Foreign liabilities in Congo

Congo: Foreign liabilities was 24.38 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
24.38 billion real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
down 10.0%
World rank
105th
of 149 countries
All-time high
28.88 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 2017
All-time low
8.36 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 2000
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities in Congo, 1995–2020

10.0B15.0B20.0B25.0B30.0B1995200720201995: 14.3B real chained 2019 US$1996: 11.5B real chained 2019 US$1997: 10.4B real chained 2019 US$1998: 9.9B real chained 2019 US$1999: 9.2B real chained 2019 US$2000: 8.4B real chained 2019 US$2001: 8.4B real chained 2019 US$2002: 8.7B real chained 2019 US$2003: 10.1B real chained 2019 US$2004: 12.1B real chained 2019 US$2005: 11.9B real chained 2019 US$2006: 14.3B real chained 2019 US$2007: 14.2B real chained 2019 US$2008: 16.4B real chained 2019 US$2009: 18.1B real chained 2019 US$2010: 15.8B real chained 2019 US$2011: 17.1B real chained 2019 US$2012: 16.7B real chained 2019 US$2013: 20.0B real chained 2019 US$2014: 21.1B real chained 2019 US$2015: 26.3B real chained 2019 US$2016: 25.2B real chained 2019 US$2017: 28.9B real chained 2019 US$2018: 28.7B real chained 2019 US$2019: 27.1B real chained 2019 US$2020: 24.4B real chained 2019 US$

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

Analysis

Congo recorded 24.38 billion real chained 2019 US$ for foreign liabilities in 2020.

The figure is down 10.0% on the previous year and up 54.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities in Congo peaked at 28.88 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8.36 billion real chained 2019 US$, in 2000.

That places Congo 105th out of 149 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11.06 billion real chained 2019 US$ 9.19 billion real chained 2019 US$ 14.26 billion real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 12.27 billion real chained 2019 US$ 8.36 billion real chained 2019 US$ 18.14 billion real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 22.68 billion real chained 2019 US$ 15.79 billion real chained 2019 US$ 28.88 billion real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 24.38 billion real chained 2019 US$ 24.38 billion real chained 2019 US$ 24.38 billion real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 102 Trinidad and Tobago 26.98 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 103 Iceland 26.70 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 104 Paraguay 26.21 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 106 Bolivia 24.04 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 107 Cameroon 23.98 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 108 Gabon 22.03 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities in Congo?
Foreign liabilities in Congo was 24.38 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities recorded in Congo?
The highest recorded value was 28.88 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2017.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 8.36 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2000.
How does Congo rank for foreign liabilities?
Congo ranks 105th out of 149 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 54.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this 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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About this data

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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