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Democratic Republic of the Congo - Government Expenditure (% of GDP) 12.45

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 161 economies tracked

Latest value

12.45 (2022)

Global rank

#n/a of 161 economies

Share of global total

0.4%

Growth since 1990

0.83×

Ranking Race — Government Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#24#47#70#93#116#1391972198219922002201220222024#55#1042021 overtook Burundi2022 overtook Ivory Coast
Democratic Republic of the CongoBotswanaTanzania

Real annual global ranks, 1972 - 2024. Democratic Republic of the Congo climbed from #55 to #104 (overtook Burundi). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Democratic Republic of the Congo ↓

Key Events — Democratic Republic of the Congo

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1994
Fell 22 places in global rank auto
2021
Overtook Burundi in global rank auto
2022
Overtook Ivory Coast in global rank auto
2022
Climbed 17 places in global rank auto

Government Expenditure (% of GDP), 1990-2022

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199020002010202020222.057.0512.0617.06
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