Congo vs Greece: Reserves and related items

Congo
-231.60 million BoP, current US$
in 2021
Greece
-281.24 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Congo rank
154th
Greece rank
156th

Reserves and related items over time

  • Congo
  • Greece
-15.0B-10.0B-5.0B05.0B10.0B197620002024

How they compare

Congo currently reports -231.60 million BoP, current US$ against -281.24 million BoP, current US$ in Greece, a difference of 49.64 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Greece ahead.

Congo ranks 154th and Greece ranks 156th of 193 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Greece in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Greece Difference Ahead
1970s 5.49 million BoP, current US$ 113.36 million BoP, current US$ 107.87 million BoP, current US$ Greece
1980s -192.21 million BoP, current US$ 97.24 million BoP, current US$ 289.46 million BoP, current US$ Greece
1990s -562.43 million BoP, current US$ 1.55 billion BoP, current US$ 2.11 billion BoP, current US$ Greece
2000s 218.07 million BoP, current US$ -738.81 million BoP, current US$ 956.88 million BoP, current US$ Congo
2010s -164.93 million BoP, current US$ -1.32 billion BoP, current US$ 1.16 billion BoP, current US$ Congo
2020s -125.51 million BoP, current US$ 4.55 billion BoP, current US$ 4.68 billion BoP, current US$ Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserves and related items, Congo or Greece?
Congo, at -231.60 million BoP, current US$ against -281.24 million BoP, current US$ in Greece as of 2021.
What is the difference in reserves and related items between Congo and Greece?
49.64 million BoP, current US$, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Greece?
41 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2021.
How do Congo and Greece rank globally for reserves and related items?
Congo ranks 154th and Greece ranks 156th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Reserves and related items (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Reserves and related items (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
195 places, 7,728 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Reserves and related items is the net change in a country's holdings of international reserves resulting from transactions on the current, capital, and financial accounts. Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency.Also included are net credit and loans from the IMF (excluding reserve position) and total exceptional financing. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.