Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Congo
Congo: Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS was 14.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Congo, 2002–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Congo stood at 14.7%.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Congo peaked at 24.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2011.
Congo ranks 65th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 9.1% | — |
| 2003 | 9.5% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 8.6% | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 7.6% | -11.3% |
| 2010 | 24.7% | +225.5% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | -73.7% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | +126.8% |
| 2014 | 6.6% | -55.5% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | +21.3% |
| 2016 | 8.7% | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 15.7% | +80.1% |
| 2018 | 15.6% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 17.0% | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 16.6% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 15.5% | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 14.7% | -5.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 14.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.5%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Congo's 14.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.4%, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +225.5% | 7.6% | 24.7% |
| 2013 | +126.8% | 6.5% | 14.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.7% | 7.6% | 9.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 6.5% | 24.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 14.7% | 17.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 62 Switzerland 15.4% compare
- 63 Sweden 15.3% compare
- 64 Philippines 15.2% compare
- 66 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 14.6% compare
- 67 Zambia 14.5% compare
- 68 Djibouti 14.5% compare
More education data for Congo
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38,064 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 70,276 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 12,245 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,478 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 339,250 (2012)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 880,625 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2012)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1424 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Congo?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Congo was 14.7% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 24.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2011.
- How does Congo rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Congo ranks 65th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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