Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP was -12.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Democratic Republic of the Congo is -12.4%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 44.0% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at -2.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, -13.9%, in 2012.
That places Democratic Republic of the Congo 21st out of 162 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -2.0% | — |
| 2001 | -5.6% | +176.1% |
| 2002 | -7.5% | +32.4% |
| 2003 | -7.7% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | -10.3% | +33.3% |
| 2005 | -12.4% | +21.3% |
| 2006 | -13.5% | +8.2% |
| 2007 | -11.6% | -13.8% |
| 2008 | -10.8% | -7.3% |
| 2009 | -11.3% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | -7.5% | -34.1% |
| 2012 | -13.9% | +85.8% |
| 2013 | -12.3% | -11.6% |
| 2014 | -11.5% | -6.4% |
| 2015 | -11.8% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | -11.9% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | -7.8% | -34.0% |
| 2018 | -10.1% | +28.6% |
| 2019 | -8.8% | -12.5% |
| 2020 | -9.5% | +7.4% |
| 2021 | -8.6% | -8.7% |
| 2022 | -12.4% | +44.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Democratic Republic of the Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -176.1% | -2.0% | -5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -9.3% | -13.5% | -2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | -10.6% | -13.9% | -7.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | -10.2% | -12.4% | -8.6% | 3 |
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More economy & growth data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.8929 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.08 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP Standard Local Currency 33.06 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 18.78 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 7.21 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth Standard Local 18.78 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth Standard Local Currency 27.32 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP Standard Local Currency 116.48 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency 65.42 million million SLC (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 23,541 million USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Democratic Republic of the Congo was -12.4% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was -2.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.9% in 2012.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 21st out of 162 countries with data for 2022.
- Is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of the 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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