Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 15.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
15.6%
Change on year
down 10.1%
World rank
133rd
of 184 countries
All-time high
47.2%
in 1992
All-time low
6.6%
in 2001
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 1950–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Congo, Democratic Republic of the stood at 15.6%.
That represents a change of down 10.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 47.2% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2001.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 133rd of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 16.6% | — |
| 1951 | 18.1% | +8.9% |
| 1952 | 17.7% | -2.2% |
| 1953 | 17.3% | -2.5% |
| 1954 | 17.7% | +2.3% |
| 1955 | 17.5% | -0.9% |
| 1956 | 18.0% | +2.6% |
| 1957 | 19.3% | +7.5% |
| 1958 | 20.4% | +5.7% |
| 1959 | 21.0% | +3.0% |
| 1960 | 20.6% | -2.2% |
| 1961 | 22.2% | +7.8% |
| 1962 | 27.0% | +21.7% |
| 1963 | 25.3% | -6.4% |
| 1964 | 25.7% | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 27.6% | +7.0% |
| 1966 | 28.5% | +3.4% |
| 1967 | 31.3% | +9.9% |
| 1968 | 38.4% | +22.5% |
| 1969 | 36.6% | -4.6% |
| 1970 | 42.9% | +17.3% |
| 1971 | 40.1% | -6.5% |
| 1972 | 40.2% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 39.7% | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 44.4% | +11.9% |
| 1975 | 41.8% | -5.8% |
| 1976 | 40.8% | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 42.4% | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 35.2% | -17.0% |
| 1979 | 29.6% | -15.7% |
| 1980 | 31.3% | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 35.7% | +14.2% |
| 1982 | 33.2% | -7.2% |
| 1983 | 28.9% | -12.7% |
| 1984 | 23.7% | -18.0% |
| 1985 | 24.8% | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 26.9% | +8.4% |
| 1987 | 30.2% | +12.2% |
| 1988 | 35.2% | +16.7% |
| 1989 | 30.4% | -13.9% |
| 1990 | 31.3% | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 25.9% | -17.3% |
| 1992 | 47.2% | +82.1% |
| 1993 | 41.2% | -12.6% |
| 1994 | 17.7% | -57.0% |
| 1995 | 18.4% | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 17.0% | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 19.9% | +17.2% |
| 1998 | 12.4% | -37.7% |
| 1999 | 9.9% | -19.8% |
| 2000 | 9.9% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 6.6% | -33.4% |
| 2002 | 10.6% | +59.9% |
| 2003 | 8.9% | -15.6% |
| 2004 | 12.7% | +42.5% |
| 2005 | 15.1% | +19.0% |
| 2006 | 15.2% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 13.7% | -9.8% |
| 2008 | 15.1% | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 11.2% | -25.7% |
| 2010 | 15.3% | +36.9% |
| 2011 | 13.9% | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 14.7% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 15.5% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 14.8% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 17.7% | +19.9% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | -27.1% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | -45.9% |
| 2018 | 8.4% | +20.4% |
| 2019 | 10.4% | +23.7% |
| 2020 | 12.2% | +17.2% |
| 2021 | 14.8% | +21.4% |
| 2022 | 17.3% | +16.8% |
| 2023 | 15.6% | -10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 18.4% | 16.6% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 28.3% | 20.6% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 39.7% | 29.6% | 44.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.0% | 23.7% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.1% | 9.9% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 6.6% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 7.0% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.0% | 12.2% | 17.3% | 4 |
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- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 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 6.05 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 871.8 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 0.9963 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 9.33 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 9.3% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 15.6% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 47.2% in 1992.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2001.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 133rd out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.