Goods and services expense (% of expense) in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Goods and services expense (% of expense) was 27.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Goods and services expense in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1990–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo 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 Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 75.6% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 2010.
Democratic Republic of Congo 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 (% of expense) in Democratic Republic of Congo, 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% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 27.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 20.4%, 1.3× the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 27.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.9%, 1.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
- 20 Seychelles 27.9% compare
- 21 Singapore 27.9% compare
- 22 Rwanda 27.8% compare
- 24 Saudi Arabia 27.4% compare
- 25 Congo 27.1% compare
- 26 Marshall Islands 25.9% compare
More public sector data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 44.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goods and services expense in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Goods and services expense in Democratic Republic of Congo 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 Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 75.6% in 1996.
- What is the lowest goods and services expense recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 2010.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for goods and services expense?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 23rd out of 154 countries with data for 2022.
- Is goods and services expense rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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.