Military expenditure share of government expenditure

SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness.

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SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness.

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Military expenditure share of government expenditure

Congo (Democratic Republic of the)

Values and evidence for Congo (Democratic Republic of the). Unavailable values are gaps, not zero.
Period	Value	Status	Provenance & calculation
1990	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85835 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:05 · source revision unspecified
1991	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85834 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:05 · source revision unspecified
1992	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85833 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:05 · source revision unspecified
1993	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85832 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:05 · source revision unspecified
1994	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85831 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:05 · source revision unspecified
1995	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85830 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:05 · source revision unspecified
1996	≈ 16.06 Exact value 16.0573476703 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85829 · revision 1 Value 16.0573476703 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 16.0573476703 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:05 · source revision unspecified
1997	≈ 12.67 Exact value 12.6697353280 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85828 · revision 1 Value 12.6697353280 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 12.6697353280 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:05 · source revision unspecified
1998	≈ 3.47 Exact value 3.4712084347 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85827 · revision 1 Value 3.4712084347 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3.4712084347 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:05 · source revision unspecified
1999	≈ 12.16 Exact value 12.1645723551 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85826 · revision 1 Value 12.1645723551 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 12.1645723551 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:05 · source revision unspecified
2000	≈ 8.85 Exact value 8.8477491765 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85825 · revision 1 Value 8.8477491765 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8.8477491765 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:05 · source revision unspecified
2001	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85824 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:05 · source revision unspecified
2002	Unavailable percent	missing	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85823 · revision 1 Value Missing · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: Missing · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:05 · source revision unspecified
2003	≈ 9.59 Exact value 9.5868761830 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85822 · revision 1 Value 9.5868761830 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 9.5868761830 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:05 · source revision unspecified
2004	≈ 16.48 Exact value 16.4794916753 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85821 · revision 1 Value 16.4794916753 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 16.4794916753 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:05 · source revision unspecified
2005	≈ 15.82 Exact value 15.8233425225 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85820 · revision 1 Value 15.8233425225 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 15.8233425225 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:05 · source revision unspecified
2006	≈ 15.67 Exact value 15.6687418022 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85819 · revision 1 Value 15.6687418022 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 15.6687418022 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:05 · source revision unspecified
2007	≈ 12.60 Exact value 12.5966163060 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85818 · revision 1 Value 12.5966163060 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 12.5966163060 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:05 · source revision unspecified
2008	≈ 6.93 Exact value 6.9272708553 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85817 · revision 1 Value 6.9272708553 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6.9272708553 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:05 · source revision unspecified
2009	≈ 5.26 Exact value 5.2622915129 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85816 · revision 1 Value 5.2622915129 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 5.2622915129 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:05 · source revision unspecified
2010	≈ 5.35 Exact value 5.3497340404 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85815 · revision 1 Value 5.3497340404 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 5.3497340404 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:05 · source revision unspecified
2011	≈ 6.61 Exact value 6.6080728383 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85814 · revision 1 Value 6.6080728383 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6.6080728383 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:05 · source revision unspecified
2012	≈ 8.26 Exact value 8.2599410160 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85813 · revision 1 Value 8.2599410160 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8.2599410160 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:05 · source revision unspecified
2013	≈ 8.99 Exact value 8.9899840136 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85812 · revision 1 Value 8.9899840136 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8.9899840136 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:05 · source revision unspecified
2014	≈ 6.88 Exact value 6.8779497780 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85811 · revision 1 Value 6.8779497780 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6.8779497780 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:05 · source revision unspecified
2015	≈ 8.03 Exact value 8.0323962043 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85810 · revision 1 Value 8.0323962043 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8.0323962043 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:05 · source revision unspecified
2016	≈ 7.36 Exact value 7.3644333603 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85809 · revision 1 Value 7.3644333603 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 7.3644333603 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:05 · source revision unspecified
2017	≈ 7.16 Exact value 7.1580456553 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85808 · revision 1 Value 7.1580456553 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 7.1580456553 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:05 · source revision unspecified
2018	≈ 5.22 Exact value 5.2208906073 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85807 · revision 1 Value 5.2208906073 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 5.2208906073 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:05 · source revision unspecified
2019	≈ 5.16 Exact value 5.1637813176 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85806 · revision 1 Value 5.1637813176 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 5.1637813176 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:05 · source revision unspecified
2020	≈ 5.81 Exact value 5.8116816600 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85805 · revision 1 Value 5.8116816600 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 5.8116816600 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:05 · source revision unspecified
2021	≈ 3.85 Exact value 3.8453355976 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85804 · revision 1 Value 3.8453355976 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3.8453355976 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:05 · source revision unspecified
2022	≈ 3.09 Exact value 3.0869685418 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85803 · revision 1 Value 3.0869685418 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 3.0869685418 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:05 · source revision unspecified
2023	≈ 6.74 Exact value 6.7422027001 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85802 · revision 1 Value 6.7422027001 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 6.7422027001 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:05 · source revision unspecified
2024	≈ 7.21 Exact value 7.2144017987 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85801 · revision 1 Value 7.2144017987 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 7.2144017987 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:05 · source revision unspecified
2025	≈ 8.14 Exact value 8.1402415623 percent	available	Inspect evidence World Bank — World Development Indicators · observation #85800 · revision 1 Value 8.1402415623 · reported · Published Unknown · Retrieved 2026-10-17 Source reference SIPRI military expenditure as a percentage of general government expenditure. This indicates budget priority and does not measure operational effectiveness. Provider world_bank · indicator MS.MIL.XPND.ZS · dataset 2 · reported Dataset updated 2026-10-08 (not observation publication date) Revision history Revision 1: 8.1402415623 · Initial observation · 2026-10-17 04:47:05 · source revision unspecified

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