Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP) in Congo
Congo: Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP) was 17.2% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Claims on central government, etc. in Congo, 1960–2023
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, claims on central government, etc. in Congo stood at 17.2%. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.8% on the previous year and up 216.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, claims on central government, etc. in Congo peaked at 17.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, -22.3%, in 2011.
That places Congo 59th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP) in Congo, year by year
| Year | % GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -1.3% | — |
| 1961 | -0.7% | -42.8% |
| 1962 | -7.3% | +899.6% |
| 1963 | -0.0% | -99.3% |
| 1964 | -1.3% | +2543.3% |
| 1965 | -3.0% | +138.2% |
| 1966 | -1.5% | -50.5% |
| 1967 | 1.1% | -175.4% |
| 1968 | 3.1% | +180.8% |
| 1969 | 4.0% | +27.1% |
| 1970 | 3.8% | -4.2% |
| 1971 | 2.1% | -43.7% |
| 1972 | 3.6% | +65.9% |
| 1973 | 4.0% | +13.4% |
| 1974 | 4.4% | +8.1% |
| 1975 | 6.9% | +58.4% |
| 1976 | 7.4% | +7.4% |
| 1977 | 9.5% | +28.6% |
| 1978 | 11.6% | +21.2% |
| 1979 | 9.0% | -22.4% |
| 1980 | 6.8% | -24.4% |
| 1981 | 1.4% | -79.4% |
| 1982 | 3.4% | +143.0% |
| 1983 | 3.0% | -11.7% |
| 1984 | 2.2% | -28.1% |
| 1985 | 2.0% | -8.8% |
| 1986 | 2.3% | +18.0% |
| 1987 | 1.8% | -24.4% |
| 1988 | 6.7% | +279.8% |
| 1989 | 9.6% | +44.5% |
| 1990 | 7.9% | -17.6% |
| 1991 | 8.4% | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 11.3% | +34.2% |
| 1993 | 10.9% | -3.7% |
| 1994 | 8.1% | -25.7% |
| 1995 | 7.8% | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 6.6% | -16.3% |
| 1997 | 7.8% | +18.6% |
| 1998 | 10.7% | +37.6% |
| 1999 | 7.1% | -33.9% |
| 2000 | 3.4% | -52.0% |
| 2001 | 8.1% | +138.4% |
| 2002 | 8.7% | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 9.1% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 8.0% | -12.2% |
| 2005 | -1.4% | -118.1% |
| 2006 | -10.5% | +628.6% |
| 2007 | -9.2% | -12.4% |
| 2008 | -19.5% | +111.7% |
| 2009 | -19.5% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | -19.5% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | -22.3% | +14.2% |
| 2012 | -14.6% | -34.5% |
| 2013 | -14.8% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | -11.0% | -25.8% |
| 2015 | -1.8% | -83.4% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | -540.5% |
| 2017 | 8.7% | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 13.3% | +86.5% |
| 2021 | 13.7% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 13.8% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 17.2% | +24.8% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 17.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 8.6%, 2.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Congo's 17.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.5%, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP) in Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | -2543.3% | -0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1962 | -899.6% | -0.7% | -7.3% |
| 2006 | -628.6% | -1.4% | -10.5% |
| 2016 | +540.5% | -1.8% | 8.0% |
| 1988 | +279.8% | 1.8% | 6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.7% | -7.3% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.2% | 2.1% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.9% | 1.4% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.7% | 6.6% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | -2.3% | -19.5% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | -5.2% | -22.3% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 13.3% | 17.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
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 claims on central government, etc. in Congo?
- Claims on central government, etc. in Congo was 17.2% in 2023, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest claims on central government, etc. recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest claims on central government, etc. recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was -22.3% in 2011.
- How does Congo rank for claims on central government, etc.?
- Congo ranks 59th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is claims on central government, etc. rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 216.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Claims on central government include loans to central government institutions net of deposits. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.