Congo - Kinshasa vs Niger: Military spending
Military spending in 2025: 1.38% of GDP in Congo - Kinshasa and 2.14% of GDP in Niger, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Niger, by 0.76 percentage points, or 1.55 times that in Congo - Kinshasa.
Congo - KinshasaNiger
Watch it change on the map% of GDP · SIPRI
Latest figures
% of GDP · SIPRI
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congo - Kinshasa | 1.38 2025 | 1.22 | 90 of 151 |
| Niger | 2.14 2025 | — | 50 of 151 |
What the numbers say
- Niger has been higher since 2014, when it overtook Congo - Kinshasa.
- In 2025, Congo - Kinshasa ranked 90 and Niger ranked 50 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of GDP · SIPRI
| Year | Congo - Kinshasa | Niger |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.38 | 2.14 |
| 2024 | 1.22 | 2.2 |
| 2023 | 1.12 | 1.98 |
| 2022 | 0.57 | 1.57 |
| 2021 | 0.53 | 1.36 |
| 2020 | 0.73 | 1.73 |
| 2019 | 0.69 | 1.92 |
| 2018 | 0.61 | 1.79 |
| 2017 | 0.74 | 1.81 |
| 2016 | 1.03 | 1.6 |
| 2015 | 1.22 | – |
| 2014 | 0.89 | 1.34 |
| 2013 | 1.07 | 1.05 |
| 2012 | 1.11 | 1.62 |
| 2011 | 0.9 | 0.98 |
| 2010 | 0.82 | 0.88 |
| 2009 | 0.65 | 0.74 |
| 2008 | 0.7 | 0.74 |
| 2007 | 1.11 | – |
| 2006 | 1.33 | – |
| 2005 | 1.31 | 0.72 |
| 2004 | 1.34 | 1.09 |
| 2003 | 0.88 | 0.93 |
| 2002 | – | 0.96 |
| 2001 | – | 1.32 |
| 2000 | 0.22 | 1.17 |
| 1999 | 1.16 | 1.17 |
| 1998 | 0.43 | 1.06 |
| 1997 | 1.41 | 0.93 |
| 1996 | 1.55 | 0.86 |
| 1995 | – | 0.97 |
| 1994 | – | 1.23 |
| 1993 | 5.23 | – |
| 1987 | – | 0.64 |
| 1986 | – | 0.77 |
| 1985 | – | 0.74 |
| 1984 | – | 0.73 |
| 1983 | – | 0.69 |
| 1982 | – | 0.63 |
| 1981 | – | 0.63 |
| 1980 | – | 0.67 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0.84 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0.93 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0.94 |
| 1976 | 0 | 0.82 |
| 1975 | 0 | 0.87 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
- Estimate
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the country spends on its armed forces and defence, as a share of its economy, 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.
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