Congo - Kinshasa vs Saudi Arabia
Congo - Kinshasa vs Saudi Arabia: Military spending in US dollars
Military spending in US dollars in 2025: $1.08B in Congo - Kinshasa and $81.5B in Saudi Arabia, by SIPRI estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Saudi Arabia, by $80.4B, or 75 times that in Congo - Kinshasa.
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
What the numbers say
- Saudi Arabia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1963.
- In 2025, Congo - Kinshasa ranked 79 and Saudi Arabia ranked 7 of 151 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
US dollars at 2024 prices · SIPRI
| Year | Congo - Kinshasa | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.08B | $81.5B |
| 2024 | $899M | $80.3B |
| 2023 | $763M | $79.1B |
| 2022 | $375M | $73.8B |
| 2021 | $334M | $67.4B |
| 2020 | $399M | $71B |
| 2019 | $386M | $74.3B |
| 2018 | $331M | $83.8B |
| 2017 | $385M | $81B |
| 2016 | $487M | $72.6B |
| 2015 | $572M | $102B |
| 2014 | $400M | $95.2B |
| 2013 | $442M | $80.7B |
| 2012 | $395M | $70.5B |
| 2011 | $286M | $62.3B |
| 2010 | $249M | $61.4B |
| 2009 | $183M | $59B |
| 2008 | $242M | $57.4B |
| 2007 | $338M | $58.5B |
| 2006 | $357M | $50.8B |
| 2005 | $329M | $44.6B |
| 2004 | $281M | $36.9B |
| 2003 | $169M | $33.3B |
| 2002 | – | $33B |
| 2001 | – | $37.6B |
| 2000 | $99.6M | $35.3B |
| 1999 | $134M | $32.1B |
| 1998 | $36.8M | $36B |
| 1997 | $122M | $31.2B |
| 1996 | $149M | $23B |
| 1995 | – | $23B |
| 1994 | – | $26.1B |
| 1993 | $431M | $30.2B |
| 1992 | $140M | $28.5B |
| 1991 | $73.5M | $30.4B |
| 1990 | $79.9M | $31.8B |
| 1989 | $113M | $25.3B |
| 1988 | $360M | $26.8B |
| 1987 | $48.8M | $29.3B |
| 1986 | $110M | – |
| 1985 | $79.6M | $32.9B |
| 1984 | $94.5M | $39.9B |
| 1983 | $75.8M | $37.1B |
| 1982 | $111M | $45.7B |
| 1981 | $56.5M | $41B |
| 1980 | $104M | $35.2B |
| 1979 | $118M | $31.5B |
| 1978 | $129M | $24.5B |
| 1977 | $148M | $21.6B |
| 1976 | $173M | – |
| 1975 | $283M | – |
| 1974 | $397M | – |
| 1973 | $278M | $7.36B |
| 1972 | $295M | $5.7B |
| 1971 | $370M | $4.06B |
| 1970 | $394M | $3.42B |
| 1969 | $301M | $3.12B |
| 1968 | $223M | $2.55B |
| 1967 | $215M | $2.57B |
| 1966 | $239M | $2.34B |
| 1965 | $279M | $1.41B |
| 1964 | $171M | $982M |
| 1963 | $124M | $929M |
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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 Saudi Arabia
Health
- Life expectancyCongo - Kinshasa: 61.9 years in 2023Saudi Arabia: 78.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCongo - Kinshasa: 9 per 100 live births in 2024Saudi Arabia: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCongo - Kinshasa: 49.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Saudi Arabia: 5.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCongo - Kinshasa: 3.96% in 2017Saudi Arabia: 3.54% in 2017
- Suicide rateCongo - Kinshasa: 11.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Saudi Arabia: 2.9 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCongo - Kinshasa: 106 million people in 2023Saudi Arabia: 33.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthCongo - Kinshasa: 3.26% a year in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.39% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCongo - Kinshasa: 6.05 births per woman in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.28 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCongo - Kinshasa: 45.1% in 2025Saudi Arabia: 84.6% in 2025
- Median ageCongo - Kinshasa: 15.8 years in 2023Saudi Arabia: 29.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCongo - Kinshasa: 3.1% in 2023Saudi Arabia: 2.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateCongo - Kinshasa: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Saudi Arabia: 9.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
- GDP per personCongo - Kinshasa: $568 in 2025Saudi Arabia: $25,070 in 2025
- GDP growthCongo - Kinshasa: 8.5% a year in 2023Saudi Arabia: 4.6% a year in 2025
- InflationCongo - Kinshasa: 7.4% a year in 2025Saudi Arabia: 2% a year in 2025
- Government debtCongo - Kinshasa: 17.2% of GDP in 2023Saudi Arabia: 31.8% of GDP in 2025
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCongo - Kinshasa: 1.38% of GDP in 2025Saudi Arabia: 6.48% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending per personCongo - Kinshasa: $11 in 2025Saudi Arabia: $2,428 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCongo - Kinshasa: 8.1% of government spending in 2025Saudi Arabia: 23.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCongo - Kinshasa: 134,000 people in 2020Saudi Arabia: 282,000 people in 2020
- National powerCongo - Kinshasa: 0.59% of world capability in 2022Saudi Arabia: 1.34% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCongo - Kinshasa: 0.41% of the labour force in 2020Saudi Arabia: 1.92% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCongo - Kinshasa: 44 million TIV in 2025Saudi Arabia: 3.04 billion TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCongo - Kinshasa: 22 million TIV in 1997Saudi Arabia: 3 million TIV in 2023
Climate
Technology and environment
- CO₂ per personCongo - Kinshasa: 0.06 tonnes in 2024Saudi Arabia: 18.48 tonnes in 2024
- Internet usersCongo - Kinshasa: 19.7% in 2024Saudi Arabia: 100% in 2024
- Access to electricityCongo - Kinshasa: 22.5% in 2024Saudi Arabia: 100% in 2024
- Forest areaCongo - Kinshasa: 61.5% in 2024Saudi Arabia: 1.3% in 2024