Military expenditures:
2.55% of GDP
(2018)
4.27% of GDP
(2017)
6.38% of GDP
(2016)
5% of GDP
(2014)
4.61% of GDP
(2013)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
32
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]
Military forces:
Congolese Armed Forces (Forces Armees Congolaises, FAC): Army (Armee de Terre), Navy, Congolese Air Force (Armee de l'Air Congolaise); Gendarmerie; Presidential Guard
(2019)
Military service age and obligation:
18 years of age for voluntary military service; women may serve in the Armed Forces
(2013)