Deposit interest rate in Congo
Congo: Deposit interest rate was 2.5% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Deposit interest rate in Congo, 1979–2016
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Congo recorded 2.5% for deposit interest rate in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 38 years on record.
The figure is down 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deposit interest rate in Congo peaked at 8.2% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2015.
Congo ranks 95th of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 7.4% | 6.5% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.4% | 5.0% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 3.2% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.5% | 3.2% | 7 |
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More financial sector data for Congo
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 13.7% (2023)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.6 (2021)
- Net domestic credit 1.81 trillion current LCU (2016)
- Net foreign assets 230.97 billion current LCU (2023)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 13.8% (2023)
- Broad money 28.4% (2023)
- Claims on central government, etc. 17.2% (2023)
- Domestic credit to private sector 13.8% (2023)
- Official exchange rate 581.93 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -2,999 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is deposit interest rate in Congo?
- Deposit interest rate in Congo was 2.5% in 2016, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest deposit interest rate recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 8.2% in 1985.
- What is the lowest deposit interest rate recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2015.
- How does Congo rank for deposit interest rate?
- Congo ranks 95th out of 152 countries with data for 2016.
- Is deposit interest rate rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Deposit interest rate (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Deposit interest rate is the rate paid by commercial or similar banks for demand, time, or savings deposits. The terms and conditions attached to these rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability. This indicator is expressed as a percentage (a÷b)*100.