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
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
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.