Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP (%) in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP (%) was 0.7% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1994–2020
Source: Consolidated banking statistics, Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 0.7% for consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in 2020.
That represents a change of down 12.2% on the previous year and down 67.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 16.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2018.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 176th of 182 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP (%) in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 11.1% | — |
| 1995 | 16.5% | +48.7% |
| 1996 | 7.6% | -54.0% |
| 1997 | 10.7% | +41.4% |
| 1998 | 11.4% | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 15.5% | +35.1% |
| 2001 | 9.3% | -39.5% |
| 2002 | 10.1% | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | -43.7% |
| 2004 | 6.9% | +21.0% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | -53.6% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | +15.4% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | -18.0% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | -20.5% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -54.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -15.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8% | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -26.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +47.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -12.2% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.0%, 36% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.5%, 9% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.1% | 7.6% | 16.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 2.3% | 10.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 0.6% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.7% in 2020, according to Consolidated banking statistics, Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 1995.
- What is the lowest consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2018.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 176th out of 182 countries with data for 2020.
- Is consolidated foreign claims of bis reporting banks to gdp rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Consolidated banking statistics, Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Consolidated foreign claims of BIS reporting banks to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The ratio of consolidated foreign claims to GDP of the banks that are reporting to BIS. Foreign claims are defined as the sum of cross-border claims plus foreign offices’ local claims in all currencies. In the consolidated banking statistics claims that are granted or extended to nonresidents are referred to as either cross-border claims. In the context of the consolidated banking statistics, local claims refer to claims of domestic banks’ foreign affiliates (branches/subsidiaries) on the residents of the host country (i.e. country of residence of affiliates). Items (A+L from BIS Table 9A). End-of-year data (i.e. December data) are considered for banks claims. GDP is from World Development Indicators.