Angola vs Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty

Angola
15.2%
in 2023
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
15.6%
in 2023
Angola rank
135th
Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank
133rd

Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty over time

  • Angola
  • Congo, Democratic Republic of the
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How they compare

Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.

Angola ranks 135th and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 133rd of 184 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 2 and Congo, Democratic Republic of the in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Congo, Democratic Republic of the Difference Ahead
1970s 22.5% 39.7% 17.2% Congo, Democratic Republic of the
1980s 24.3% 30.0% 5.8% Congo, Democratic Republic of the
1990s 20.9% 24.1% 3.1% Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2000s 17.5% 11.9% 5.6% Angola
2010s 19.1% 13.1% 6.0% Angola
2020s 14.8% 15.0% 0.2% Congo, Democratic Republic of the

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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
0.4%, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Angola and Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
Angola ranks 135th and Congo, Democratic Republic of the 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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Indicator
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
184 places, 10,907 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.