Congo vs Saudi Arabia: Goods and services expense
Congo
27.1%
in 2021
Saudi Arabia
27.4%
in 2023
Congo rank
25th
Saudi Arabia rank
24th
Goods and services expense over time
- Congo
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 27.4% against 27.1% in Congo, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 25th and Saudi Arabia ranks 24th of 154 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.7% | 18.9% | 14.8% | Congo |
| 2020s | 22.7% | 22.1% | 0.5% | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Congo or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 27.4% against 27.1% in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Congo and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.3%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Saudi Arabia?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2021.
- How do Congo and Saudi Arabia rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Congo ranks 25th 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.