Goods and services expense in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Goods and services expense was 27.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Goods and services expense in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 1990–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Congo, Democratic Republic of the recorded 27.5% for goods and services expense in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods and services expense in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 75.6% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 2010.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 23rd of 154 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Goods and services expense in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 62.5% | — |
| 1991 | 51.2% | -18.1% |
| 1992 | 59.3% | +16.0% |
| 1993 | 67.5% | +13.8% |
| 1994 | 49.6% | -26.5% |
| 1995 | 58.1% | +17.2% |
| 1996 | 75.6% | +30.1% |
| 1997 | 69.9% | -7.5% |
| 1998 | 35.6% | -49.1% |
| 1999 | 51.5% | +45.0% |
| 2000 | 56.1% | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 33.0% | -41.2% |
| 2002 | 36.5% | +10.7% |
| 2003 | 54.9% | +50.3% |
| 2004 | 41.6% | -24.2% |
| 2005 | 22.0% | -47.1% |
| 2006 | 21.4% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 22.2% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 29.6% | +33.2% |
| 2009 | 21.0% | -29.1% |
| 2010 | 18.6% | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 42.1% | +126.1% |
| 2013 | 45.7% | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 45.5% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 45.3% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 42.1% | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 26.0% | -38.2% |
| 2018 | 32.0% | +23.0% |
| 2019 | 30.5% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 26.2% | -13.9% |
| 2021 | 27.5% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 27.5% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.1% | 35.6% | 75.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.8% | 21.0% | 56.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.4% | 18.6% | 45.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 27.1% | 26.2% | 27.5% | 3 |
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More public sector data for Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- Arms imports 35.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.3203 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 29.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 35.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 8.23 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0119 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 13.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 899.19 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 11.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goods and services expense in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Goods and services expense in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 27.5% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest goods and services expense recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 75.6% in 1996.
- What is the lowest goods and services expense recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 2010.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for goods and services expense?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 23rd out of 154 countries with data for 2022.
- Is goods and services expense rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Goods and services expense (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.