Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Congo
Congo: Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP was -16.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Congo, 2001–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Congo is -16.1%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 9.3% on the previous year and down 58.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Congo peaked at -10.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, -28.7%, in 2004.
Congo ranks 25th of 141 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -21.5% | — |
| 2002 | -26.8% | +24.6% |
| 2003 | -19.5% | -27.1% |
| 2004 | -28.7% | +46.7% |
| 2005 | -21.5% | -25.2% |
| 2006 | -17.8% | -17.2% |
| 2007 | -18.5% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | -15.3% | -17.2% |
| 2009 | -13.9% | -9.3% |
| 2010 | -10.8% | -22.5% |
| 2011 | -10.2% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | -11.7% | +14.5% |
| 2013 | -10.9% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | -12.8% | +17.4% |
| 2015 | -14.9% | +16.7% |
| 2016 | -17.2% | +15.1% |
| 2017 | -16.0% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | -16.4% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | -16.2% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | -17.8% | +9.7% |
| 2021 | -16.1% | -9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -20.4% | -28.7% | -13.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | -13.7% | -17.2% | -10.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | -17.0% | -17.8% | -16.1% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Congo
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.79 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.01 Percent per annum (2029)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2807 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 705.79 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -63.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -64.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 6.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 58.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 147,931 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Congo?
- Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Congo was -16.1% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was -10.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was -28.7% in 2004.
- How does Congo rank for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp?
- Congo ranks 25th out of 141 countries with data for 2021.
- Is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.5%. 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 Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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