Central government debt, total in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Central government debt, total was 14.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Central government debt, total in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 1990–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Congo, Democratic Republic of the recorded 14.9% for central government debt, total in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
Over the whole period, central government debt, total in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 289.8% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 2022.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 80th of 83 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Central government debt, total in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 289.8% | — |
| 1991 | 113.6% | -60.8% |
| 1992 | 128.4% | +13.1% |
| 1993 | 104.0% | -19.0% |
| 1994 | 169.8% | +63.3% |
| 1995 | 232.9% | +37.2% |
| 1996 | 243.6% | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 152.2% | -37.5% |
| 2022 | 14.9% | -90.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 179.3% | 104.0% | 289.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 14.9% | 14.9% | 1 |
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More economy & growth data for Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 21.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3165 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 255.37 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 14.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 847.28 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 683,566 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2403 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 193.83 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 8.75 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is central government debt, total in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Central government debt, total in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 14.9% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest central government debt, total recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 289.8% in 1990.
- What is the lowest central government debt, total recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 2022.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for central government debt, total?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 80th out of 83 countries with data for 2022.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Central government debt, total (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year. Central government is the part of general government that includes all administrative departments of the national executive, legislative, and judicial functions, other central agencies and those non-market producers controlled by the central government, whose competence extends normally over the whole economic territory. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.