Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP in Congo
Congo: Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP was 0.0569 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.0569 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
159th
of 166 countries
All-time high
0.8601 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1960
All-time low
0.044 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1996
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP in Congo, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Congo recorded 0.0569 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP for government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 70.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp in Congo peaked at 0.8601 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.044 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1996.
Congo ranks 159th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP in Congo, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.8601 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.7693 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 1962 | 0.7616 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.7658 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 0.765 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.7418 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.738 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.723 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.7378 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.7216 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.799 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.7% |
| 1971 | 0.7216 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.7% |
| 1972 | 0.5995 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.9% |
| 1973 | 0.4796 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4708 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 0.3785 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.6% |
| 1976 | 0.3757 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.3691 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.3393 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2643 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.1% |
| 1980 | 0.2104 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1884 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 1982 | 0.2181 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2615 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.9% |
| 1984 | 0.2811 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 1985 | 0.3048 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3487 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.4% |
| 1987 | 0.2421 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -30.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2432 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.2356 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.2132 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 1991 | 0.3022 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +41.8% |
| 1992 | 0.2595 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.1% |
| 1993 | 0.2817 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3197 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1853 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -42.0% |
| 1996 | 0.044 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -76.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2403 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +445.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4782 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +99.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1611 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -66.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1364 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1624 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.1% |
| 2002 | 0.397 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +144.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3086 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2335 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.3% |
| 2005 | 0.181 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1663 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1965 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1313 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -33.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1461 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1203 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1372 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1357 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1381 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1498 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1931 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1894 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1454 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1111 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1044 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0779 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0615 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0547 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0569 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0557 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0569 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.0569 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1095 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 52% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.0569 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1114 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 51% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP in Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +445.7% | 0.044 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2403 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2002 | +144.4% | 0.1624 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.397 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7584 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7216 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8601 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4797 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2643 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.799 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2534 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1884 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3487 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2485 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.044 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4782 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2059 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1313 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.397 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1424 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1044 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1931 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0606 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0547 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0779 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 156 Moldova 0.061 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 157 Kyrgyzstan 0.0602 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 158 Ghana 0.0598 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 160 Armenia 0.0518 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 161 Cambodia 0.0481 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 162 Lebanon 0.0465 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Congo
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.79 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.01 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 25.39 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 4.01 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 603.62 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -3.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0384 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 95.31 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 6.03 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp in Congo?
- Government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp in Congo was 0.0569 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8601 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1960.
- What is the lowest government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.044 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1996.
- How does Congo rank for government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp?
- Congo ranks 159th out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government spending vs. GDP divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Government spending vs. GDP ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Government spending vs. GDP National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Government spending vs. GDP divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.