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Congo DR: General government expenditure (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 1996–2023 · 28 observations · forecasts to 2031 · gen_govexp_GDP

2023
15.9%percent of GDP
Change on 2022
−1.2 pointsfrom 17.1%
Average, 2014–2023
14.2%10 years
Record high and low
17.1% (2022)low 2.15% (1999)

General government expenditure (% of GDP)

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Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
203116.0Forecast
203016.2Forecast
202916.5Forecast
202816.7Forecast
202717.4Forecast
202618.0Forecast
202517.2Forecast
202416.5Forecast
202315.9
202217.1
202113.5
202013.4
201915.2
201812.2
201711.2
201614.3
201515.9
201413.5

Sources

  • IMF Fiscal Policy Panel1996–2023
  • IMF World Economic Outlook1996–2023
  • IMF WEO (forecast)2023–2031

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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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