Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances was 15.73 Percentage of GDP in 2029. ▲ Rising

Latest (2029)
15.73 Percentage of GDP
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
46th
of 46 countries
All-time high
17.47 Percentage of GDP
in 2022
All-time low
2.49 Percentage of GDP
in 2000
Years of data
30
2000–2029

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2000–2029

0510152000201420292000: 2.5 Percentage of GDP2001: 4.3 Percentage of GDP2002: 4.2 Percentage of GDP2003: 9.2 Percentage of GDP2004: 8.1 Percentage of GDP2005: 8.3 Percentage of GDP2006: 8.5 Percentage of GDP2007: 8.8 Percentage of GDP2008: 10.1 Percentage of GDP2009: 12.4 Percentage of GDP2010: 15.4 Percentage of GDP2011: 13.7 Percentage of GDP2012: 13.4 Percentage of GDP2013: 11.9 Percentage of GDP2014: 12.9 Percentage of GDP2015: 15.2 Percentage of GDP2016: 13.9 Percentage of GDP2017: 10.4 Percentage of GDP2018: 11.7 Percentage of GDP2019: 13.3 Percentage of GDP2020: 12.6 Percentage of GDP2021: 13.8 Percentage of GDP2022: 17.5 Percentage of GDP2023: 17.4 Percentage of GDP2024: 16.2 Percentage of GDP2025: 15.5 Percentage of GDP2026: 15.5 Percentage of GDP2027: 15.5 Percentage of GDP2028: 15.7 Percentage of GDP2029: 15.7 Percentage of GDP

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.

Analysis

In 2029, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Democratic Republic of the Congo stood at 15.73 Percentage of GDP.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 17.47 Percentage of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.49 Percentage of GDP, in 2000.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 46th of 46 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year

Annual values for Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances — General government expenditure in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2000 to 2029.
Year Percentage of GDP Change
2000 2.49 Percentage of GDP
2001 4.26 Percentage of GDP +71.1%
2002 4.17 Percentage of GDP -2.0%
2003 9.19 Percentage of GDP +120.1%
2004 8.11 Percentage of GDP -11.7%
2005 8.28 Percentage of GDP +2.1%
2006 8.45 Percentage of GDP +2.1%
2007 8.78 Percentage of GDP +3.9%
2008 10.07 Percentage of GDP +14.6%
2009 12.38 Percentage of GDP +23.0%
2010 15.35 Percentage of GDP +24.0%
2011 13.69 Percentage of GDP -10.8%
2012 13.4 Percentage of GDP -2.1%
2013 11.94 Percentage of GDP -10.9%
2014 12.94 Percentage of GDP +8.3%
2015 15.23 Percentage of GDP +17.7%
2016 13.93 Percentage of GDP -8.6%
2017 10.36 Percentage of GDP -25.6%
2018 11.73 Percentage of GDP +13.2%
2019 13.32 Percentage of GDP +13.6%
2020 12.56 Percentage of GDP -5.8%
2021 13.78 Percentage of GDP +9.8%
2022 17.47 Percentage of GDP +26.7%
2023 17.37 Percentage of GDP -0.6%
2024 16.18 Percentage of GDP -6.9%
2025 15.53 Percentage of GDP -4.0%
2026 15.48 Percentage of GDP -0.3%
2027 15.52 Percentage of GDP +0.3%
2028 15.66 Percentage of GDP +0.9%
2029 15.73 Percentage of GDP +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.62 Percentage of GDP 2.49 Percentage of GDP 12.38 Percentage of GDP 10
2010s 13.19 Percentage of GDP 10.36 Percentage of GDP 15.35 Percentage of GDP 10
2020s 15.53 Percentage of GDP 12.56 Percentage of GDP 17.47 Percentage of GDP 10

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What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 15.73 Percentage of GDP in 2029, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The highest recorded value was 17.47 Percentage of GDP in 2022.
What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 2.49 Percentage of GDP in 2000.
How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 46th out of 46 countries with data for 2029.
Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances — General government expenditure
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Percentage of GDP
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 16 shows data on public finance, including taxes, revenues, expenditure, and debt. Some of these figures are not available at the national level, but only for aggregations of groups of countries.