Bank deposits to GDP (%) in Congo
Congo: Bank deposits to GDP (%) was 15.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Bank deposits to GDP in Congo, 1960–2019
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, bank deposits to gdp in Congo stood at 15.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank deposits to gdp in Congo peaked at 22.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2001.
Congo ranks 175th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Bank deposits to GDP (%) in Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.7% | — |
| 1961 | 13.2% | -3.5% |
| 1962 | 12.5% | -5.5% |
| 1963 | 8.1% | -35.4% |
| 1964 | 6.8% | -15.1% |
| 1965 | 5.9% | -13.0% |
| 1966 | 5.8% | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 6.4% | +10.6% |
| 1968 | 6.9% | +6.4% |
| 1969 | 6.6% | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 7.6% | +15.3% |
| 1971 | 7.4% | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 6.2% | -16.7% |
| 1973 | 6.5% | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 7.9% | +22.1% |
| 1975 | 7.4% | -5.7% |
| 1976 | 8.6% | +16.4% |
| 1977 | 8.2% | -4.7% |
| 1978 | 8.2% | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 8.0% | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 8.4% | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 12.7% | +51.2% |
| 1982 | 14.3% | +12.2% |
| 1983 | 13.2% | -7.6% |
| 1984 | 13.9% | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 16.7% | +19.9% |
| 1986 | 12.9% | -22.6% |
| 1987 | 12.6% | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 11.8% | -6.0% |
| 1989 | 11.1% | -6.0% |
| 1990 | 12.2% | +9.7% |
| 1991 | 11.9% | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 12.4% | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 8.3% | -33.0% |
| 1994 | 7.4% | -10.2% |
| 1995 | 6.0% | -19.4% |
| 1996 | 6.3% | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 6.9% | +9.5% |
| 1998 | 7.6% | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 6.4% | -16.2% |
| 2000 | 7.6% | +19.7% |
| 2001 | 4.5% | -40.3% |
| 2002 | 6.5% | +42.3% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 8.4% | +33.3% |
| 2007 | 10.3% | +21.8% |
| 2008 | 11.0% | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 13.6% | +23.2% |
| 2010 | 14.1% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 18.5% | +31.2% |
| 2012 | 17.9% | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 18.0% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 21.0% | +16.8% |
| 2015 | 22.9% | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 22.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 18.8% | -17.9% |
| 2018 | 15.0% | -20.3% |
| 2019 | 15.8% | +5.8% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 15.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.0%, 48% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Congo's 15.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.8%, 66% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.6% | 5.8% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.6% | 6.2% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.8% | 8.4% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.5% | 6.0% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 4.5% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.5% | 14.1% | 22.9% | 10 |
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More financial sector data for Congo
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 4.25 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 3.1 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0017 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 4.25 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank deposits to gdp in Congo?
- Bank deposits to gdp in Congo was 15.8% in 2019, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank deposits to gdp recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 22.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest bank deposits to gdp recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2001.
- How does Congo rank for bank deposits to gdp?
- Congo ranks 175th out of 185 countries with data for 2019.
- Is bank deposits to gdp rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank deposits to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Demand, time and saving deposits in deposit money banks as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is demand and time and saving deposits, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Bank deposits (IFS lines 24 and 25); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).