Congo vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Military spending as a share of GDP
Congo
2.3%
in 2019
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2.1%
in 2018
Congo rank
34th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
37th
Military spending as a share of GDP over time
- Congo
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
Congo currently reports 2.3% against 2.1% in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
Congo ranks 34th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 37th of 172 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.5% | 11.1% | 9.6% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1970s | 2.6% | 7.7% | 5.1% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 9.8% | 7.9% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1990s | 1.6% | 10.5% | 8.9% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 7.0% | 6.1% | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.4% | 0.0% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher military spending as a share of gdp, Congo or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Congo, at 2.3% against 2.1% in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2019.
- What is the difference in military spending as a share of gdp between Congo and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 0.2%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2018.
- How do Congo and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for military spending as a share of gdp?
- Congo ranks 34th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 37th 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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About this data
Military spending measured as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP).