How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?

60 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Military spending as a share of GDP

Belgium

0.7%

in 2019

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

0.7%

in 2019

Belgium rank

137th

Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank

138th

Military spending as a share of GDP over time

Belgium
Congo, Democratic Republic of the

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.7% against 0.7% in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 137th and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 138th of 172 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and Congo, Democratic Republic of the in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2.0%	0.8%	1.2%	Belgium
1970s	2.2%	1.2%	1.0%	Belgium
1980s	2.0%	0.5%	1.5%	Belgium
1990s	1.3%	0.9%	0.4%	Belgium
2000s	0.9%	1.1%	0.2%	Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2010s	0.7%	0.9%	0.2%	Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Belgium or Congo, Democratic Republic of the?: Belgium, at 0.7% against 0.7% in Congo, Democratic Republic of the as of 2019.
What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Belgium and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?: 0.0%, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?: 60 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2019.
How do Belgium and Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?: Belgium ranks 137th and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 138th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Military spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Military spending as a share of GDP
Unit: % of GDP
Source: Barnum et al. - Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 172 places, 14,793 data points, 1816–2019
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).