Congo, Dem. Rep.

Sub-Saharan Africa · Kinshasa

Rank #66 of 173

30.8Strength score

Photos

‘Screaming Eagles’ oversee demining in Democratic Republic of the Congo (7194867646) — ‘Screaming Eagles’ oversee demining in Democratic Republic of the Congo (7194867646)US Army Africa from Vicenza, Italy · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

UN-12-041 (8137948930) — UN-12-041 (8137948930)MONUSCO Photos · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Democratic Republic of Congo Air Force Mil Mi-24 — Democratic Republic of Congo Air Force Mil Mi-24Guido Potters · GFDL · Wikimedia Commons

Equipment figures for this country are not added yet. The score uses budget and personnel only.

Strength by area

Finance76
Air power—
Manpower79
Land forces—
Naval power—
Nuclear—

Finance

Defence budget: $1.2B #86
Budget as % of GDP: 1.38% #103
Spending per person: $11 #149
GDP: $91.0B #80
Population: 112,832,473 #15

Manpower

Active personnel: 134,000 (World Bank figure) #43
Reserve personnel: —
Paramilitary: —
Total personnel: 134,000 #49

Land forces

Tanks: —
Armoured vehicles: —
Self-propelled artillery: —
Towed artillery: —
Rocket launchers (MLRS): —

Air power

Total aircraft: —
Fighter jets: —
Attack aircraft & bombers: —
Transport aircraft: —
Helicopters: —
Attack helicopters: —

Naval power

Total naval vessels: —
Aircraft carriers: —
Helicopter carriers: —
Submarines: —
Destroyers: —
Frigates: —
Corvettes: —
Patrol vessels: —

Nuclear

Nuclear warheads: —

Compare with…

Others in the region

37Nigeria60.1 VS
45South Africa57.5 VS
47Ethiopia51.5 VS
64Angola30.9 VS
82Sudan29.8 VS
83Uganda29.8 VS
87Eritrea29.5 VS
89Mali29.4 VS

Source

Budget, GDP, population and personnel: World Bank open data (SIPRI / IISS based). (Defence budget: 2025)