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Congo DR: Government expenditure (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 1950–2023 · 70 observations · forecasts to 2031 · 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
47.6% (1974)low 2.15% (1999)

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

This series is derived from other GMD variables.

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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