Share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Congo

Congo: Share of government expenditure going to interest payments was 11.51 in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
11.51
Change on year
up 26.2%
World rank
44th
of 152 countries
All-time high
34.5
in 2001
All-time low
1.23
in 2012
Years of data
21
2001–2021

Share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Congo, 2001–2021

01020302001201120212001: 34.52002: 31.52003: 29.72004: 4.82005: 11.52006: 26.82007: 14.42008: 232009: 7.72010: 82011: 1.42012: 1.22013: 1.92014: 1.32015: 2.62016: 32017: 8.62018: 12.42019: 18.22020: 9.12021: 11.5

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Congo is 11.51, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.2% on the previous year and up 707.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Congo peaked at 34.5 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.23, in 2012.

That places Congo 44th out of 152 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20.42 4.79 34.5 9
2010s 5.86 1.23 18.2 10
2020s 10.31 9.12 11.51 2

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 41 Papua New Guinea 12.28 compare
  2. 42 Guatemala 11.96 compare
  3. 43 Burkina Faso 11.93 compare
  4. 45 Mozambique 11.3 compare
  5. 46 Türkiye 11.04 compare
  6. 47 Indonesia 10.89 compare

See the full ranking of 152 places →

More reference data data for Congo

All data for Congo →

Frequently asked questions

What is share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Congo?
Share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Congo was 11.51 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of government expenditure going to interest payments recorded in Congo?
The highest recorded value was 34.5 in 2001.
What is the lowest share of government expenditure going to interest payments recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 1.23 in 2012.
How does Congo rank for share of government expenditure going to interest payments?
Congo ranks 44th out of 152 countries with data for 2021.
Is share of government expenditure going to interest payments rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 707.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Congo data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government expenditure going to interest payments. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 21 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Congo. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 20 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/share-of-government-expenditure-going-to-interest-payments/congo-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/share-of-government-expenditure-going-to-interest-payments/congo-rep/">Share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Congo</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Share of government expenditure going to interest payments
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
152 places, 4,278 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed