Financial system deposits to GDP in Congo
Congo: Financial system deposits to GDP was 15.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Financial system deposits to GDP in Congo, 1960–2019
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for financial system deposits to gdp in Congo is 15.8%, measured in 2019.
The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial system deposits to gdp in Congo peaked at 22.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2001.
Congo ranks 173rd of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.6% | 5.8% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.6% | 6.2% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.8% | 8.4% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.5% | 6.0% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 4.5% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.5% | 14.1% | 22.9% | 10 |
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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 financial system deposits to gdp in Congo?
- Financial system deposits to gdp in Congo was 15.8% in 2019, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest financial system deposits to gdp recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 22.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest financial system deposits to gdp recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2001.
- How does Congo rank for financial system deposits to gdp?
- Congo ranks 173rd out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Is financial system deposits to gdp rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Financial system deposits to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Demand, time and saving deposits in deposit money banks and other financial institutions as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is demand and time and saving deposits, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Financial system deposits (IFS lines 24, 25, 44, and 45); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).