Congo vs Equatorial Guinea: Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita
Congo
39.4%
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea
38.7%
in 2023
Congo rank
169th
Equatorial Guinea rank
172nd
Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita over time
- Congo
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Congo currently reports 39.4% against 38.7% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 169th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 172nd of 184 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 5 and Equatorial Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 81.1% | 60.3% | 20.8% | Congo |
| 1970s | 53.9% | 47.1% | 6.8% | Congo |
| 1980s | 57.9% | 47.7% | 10.2% | Congo |
| 1990s | 35.9% | 52.8% | 16.9% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 31.1% | 24.6% | 6.5% | Congo |
| 2010s | 35.3% | 29.5% | 5.8% | Congo |
| 2020s | 37.3% | 38.2% | 0.9% | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita, Congo or Equatorial Guinea?
- Congo, at 39.4% against 38.7% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita between Congo and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0.7%, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Equatorial Guinea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Congo and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Congo ranks 169th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 172nd of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of household consumption in GDP 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
Household consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.