Benin vs Congo: Government spending vs. GDP, annual growth rate
Benin
5.72 % change on previous year
in 2025
Congo
5.93 % change on previous year
in 2025
Benin rank
43rd
Congo rank
41st
Government spending vs. GDP, annual growth rate over time
- Benin
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 5.93 % change on previous year against 5.72 % change on previous year in Benin, a difference of 0.21 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 31 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 43rd and Congo ranks 41st of 166 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Congo in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.76 % change on previous year | 6.02 % change on previous year | 4.27 % change on previous year | Congo |
| 1970s | 0.0869 % change on previous year | 5.26 % change on previous year | 5.18 % change on previous year | Congo |
| 1980s | 2.74 % change on previous year | 6.45 % change on previous year | 3.71 % change on previous year | Congo |
| 1990s | 7.36 % change on previous year | 31.5 % change on previous year | 24.14 % change on previous year | Congo |
| 2000s | 8.19 % change on previous year | 20.7 % change on previous year | 12.5 % change on previous year | Congo |
| 2010s | 4.1 % change on previous year | 1.36 % change on previous year | 2.75 % change on previous year | Benin |
| 2020s | 5.59 % change on previous year | -5.79 % change on previous year | 11.38 % change on previous year | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending vs. gdp, annual growth rate, Benin or Congo?
- Congo, at 5.93 % change on previous year against 5.72 % change on previous year in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government spending vs. gdp, annual growth rate between Benin and Congo?
- 0.21 % change on previous year, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Congo?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Congo rank globally for government spending vs. gdp, annual growth rate?
- Benin ranks 43rd and Congo ranks 41st of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Government spending vs. GDP, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Government spending vs. GDP. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.