Congo vs Egypt: Government consumption
Government consumption over time
- Congo
- Egypt
How they compare
Congo currently reports 257.45 billion current LCU against 204.40 billion current LCU in Egypt, a difference of 53.05 billion current LCU.
That makes Congo's figure about 1.3 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 20th and Egypt ranks 21st of 51 countries.
Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99.90 billion current LCU | 8.17 billion current LCU | 91.73 billion current LCU | Congo |
| 1990s | 172.47 billion current LCU | 21.55 billion current LCU | 150.92 billion current LCU | Congo |
| 2000s | 104.69 billion current LCU | 68.54 billion current LCU | 36.15 billion current LCU | Congo |
| 2010s | 234.27 billion current LCU | 161.35 billion current LCU | 72.92 billion current LCU | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government consumption, Congo or Egypt?
- Congo, at 257.45 billion current LCU against 204.40 billion current LCU in Egypt as of 2011.
- What is the difference in government consumption between Congo and Egypt?
- 53.05 billion current LCU, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Egypt?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2011.
- How do Congo and Egypt rank globally for government consumption?
- Congo ranks 20th and Egypt ranks 21st of 51 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank country economists, published as Government consumption (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Current expenditure on goods and services comprises payments of wages and salaries in cash to employees (including the armed forces) before deduction of withholding taxes and employees' contributions to social security and pension funds, as well as employers' contributions to superannuation schemes outside government, and other purchases of goods and services (wages and salaries in kind, office supplies and maintenance charges etc.). Data are in current local currency.