Expense in Congo
Congo: Expense was 16.1% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Expense in Congo, 2001–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, expense in Congo stood at 16.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.3% on the previous year and up 58.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in Congo peaked at 28.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2011.
That places Congo 130th out of 157 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.4% | 13.9% | 28.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 10.2% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.0% | 16.1% | 17.8% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Congo
- DEC alternative conversion factor 581.93 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 172.96 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 297.23 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 512.42 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 880.56 million current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -992.51 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -1.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 1.31 million current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 2,280 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 8.50 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in Congo?
- Expense in Congo was 16.1% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 28.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2011.
- How does Congo rank for expense?
- Congo ranks 130th out of 157 countries with data for 2021.
- Is expense rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.