How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda?

12 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.

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.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Rwanda: Goods and services expense

Democratic Republic of Congo

27.5%

in 2022

Rwanda

27.8%

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

23rd

Rwanda rank

22nd

Goods and services expense over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 27.8% against 27.5% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 23rd and Rwanda ranks 22nd of 154 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Rwanda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1990s	57.6%	43.6%	14.0%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	36.9%	31.2%	5.7%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	27.1%	29.1%	2.1%	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Democratic Republic of Congo or Rwanda?: Rwanda, at 27.8% against 27.5% in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda?: 0.3%, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda?: 12 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda rank globally for goods and services expense?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 23rd and Rwanda ranks 22nd 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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Indicator: Goods and services expense (% of expense)
Unit: % of expense
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 5,247 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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.