External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Congo
Congo: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking was 5.4% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Congo, 1995–2019
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
In 2019, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Congo stood at 5.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.4% on the previous year and down 59.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Congo peaked at 43.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2015.
That places Congo 131st out of 180 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 22.1% | — |
| 1996 | 18.6% | -15.6% |
| 1997 | 21.7% | +16.6% |
| 1998 | 27.0% | +24.4% |
| 1999 | 28.0% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 24.4% | -12.9% |
| 2001 | 18.9% | -22.7% |
| 2002 | 43.8% | +132.1% |
| 2003 | 14.7% | -66.4% |
| 2004 | 26.4% | +79.4% |
| 2005 | 15.9% | -39.8% |
| 2006 | 14.4% | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 11.2% | -22.2% |
| 2008 | 15.2% | +36.2% |
| 2009 | 13.2% | -13.2% |
| 2010 | 19.2% | +45.3% |
| 2011 | 11.2% | -41.9% |
| 2012 | 12.9% | +15.4% |
| 2013 | 11.2% | -13.1% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | -51.9% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | -56.3% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | +167.3% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | -15.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.5% | 18.6% | 28.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 19.8% | 11.2% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 2.4% | 19.2% | 10 |
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 external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Congo?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking in Congo was 5.4% in 2019, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 43.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2015.
- How does Congo rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking?
- Congo ranks 131st out of 180 countries with data for 2019.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking sector (% of domestic bank deposits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Data is from BIS Statistical Appendix Table 7A minus 7B: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors minus external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis nonbanking sectors; bank deposits from IFS (IFS lines 24 and 25). End of year data (i.e. December data) are used.