Foreign liabilities in Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo: Foreign liabilities was 27.91 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
27.91 billion real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
down 15.5%
World rank
100th
of 149 countries
All-time high
139.66 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 2001
All-time low
27.91 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 2020
Years of data
20
2001–2020

Foreign liabilities in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2001–2020

25.0B50.0B75.0B100.0B125.0B150.0B2001201020202001: 139.7B real chained 2019 US$2002: 88.6B real chained 2019 US$2003: 83.6B real chained 2019 US$2004: 85.2B real chained 2019 US$2005: 72.8B real chained 2019 US$2006: 68.4B real chained 2019 US$2007: 68.8B real chained 2019 US$2008: 66.6B real chained 2019 US$2009: 67.5B real chained 2019 US$2010: 46.5B real chained 2019 US$2011: 45.3B real chained 2019 US$2012: 55.0B real chained 2019 US$2013: 55.5B real chained 2019 US$2014: 56.7B real chained 2019 US$2015: 64.2B real chained 2019 US$2016: 66.4B real chained 2019 US$2017: 48.4B real chained 2019 US$2018: 39.2B real chained 2019 US$2019: 33.0B real chained 2019 US$2020: 27.9B real chained 2019 US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.

Analysis

The most recent figure for foreign liabilities in Democratic Republic of Congo is 27.91 billion real chained 2019 US$, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of down 15.5% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 139.66 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2001 and was at its lowest, 27.91 billion real chained 2019 US$, in 2020.

That places Democratic Republic of Congo 100th out of 149 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 82.36 billion real chained 2019 US$ 66.61 billion real chained 2019 US$ 139.66 billion real chained 2019 US$ 9
2010s 51.02 billion real chained 2019 US$ 33.03 billion real chained 2019 US$ 66.36 billion real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 27.91 billion real chained 2019 US$ 27.91 billion real chained 2019 US$ 27.91 billion real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo

  1. 97 El Salvador 28.91 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 98 Zambia 28.47 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 99 Honduras 28.43 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 101 Laos 27.36 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 102 Trinidad and Tobago 26.98 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 103 Iceland 26.70 billion real chained 2019 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 27.91 billion real chained 2019 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 139.66 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2001.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 27.91 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for foreign liabilities?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 100th out of 149 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign liabilities (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Foreign liabilities (real chained 2019 US$)
Unit
real chained 2019 US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,820 data points, 1995–2020
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