Angola vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share … population
Angola
15.2%
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo
15.6%
in 2023
Angola rank
135th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
133rd
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share … population over time
- Angola
- Democratic Republic of Congo
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 15.6% against 15.2% in Angola, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
Angola ranks 135th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 133rd of 184 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 2 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | Democratic Republic of Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.5% | 39.7% | 17.2% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1980s | 24.3% | 30.0% | 5.8% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1990s | 20.9% | 24.1% | 3.1% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2000s | 17.5% | 11.9% | 5.6% | Angola |
| 2010s | 19.1% | 13.1% | 6.0% | Angola |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 15.0% | 0.2% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty, Angola or Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 15.6% against 15.2% in Angola as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 0.4%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Angola ranks 135th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 133rd 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 government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.