Bank credit to bank deposits in Congo

Congo: Bank credit to bank deposits was 83.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
83.6%
Change on year
down 10.6%
World rank
74th
of 186 countries
All-time high
250.2%
in 1986
All-time low
21.1%
in 2007
Years of data
60
1960–2019

Bank credit to bank deposits in Congo, 1960–2019

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Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.

Analysis

Congo recorded 83.6% for bank credit to bank deposits in 2019.

That represents a change of down 10.6% on the previous year and up 138.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, bank credit to bank deposits in Congo peaked at 250.2% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 2007.

That places Congo 74th out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.

Bank credit to bank deposits in Congo, year by year

Annual values for Bank credit to bank deposits (%) in Congo, 1960 to 2019.
Year % Change
1960 162.4%
1961 172.9% +6.4%
1962 159.1% -8.0%
1963 180.5% +13.4%
1964 213.9% +18.5%
1965 208.1% -2.7%
1966 217.1% +4.3%
1967 199.3% -8.2%
1968 173.0% -13.2%
1969 177.5% +2.6%
1970 155.2% -12.6%
1971 167.2% +7.8%
1972 195.8% +17.1%
1973 196.0% +0.1%
1974 152.0% -22.5%
1975 188.6% +24.1%
1976 192.0% +1.8%
1977 208.9% +8.8%
1978 191.6% -8.3%
1979 175.7% -8.3%
1980 145.2% -17.3%
1981 153.2% +5.5%
1982 180.3% +17.6%
1983 214.3% +18.9%
1984 229.8% +7.2%
1985 202.6% -11.8%
1986 250.2% +23.5%
1987 224.6% -10.2%
1988 129.8% -42.2%
1989 128.1% -1.4%
1990 124.1% -3.1%
1991 120.5% -2.9%
1992 114.1% -5.4%
1993 93.8% -17.8%
1994 88.6% -5.5%
1995 116.6% +31.6%
1996 106.5% -8.6%
1997 102.4% -3.8%
1998 111.6% +9.0%
1999 152.6% +36.7%
2000 55.8% -63.4%
2001 99.7% +78.8%
2002 40.4% -59.5%
2003 54.0% +33.9%
2004 43.9% -18.7%
2005 34.7% -21.0%
2006 23.6% -32.0%
2007 21.1% -10.8%
2008 29.1% +38.1%
2009 35.0% +20.2%
2010 35.4% +1.1%
2011 33.8% -4.4%
2012 41.2% +21.7%
2013 49.2% +19.5%
2014 53.0% +7.7%
2015 69.3% +30.8%
2016 83.9% +21.0%
2017 88.9% +6.0%
2018 93.5% +5.2%
2019 83.6% -10.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 186.4% 159.1% 217.1% 10
1970s 182.3% 152.0% 208.9% 10
1980s 185.8% 128.1% 250.2% 10
1990s 113.1% 88.6% 152.6% 10
2000s 43.7% 21.1% 99.7% 10
2010s 63.2% 33.8% 93.5% 10

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 71 Jamaica 84.6% compare
  2. 72 Namibia 84.1% compare
  3. 73 Cameroon 83.6% compare
  4. 75 Sri Lanka 83.2% compare
  5. 76 Senegal 82.6% compare
  6. 77 Central African Republic 82.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is bank credit to bank deposits in Congo?
Bank credit to bank deposits in Congo was 83.6% in 2019, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest bank credit to bank deposits recorded in Congo?
The highest recorded value was 250.2% in 1986.
What is the lowest bank credit to bank deposits recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 2007.
How does Congo rank for bank credit to bank deposits?
Congo ranks 74th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is bank credit to bank deposits rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 138.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Congo data come from?
The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank credit to bank deposits (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Bank credit to bank deposits (%)
Unit
%
Source
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 8,567 data points, 1960–2021
Last refreshed

Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Private credit by deposit money banks (IFS line 22d); bank deposits (IFS lines 24 and 25).