Military expenditure in local currency fell 26.6% to XAF 218 bil in Congo in 2017, according to the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database.
Historically, military expenditure in local currency in Congo reached an all time high of XAF 349 bil in 2014 and an all time low of XAF 3.21 bil in 1972. When compared to Congo's main peers, military expenditure in local currency in Cameroon amounted to XAF 239 bil, XAF 16.2 bil in Central African Republic, XAF 157 bil in Gabon and CDF 429 bil in Dem. Republic of the Congo in 2017.
Congo has been ranked 35th within the group of 151 countries we follow in terms of military expenditure in local currency, 6 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Military Expenditure (Local Currency) | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Angola | AOA bil | 452 | 508 | 501 | 536 | 574 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | XAF bil | 230 | 239 | 239 | 247 | 226 | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | XAF bil | ... | 15.9 | 16.2 | 17.0 | 23.9 | 25.5 | |||||||||||||||
| Chad | XAF bil | ... | 184 | 129 | 141 | 138 | 186 | |||||||||||||||
| Congo | XAF bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | 298 | 218 | 162 | 176 | 172 | ||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | CDF bil | ... | 400 | 429 | 477 | 582 | 670 | |||||||||||||||
| Equatorial Guinea | XAF bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 82.6 | 80.0 | 83.1 | 87.1 | 93.4 | |||||||
| Gabon | XAF bil | ... | ... | 120 | 157 | 145 | 156 | 152 | ||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | NGN bil | 444 | 495 | 654 | 669 | 975 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | SDG bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17.0 | 29.1 | 24.2 | 33.1 | 50.6 | ... | ||||||||||
| Zambia | ZMW bil | ... | ... | 3.09 | 3.20 | 3.96 | 3.77 | 3.88 |
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