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Congo DR: Central government expenditure (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 1950–2025 · 70 observations · cgovexp_GDP

2025
16.1%percent of GDP
Change on 2024
−0.7 pointsfrom 16.9%
Average, 2016–2025
13.9%10 years
Record high and low
47.6% (1974)low 1.71% (2000)

Central government expenditure (% of GDP)

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Percent of GDP

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Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
202516.1
202416.9
202315.9
202216.4
202113.6
202010.5
201912.8
201811.7
201710.5
201614.5

Sources

  • Mitchell1950–1997
  • World Development Indicators1990–2022
  • African Development Bank2000–2025

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Congo DR documentation (PDF)

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Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →

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