Deposit Rate, Percent per annum in Congo
Congo: Deposit Rate, Percent per annum was 2.45 in 2016. ▼ Falling
Deposit Rate, Percent per annum in Congo, 1979–2016
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2016, deposit rate, percent per annum in Congo stood at 2.45. That is the lowest value across all 38 years on record.
That represents a change of down 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deposit rate, percent per annum in Congo peaked at 8.25 in 1985 and was at its lowest, 2.45, in 2015.
Congo ranks 87th of 143 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 Rate, Percent per annum in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | 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 | 8.25 | +10.0% |
| 1986 | 8.1 | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 7.79 | -3.9% |
| 1988 | 7.81 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 8 | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 7.69 | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 7.5 | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 7.5 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 7.75 | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 8.08 | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 5.5 | -32.0% |
| 1996 | 5.46 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 5 | -8.4% |
| 1998 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.92 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 4.33 | -11.9% |
| 2007 | 4.25 | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 3.75 | -11.8% |
| 2009 | 3.25 | -13.3% |
| 2010 | 3.25 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.25 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.25 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.21 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 2.6 | -19.0% |
| 2015 | 2.45 | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 2.45 | +0.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 2.45 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.24, 47% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Congo's 2.45 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.67, 43% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deposit Rate, Percent per annum 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% | 8.08 | 5.5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1 |
| 1980s | 7.45 | 6.5 | 8.25 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.45 | 5 | 8.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.55 | 3.25 | 5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.92 | 2.45 | 3.25 | 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 rate, percent per annum in Congo?
- Deposit rate, percent per annum in Congo was 2.45 in 2016, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest deposit rate, percent per annum recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 8.25 in 1985.
- What is the lowest deposit rate, percent per annum recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.45 in 2015.
- How does Congo rank for deposit rate, percent per annum?
- Congo ranks 87th out of 143 countries with data for 2016.
- Is deposit rate, percent per annum 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 Monetary Fund, published as part of Deposit Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.