Benin vs Congo: Government spending vs. GDP, per capita
Benin
135.91 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 2025
Congo
143.01 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 2025
Benin rank
148th
Congo rank
145th
Government spending vs. GDP, per capita over time
- Benin
- Congo
How they compare
Congo currently reports 143.01 constant 2015 US$ per person against 135.91 constant 2015 US$ per person in Benin, a difference of 7.1 constant 2015 US$ per person.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Congo ahead.
Benin ranks 148th and Congo ranks 145th of 166 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 72.86 constant 2015 US$ per person | 123.39 constant 2015 US$ per person | 50.53 constant 2015 US$ per person | Congo |
| 1970s | 70.07 constant 2015 US$ per person | 168.93 constant 2015 US$ per person | 98.86 constant 2015 US$ per person | Congo |
| 1980s | 61.39 constant 2015 US$ per person | 259.48 constant 2015 US$ per person | 198.09 constant 2015 US$ per person | Congo |
| 1990s | 65.5 constant 2015 US$ per person | 220.84 constant 2015 US$ per person | 155.34 constant 2015 US$ per person | Congo |
| 2000s | 82.71 constant 2015 US$ per person | 306.96 constant 2015 US$ per person | 224.24 constant 2015 US$ per person | Congo |
| 2010s | 107.56 constant 2015 US$ per person | 412.5 constant 2015 US$ per person | 304.94 constant 2015 US$ per person | Congo |
| 2020s | 133.53 constant 2015 US$ per person | 145.93 constant 2015 US$ per person | 12.4 constant 2015 US$ per person | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending vs. gdp, per capita, Benin or Congo?
- Congo, at 143.01 constant 2015 US$ per person against 135.91 constant 2015 US$ per person in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government spending vs. gdp, per capita between Benin and Congo?
- 7.1 constant 2015 US$ per person, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Congo?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Congo rank globally for government spending vs. gdp, per capita?
- Benin ranks 148th and Congo ranks 145th of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Government spending vs. GDP, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Government spending vs. GDP divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.