Argentina vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Goods and services expense

Argentina
3.61 trillion current LCU
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo
4.84 trillion current LCU
in 2022
Argentina rank
18th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
16th

Goods and services expense over time

  • Argentina
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 4.84 trillion current LCU against 3.61 trillion current LCU in Argentina, a difference of 1.23 trillion current LCU.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.3 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 18th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 16th of 155 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Democratic Republic of Congo Difference Ahead
1990s 1.91 billion current LCU 331.15 million current LCU 1.58 billion current LCU Argentina
2000s 2.56 billion current LCU 93.58 billion current LCU 91.02 billion current LCU Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 99.56 billion current LCU 1.91 trillion current LCU 1.81 trillion current LCU Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 446.77 billion current LCU 3.26 trillion current LCU 2.81 trillion current LCU Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Argentina or Democratic Republic of Congo?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 4.84 trillion current LCU against 3.61 trillion current LCU in Argentina as of 2022.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Argentina and Democratic Republic of Congo?
1.23 trillion current LCU, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Democratic Republic of Congo?
24 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Argentina and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for goods and services expense?
Argentina ranks 18th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 16th of 155 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Goods and services expense (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Goods and services expense (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
155 places, 4,479 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.