Congo vs Rwanda: Goods and services expense

Congo
27.1%
in 2021
Rwanda
27.8%
in 2023
Congo rank
25th
Rwanda rank
22nd

Goods and services expense over time

  • Congo
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 27.8% against 27.1% in Congo, a difference of 0.7%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 25th and Rwanda ranks 22nd of 154 countries.

Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Rwanda Difference Ahead
2010s 29.1% 31.2% 2.2% Rwanda
2020s 22.7% 30.5% 7.8% Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Congo or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 27.8% against 27.1% in Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Congo and Rwanda?
0.7%, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Rwanda?
8 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2021.
How do Congo and Rwanda rank globally for goods and services expense?
Congo ranks 25th 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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About this data

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

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.