Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Congo
Congo: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 20.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
20.4%
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
80th
of 184 countries
All-time high
67.7%
in 1986
All-time low
4.2%
in 1996
Years of data
64
1960–2023
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Congo, 1960–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Congo recorded 20.4% for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in 2023.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Congo peaked at 67.7% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 1996.
That places Congo 80th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 41.7% | — |
| 1961 | 45.1% | +8.2% |
| 1962 | 36.3% | -19.5% |
| 1963 | 33.9% | -6.6% |
| 1964 | 34.5% | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 36.7% | +6.3% |
| 1966 | 43.8% | +19.3% |
| 1967 | 45.7% | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 43.8% | -4.3% |
| 1969 | 41.5% | -5.2% |
| 1970 | 42.5% | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 40.5% | -4.8% |
| 1972 | 39.3% | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 36.0% | -8.3% |
| 1974 | 32.9% | -8.6% |
| 1975 | 42.9% | +30.3% |
| 1976 | 40.2% | -6.4% |
| 1977 | 43.0% | +7.0% |
| 1978 | 44.2% | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 41.9% | -5.4% |
| 1980 | 48.2% | +15.1% |
| 1981 | 62.0% | +28.7% |
| 1982 | 66.0% | +6.5% |
| 1983 | 46.5% | -29.6% |
| 1984 | 44.4% | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 46.6% | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 67.7% | +45.4% |
| 1987 | 57.7% | -14.8% |
| 1988 | 51.5% | -10.7% |
| 1989 | 44.5% | -13.7% |
| 1990 | 31.1% | -30.2% |
| 1991 | 44.2% | +42.4% |
| 1992 | 34.5% | -22.1% |
| 1993 | 35.6% | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 26.7% | -24.8% |
| 1995 | 18.9% | -29.2% |
| 1996 | 4.2% | -77.7% |
| 1997 | 18.3% | +333.5% |
| 1998 | 25.6% | +39.4% |
| 1999 | 8.7% | -65.8% |
| 2000 | 9.0% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 10.9% | +21.1% |
| 2002 | 31.7% | +191.1% |
| 2003 | 24.0% | -24.1% |
| 2004 | 18.9% | -21.3% |
| 2005 | 16.5% | -13.0% |
| 2006 | 16.0% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 23.6% | +47.4% |
| 2008 | 14.4% | -38.8% |
| 2009 | 15.4% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | -35.7% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | +14.8% |
| 2012 | 13.5% | +19.3% |
| 2013 | 16.8% | +23.9% |
| 2014 | 21.5% | +27.9% |
| 2015 | 26.8% | +25.0% |
| 2016 | 31.5% | +17.3% |
| 2017 | 30.0% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 21.6% | -28.1% |
| 2019 | 20.0% | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 21.7% | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 20.5% | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 20.8% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 20.4% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.3% | 33.9% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 40.3% | 32.9% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.5% | 44.4% | 67.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.8% | 4.2% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.0% | 9.0% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.3% | 9.9% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 20.4% | 21.7% | 4 |
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 share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Congo?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Congo was 20.4% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 67.7% in 1986.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 1996.
- How does Congo rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Congo ranks 80th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo 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.