Congo vs World: Goods and services expense

Congo
27.1%
in 2021
World
11.7%
in 2022
Congo rank
25th
World rank
26th

Goods and services expense over time

  • Congo
  • World
10203040200120112022

How they compare

Congo currently reports 27.1% against 11.7% in World, a difference of 15.4%.

That makes Congo's figure about 2.3 times World's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Congo has been ahead every year.

Congo ranks 25th and World ranks 26th of 154 countries.

Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo World Difference Ahead
2000s 27.8% 12.3% 15.5% Congo
2010s 33.7% 12.0% 21.7% Congo
2020s 22.7% 12.1% 10.6% Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods and services expense, Congo or World?
Congo, at 27.1% against 11.7% in World as of 2021.
What is the difference in goods and services expense between Congo and World?
15.4%, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and World?
20 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2021.
How do Congo and World rank globally for goods and services expense?
Congo ranks 25th and World ranks 26th 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.