Democratic Republic of Congo vs Saudi Arabia: Goods and services expense (% of expense)
Goods and services expense (% of expense) over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 27.5% against 27.4% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 23rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 24th of 154 countries.
Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 36.4% | 19.2% | 17.2% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 27.1% | 23.2% | 3.9% | 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 27.5% against 27.4% in Saudi Arabia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Democratic Republic of Congo and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.1%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Saudi Arabia?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2022.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Saudi Arabia rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 23rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 24th 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.