Democratic Republic of Congo vs Congo: Goods and services expense (% of expense)
Goods and services expense (% of expense) over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Congo
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 27.5% against 27.1% in Congo, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 23rd and Congo ranks 25th of 154 countries.
Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.3% | 26.9% | 4.4% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 36.4% | 32.9% | 3.6% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 26.9% | 22.7% | 4.2% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Democratic Republic of Congo or Congo?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 27.5% against 27.1% in Congo as of 2022.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Democratic Republic of Congo and Congo?
- 0.4%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Congo?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2021.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Congo rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 23rd and Congo ranks 25th of 154 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Goods and services expense (% of expense). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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 own account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.