Congo, Rep.'s goods and services expense (current LCU) was 359 billion in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 15.87% from 309.83 billion in 2011 (1.48% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 359 billion | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | 359.09 billion | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | 309.83 billion | 2011 |
| Highest | 489.16 billion | 2014 |
| Lowest | 87.1 billion | 2001 |
| Average since 2012 | 339.16 billion | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | 87.1 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2021, Congo, Rep.'s goods and services expense (current LCU) rose 67.2% on 2020 (from 214.7 billion to 359 billion).
Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2002 to 2020), the average change was +10.6% and a typical year strayed about 37.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 100.7% in 2004 and the biggest yearly fall was 41.2% in 2005. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is downward, about 25.63 billion a year. A straight line explains 49% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
Closest to Congo, Rep. in the 2021 ranking
- Cameroon — 1st of 9: 1.04 trillion
- Bangladesh — 2nd of 9: 433.94 billion
- Gabon — 4th of 9: 232.2 billion
- Burundi — 5th of 9: 178.07 billion
- Central African Republic — 6th of 9: 51.58 billion
What this measures
Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
Limitations: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
All 21 values
| Year | Goods and services expense (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 359,000,000,000 |
| 2020 | 214,700,000,000 |
| 2019 | 174,323,600,000 |
| 2018 | 212,900,000,000 |
| 2017 | 295,700,000,000 |
| 2016 | 359,089,800,000 |
| 2015 | 470,897,000,000 |
| 2014 | 489,159,572,244 |
| 2013 | 395,121,300,000 |
| 2012 | 420,664,071,398 |
Goods and services expense (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Angola — 5.12 trillion (2024)
- Botswana — 17.92 billion (2023)
- Burkina Faso — 313.6 billion (2024)
- Burundi — 178.07 billion (2021)
- Cabo Verde — 11.14 billion (2020)
- Cameroon — 1.04 trillion (2021)
- Central African Republic — 51.58 billion (2021)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 4.84 trillion (2022)
- Côte d'Ivoire — 1.42 trillion (2023)
- Equatorial Guinea — 239.4 billion (2022)
More public sector data for Congo, Rep.
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) — 9 million (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD) — 204.92 million (2025)
- Military expenditure (current LCU) — 119.16 billion (2025)
- Military expenditure (% of GDP) — 1.31% (2025)
- Armed forces personnel, total — 12,000 (2020)
- Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) — 0.55% (2020)
- Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) — 5.98% (2025)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets (current LCU) — 252.6 billion (2021)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP) — 3.07% (2021)
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Questions people ask
- What is Congo, Rep.'s goods and services expense (current LCU)?
- 359 billion in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2001?
- It is up 312.17% from 87.1 billion in 2001 (7.34% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 489.16 billion in 2014 and the lowest 87.1 billion in 2001.
- Is the latest change in goods and services expense (current LCU) unusual for Congo, Rep.?
- In 2021, Congo, Rep.'s goods and services expense (current LCU) rose 67.2% on 2020 (from 214.7 billion to 359 billion). Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2002 to 2020), the average change was +10.6% and a typical year strayed about 37.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator GC.XPN.GSRV.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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