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 153 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.
Deposit interest rate in Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 5.5% | — |
| 1980 | 6.5% | +18.2% |
| 1981 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 7.5% | +15.4% |
| 1984 | 7.5% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 8.2% | +10.0% |
| 1986 | 8.1% | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 7.8% | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 7.8% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 8.0% | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 7.7% | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 7.5% | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 7.5% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 7.8% | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 8.1% | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 5.5% | -32.0% |
| 1996 | 5.5% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 5.0% | -8.4% |
| 1998 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 4.3% | -11.9% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | -11.8% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | -13.3% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.2% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | -19.0% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 2.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.2%, 47% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Congo's 2.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.7%, 43% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deposit interest rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -32.0% | 8.1% | 5.5% |
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 |
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 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 153 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.