Which has higher expense, Cameroon or Democratic Republic of Congo?

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 12.4% against 12.4% in Cameroon as of 2022.

What is the difference in expense between Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo?

0.0%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo?

18 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Expense

Cameroon

12.4%

in 2021

Democratic Republic of Congo

12.4%

in 2022

Cameroon rank

142nd

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

141st

Expense over time

Cameroon
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 12.4% against 12.4% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Cameroon ranks 142nd and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 141st of 157 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Democratic Republic of Congo	Difference	Ahead
1990s	11.7%	11.6%	0.1%	Cameroon
2010s	12.1%	11.0%	1.1%	Cameroon
2020s	12.2%	9.1%	3.2%	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, Cameroon or Democratic Republic of Congo?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 12.4% against 12.4% in Cameroon as of 2022.
What is the difference in expense between Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 0.0%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for expense?: Cameroon ranks 142nd and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 141st of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Expense (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 183 places, 5,211 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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.