Dem. Rep. Congo - Expense

Expense (current LCU)

The value for Expense (current LCU) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 1.32 as of 1989. As the graph below shows, over the past 17 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1.32 in 1989 and a minimum value of 0.00 in 1972.

Definition: Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.

Year Value
1972 0.00
1973 0.00
1974 0.00
1975 0.00
1976 0.00
1977 0.00
1978 0.00
1979 0.01
1980 0.01
1981 0.02
1982 0.03
1988 0.98
1989 1.32

Expense (% of GDP)

Expense (% of GDP) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 11.50 as of 1989. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 17.74 in 1988, while its lowest value was 9.86 in 1979.

Definition: Expense is cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services. It includes compensation of employees (such as wages and salaries), interest and subsidies, grants, social benefits, and other expenses such as rent and dividends.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1972 12.12
1973 11.59
1974 13.64
1975 11.93
1976 13.17
1977 10.17
1978 10.05
1979 9.86
1980 10.22
1981 11.37
1982 11.02
1988 17.74
1989 11.50

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance