Government consumption (% of GDP) — all countries

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Republic of the Congo

Government consumption (% of GDP) in the Republic of the Congo in 2025 — 14.9%. Ranked 80 in the world out of 132. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 0.2 pp.

2025 14.9% +1.5 pp vs 2024
World rank 80of 132
Period maximum 27.7%1991
Period minimum 10.6%2010

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Republic of the Congo, 1960–2025101520253019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 15.1%1962: 13.8%1964: 14.6%1966: 15.7%1968: 18%1970: 17%1972: 17.4%1974: 17.8%1976: 17.7%1978: 22.9%1980: 17.6%1982: 13.5%1984: 14.8%1986: 25%1988: 21%1990: 19.6%1992: 26.9%1994: 21.8%1996: 12.8%1998: 24.2%2000: 11.6%2002: 18.4%2004: 15%2006: 12.7%2008: 12.1%2010: 10.6%2012: 13.8%2014: 16.7%2016: 21.3%2018: 13.5%2020: 17.5%2022: 11.8%2024: 13.4%2025: 14.9%
Change over the period: −0.2 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo 14.9%
Middle Africa computed 14.4%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — Republic of the Congo, by year Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 14.9 +1.5 pp
2024 13.4 +0.3 pp
2023 13.1 +1.3 pp
2022 11.8 −3 pp
2021 14.9 −2.6 pp
2020 17.5 +4.2 pp
2019 13.2 −0.3 pp
2018 13.5 −4.6 pp
2017 18.1 −3.2 pp
2016 21.3 +2 pp
2015 19.3 +2.6 pp
2014 16.7 +2.7 pp
2013 14.1 +0.3 pp
2012 13.8 +0.9 pp
2011 12.8 +2.3 pp
2010 10.6 −2.8 pp
2009 13.4 +1.3 pp
2008 12.1 −4.7 pp
2007 16.8 +4.1 pp
2006 12.7 +0.2 pp
2005 12.5 −2.5 pp
2004 15 −2.4 pp
2003 17.4 −1 pp
2002 18.4 +4.3 pp
2001 14.1 +2.5 pp
2000 11.6 −3.5 pp
1999 15.1 −9.1 pp
1998 24.2 +3.2 pp
1997 20.9 +8.1 pp
1996 12.8 −2.9 pp
1995 15.7 −6.1 pp
1994 21.8 −5.8 pp
1993 27.7 +0.7 pp
1992 26.9 −0.8 pp
1991 27.7 +8.2 pp
1990 19.6 +0.1 pp
1989 19.5 −1.6 pp
1988 21 +0.5 pp
1987 20.6 −4.4 pp
1986 25 +8.5 pp
1985 16.5 +1.7 pp
1984 14.8 −0.8 pp
1983 15.5 +2 pp
1982 13.5 +0.1 pp
1981 13.4 −4.2 pp
1980 17.6 −2.8 pp
1979 20.4 −2.6 pp
1978 22.9 +3.6 pp
1977 19.4 +1.7 pp
1976 17.7 −0.3 pp
1975 18 +0.2 pp
1974 17.8 +0.3 pp
1973 17.5 +0.2 pp
1972 17.4 +0.3 pp
1971 17.1 +0.2 pp
1970 17 −0.7 pp
1969 17.7 −0.3 pp
1968 18 +1.9 pp
1967 16.1 +0.4 pp
1966 15.7 +1.5 pp
1965 14.2 −0.4 pp
1964 14.6 −0.7 pp
1963 15.3 +1.5 pp
1962 13.8 +0.2 pp
1961 13.6 −1.5 pp
1960 15.1

About the indicator

General government final consumption expenditure as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services for delivering public services, and spending on defense and security. It leaves out public investment and social transfers, so the indicator is lower than the overall size of the budget.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.