Military expenditures:
0.67% of GDP
(2018)
0.74% of GDP
(2017)
1.34% of GDP
(2016)
1.36% of GDP
(2015)
1% of GDP
(2014)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
139
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]
Military forces:
Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Forces d'Armees de la Republique Democratique du Congo, FARDC): Land Forces, National Navy (La Marine Nationale), Congolese Air Force (Force Aerienne Congolaise, FAC); Republican Guard (responsible for presidential security)
(2019)
Military service age and obligation:
18-45 years of age for voluntary and compulsory military service
(2012)
Military - note:
MONUSCO, the United Nations peacekeeping and stabilization force in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has operated in the central and eastern parts of the country since 1999; as of October 2019, MONUSCO comprised around 20,000 personnel, including more than 15,000 military troops; in December 2019, the UN extended MONUSCO's s mandate until 20 December 2020
(2019)
