How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Qatar?

54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Qatar: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share … population

Democratic Republic of Congo

15.6%

in 2023

Qatar

15.7%

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

133rd

Qatar rank

132nd

Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share … population over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Qatar

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 15.7% against 15.6% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 133rd and Qatar ranks 132nd of 184 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 3 and Qatar in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Qatar	Difference	Ahead
1970s	39.7%	18.2%	21.5%	Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s	30.0%	25.6%	4.5%	Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s	24.1%	24.1%	0.0%	Qatar
2000s	11.9%	13.4%	1.5%	Qatar
2010s	13.1%	12.4%	0.7%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	15.0%	16.3%	1.4%	Qatar

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, Democratic Republic of Congo or Qatar?: Qatar, at 15.7% against 15.6% in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty between Democratic Republic of Congo and Qatar?: 0.1%, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Qatar?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Qatar rank globally for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 133rd and Qatar ranks 132nd 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: 30 October 2026

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