Congo vs Latin America & Caribbean: Goods and services expense
Goods and services expense over time
- Congo
- Latin America & Caribbean
How they compare
Congo currently reports 27.1% against 11.7% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 15.4%.
That makes Congo's figure about 2.3 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.
Congo ranks 25th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 24th of 154 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Latin America & Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.0% | 14.1% | 13.8% | Congo |
| 2010s | 33.7% | 13.1% | 20.6% | Congo |
| 2020s | 22.7% | 12.6% | 10.1% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Congo or Latin America & Caribbean?
- Congo, at 27.1% against 11.7% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2021.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Congo and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 15.4%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Latin America & Caribbean?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2021.
- How do Congo and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Congo ranks 25th and Latin America & Caribbean 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.