Democratic Republic of Congo vs Laos: Goods and services expense
Goods and services expense over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Laos
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 4.84 trillion current LCU against 3.81 trillion current LCU in Laos, a difference of 1.02 trillion current LCU.
That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.3 times Laos's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Laos ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 16th and Laos ranks 17th of 155 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 380.91 billion current LCU | 1.47 trillion current LCU | 1.09 trillion current LCU | Laos |
| 2010s | 1.68 trillion current LCU | 3.56 trillion current LCU | 1.88 trillion current LCU | Laos |
| 2020s | 3.26 trillion current LCU | 3.41 trillion current LCU | 150.29 billion current LCU | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Democratic Republic of Congo or Laos?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 4.84 trillion current LCU against 3.81 trillion current LCU in Laos as of 2022.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Democratic Republic of Congo and Laos?
- 1.02 trillion current LCU, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Laos?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Laos rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 16th and Laos ranks 17th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
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.