982 | $111M | – |
| 1981 | $56.5M | $129M |
| 1980 | $104M | $137M |
| 1979 | $118M | $147M |
| 1978 | $129M | $114M |
| 1977 | $148M | $111M |
| 1976 | $173M | $83.6M |
| 1975 | $283M | $71.9M |
| 1974 | $397M | $74.9M |
| 1973 | $278M | $66.6M |
| 1972 | $295M | $63.4M |
| 1971 | $370M | $58.2M |
| 1970 | $394M | $58.5M |
| 1969 | $301M | $60.3M |
| 1968 | $223M | $59.7M |
| 1967 | $215M | $55.9M |
| 1966 | $239M | $52.8M |
| 1965 | $279M | $51.5M |
| 1964 | $171M | $47.3M |
| 1963 | $124M | – |
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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 Madagascar
Health
- Life expectancyCongo - Kinshasa: 61.9 years in 2023Madagascar: 63.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCongo - Kinshasa: 9 per 100 live births in 2024Madagascar: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCongo - Kinshasa: 49.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Madagascar: 45 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCongo - Kinshasa: 11.6% in 2022Madagascar: 22.2% in 2022
- DepressionCongo - Kinshasa: 3.96% in 2017Madagascar: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide rateCongo - Kinshasa: 11.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Madagascar: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCongo - Kinshasa: 106 million people in 2023Madagascar: 31.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthCongo - Kinshasa: 3.26% a year in 2023Madagascar: 2.45% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCongo - Kinshasa: 6.05 births per woman in 2023Madagascar: 3.97 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCongo - Kinshasa: 45.1% in 2025Madagascar: 32.9% in 2025
- Median ageCongo - Kinshasa: 15.8 years in 2023Madagascar: 18.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCongo - Kinshasa: 3.1% in 2023Madagascar: 3.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateCongo - Kinshasa: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Madagascar: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personCongo - Kinshasa: $568 in 2025Madagascar: $457 in 2025
- GDP growthCongo - Kinshasa: 8.5% a year in 2023Madagascar: 3.1% a year in 2025
- InflationCongo - Kinshasa: 7.4% a year in 2025Madagascar: 8% a year in 2025
- Government debtCongo - Kinshasa: 17.2% of GDP in 2023Madagascar: 47.8% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCongo - Kinshasa: 1.38% of GDP in 2025Madagascar: 0.62% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personCongo - Kinshasa: $11 in 2025Madagascar: $4 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCongo - Kinshasa: 8.1% of government spending in 2025Madagascar: 3.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCongo - Kinshasa: 134,000 people in 2020Madagascar: 22,000 people in 2020
- National powerCongo - Kinshasa: 0.59% of world capability in 2022Madagascar: 0.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCongo - Kinshasa: 0.41% of the labour force in 2020Madagascar: 0.15% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCongo - Kinshasa: 44 million TIV in 2025Madagascar: 3 million TIV in 2025