Proportion of total government spending on essential … social in Congo
Congo: Proportion of total government spending on essential … social was 0.5% in 2012. ▲ Rising
Latest (2012)
0.5%
Change on year
down 39.7%
World rank
124th
of 128 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2009
All-time low
0.4%
in 2004
Years of data
9
2004–2012
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Congo, 2004–2012
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Congo recorded 0.5% for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in 2012.
That represents a change of down 39.7% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Congo peaked at 1.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2004.
Congo ranks 124th of 128 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of total government spending on essential … social in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.4% | — |
| 2005 | 0.5% | +28.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -12.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6% | +30.9% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +52.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -12.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | -39.7% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.3%, 8% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.5%, 9% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More poverty & inequality data for Congo
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.16 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 877.7 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 0.0684 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 7.83 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 7.8% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Congo?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Congo was 0.5% in 2012, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2004.
- How does Congo rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Congo ranks 124th out of 128 countries with data for 2012.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social protection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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