Democratic Republic of the Congo: Arms exports

The latest value from 1997 is 22 million U.S. dollars, an increase from 1 million U.S. dollars in 1979. In comparison, the world average is 612.72 million U.S. dollars, based on data from 47 countries. Historically, the average for Democratic Republic of the Congo from 1979 to 1997 is 11.5 million U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 1 million U.S. dollars, was reached in 1979 while the maximum of 22 million U.S. dollars was recorded in 1997. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Arms transfers cover the supply of military weapons through sales, aid, gifts, and those made through manufacturing licenses. Data cover major conventional weapons such as aircraft, armored vehicles, artillery, radar systems, missiles, and ships designed for military use. Excluded are transfers of other military equipment such as small arms and light weapons, trucks, small artillery, ammunition, support equipment, technology transfers, and other services. Figures are SIPRI Trend Indicator Values (TIVs) expressed in US$ m. A '0' indicates that the value of deliveries is less than US$0.5m