Congo vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Goods and services expense
Goods and services expense over time
- Congo
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
How they compare
Congo currently reports 27.1% against 13.9% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 13.2%.
That makes Congo's figure about 2.0 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 25th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 22nd of 154 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.2% | 12.6% | 18.6% | Congo |
| 2010s | 33.7% | 12.6% | 21.2% | Congo |
| 2020s | 22.7% | 12.8% | 9.8% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Congo or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Congo, at 27.1% against 13.9% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2021.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Congo and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- 13.2%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2021.
- How do Congo and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Congo ranks 25th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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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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.