Total expenditure and net lending in Congo
Congo: Total expenditure and net lending was 1.67 trillion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Total expenditure and net lending in Congo, 1984–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Congo recorded 1.67 trillion current LCU for total expenditure and net lending in 2011. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 30.5% on the previous year and up 232.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total expenditure and net lending in Congo peaked at 1.67 trillion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 179.50 billion current LCU, in 1989.
Congo ranks 18th of 51 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 253.52 billion current LCU | 179.50 billion current LCU | 324.90 billion current LCU | 6 |
| 1990s | 377.19 billion current LCU | 247.16 billion current LCU | 508.61 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 841.03 billion current LCU | 501.62 billion current LCU | 1.26 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.47 trillion current LCU | 1.28 trillion current LCU | 1.67 trillion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 15 Equatorial Guinea 1.97 trillion current LCU compare
- 16 Sierra Leone 1.91 trillion current LCU compare
- 17 Gabon 1.89 trillion current LCU compare
- 19 Chad 1.18 trillion current LCU compare
- 20 Burkina Faso 1.17 trillion current LCU compare
- 21 South Africa 1.05 trillion current LCU compare
More science & technology data for Congo
- Scientific and technical journal articles 95.66 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 6.05 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 95.53 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 95.53 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 27 (1996)
- Share of the population using the Internet 47.3% (2024)
- Number of people using the Internet 1.77 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 1.27 per 100 people (2023)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 78,398 (2023)
- Researchers in R&D 126.97 per million people (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total expenditure and net lending in Congo?
- Total expenditure and net lending in Congo was 1.67 trillion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest total expenditure and net lending recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.67 trillion current LCU in 2011.
- What is the lowest total expenditure and net lending recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 179.50 billion current LCU in 1989.
- How does Congo rank for total expenditure and net lending?
- Congo ranks 18th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is total expenditure and net lending rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 232.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Total expenditure and net lending (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total expenditure and net lending includes both current and capital (development) expenditures and includes lending minus repayments. Data are shown for central government only. Data are in current local currency.