Foreign liabilities in Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo: Foreign liabilities was 37.00 billion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
37.00 billion current US$
Change on year
up 12.0%
World rank
92nd
of 150 countries
All-time high
37.00 billion current US$
in 2020
All-time low
11.68 billion current US$
in 2002
Years of data
20
2001–2020

Foreign liabilities in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2001–2020

10.0B20.0B30.0B40.0B2001201020202001: 14.0B current US$2002: 11.7B current US$2003: 12.4B current US$2004: 13.2B current US$2005: 13.7B current US$2006: 14.5B current US$2007: 17.1B current US$2008: 19.4B current US$2009: 20.2B current US$2010: 14.9B current US$2011: 16.8B current US$2012: 22.3B current US$2013: 22.7B current US$2014: 23.5B current US$2015: 26.8B current US$2016: 28.5B current US$2017: 27.5B current US$2018: 29.5B current US$2019: 33.0B current US$2020: 37.0B current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

In 2020, foreign liabilities in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 37.00 billion current US$. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of up 12.0% on the previous year and up 148.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 37.00 billion current US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.68 billion current US$, in 2002.

That places Democratic Republic of Congo 92nd out of 150 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15.13 billion current US$ 11.68 billion current US$ 20.21 billion current US$ 9
2010s 24.55 billion current US$ 14.92 billion current US$ 33.03 billion current US$ 10
2020s 37.00 billion current US$ 37.00 billion current US$ 37.00 billion current US$ 1

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  4. 93 Georgia 36.30 billion current US$ compare
  5. 94 Ghana 36.02 billion current US$ compare
  6. 95 Jamaica 35.97 billion current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Foreign liabilities in Democratic Republic of Congo was 37.00 billion current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The highest recorded value was 37.00 billion current US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 11.68 billion current US$ in 2002.
How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for foreign liabilities?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 92nd out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 148.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign liabilities (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign liabilities (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,851 data points, 1995–2020
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