Goods and services expense (% of expense) in Congo
Congo: Goods and services expense (% of expense) was 27.1% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Goods and services expense in Congo, 2001–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Congo recorded 27.1% for goods and services expense in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 48.1% on the previous year and down 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods and services expense in Congo peaked at 43.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 2019.
That places Congo 25th out of 154 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Goods and services expense (% of expense) in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 19.8% | — |
| 2002 | 26.9% | +36.0% |
| 2003 | 28.5% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 32.2% | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 17.7% | -45.0% |
| 2006 | 24.2% | +36.4% |
| 2007 | 30.6% | +26.5% |
| 2008 | 21.8% | -28.8% |
| 2009 | 40.5% | +86.0% |
| 2010 | 40.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 41.3% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 40.0% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 41.0% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 43.3% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 43.0% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 32.3% | -24.8% |
| 2017 | 26.8% | -17.0% |
| 2018 | 15.8% | -41.1% |
| 2019 | 13.1% | -17.0% |
| 2020 | 18.3% | +39.3% |
| 2021 | 27.1% | +48.1% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 27.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.3%, 1.7× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Congo's 27.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.9%, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.9% | 17.7% | 40.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 33.7% | 13.1% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.7% | 18.3% | 27.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 22 Rwanda 27.8% compare
- 23 Democratic Republic of Congo 27.5% compare
- 24 Saudi Arabia 27.4% compare
- 26 Marshall Islands 25.9% compare
- 27 Uganda 25.6% compare
- 28 Equatorial Guinea 25.4% compare
More public sector data for 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 9.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.5091 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -66.67 % change on previous year (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goods and services expense in Congo?
- Goods and services expense in Congo was 27.1% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest goods and services expense recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 43.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest goods and services expense recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2019.
- How does Congo rank for goods and services expense?
- Congo ranks 25th out of 154 countries with data for 2021.
- Is goods and services expense rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this 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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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.