Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets was 1.39 trillion in 2012. ◆ Volatile
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1963–2012
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 1.39 trillion for foreign assets, net foreign assets in 2012. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 66.2% on the previous year and up 724.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 1.39 trillion in 2012 and was at its lowest, -320.02 billion, in 2006.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 38th out of 178 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 0 | — |
| 1964 | 0 | +50.0% |
| 1965 | 0 | -40.6% |
| 1966 | 0 | +60.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 | +493.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0003 | +39.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0004 | +33.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0004 | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0003 | -22.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0004 | +32.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 | -39.1% |
| 1975 | -0.0002 | -174.1% |
| 1976 | -0.0002 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | -0.0002 | +43.3% |
| 1978 | -0.0002 | -9.7% |
| 1979 | -0.0002 | -30.9% |
| 1980 | -0.0002 | +41.4% |
| 1981 | -0.0025 | +1089.4% |
| 1982 | -0.0071 | +177.3% |
| 1983 | -0.4272 | +5943.7% |
| 1984 | -0.0975 | -77.2% |
| 1985 | -0.2435 | +149.8% |
| 1986 | -0.1811 | -25.6% |
| 1987 | -0.3076 | +69.8% |
| 1988 | -0.6539 | +112.5% |
| 1989 | -0.5626 | -14.0% |
| 1990 | -2.7 | +379.2% |
| 1991 | -108.64 | +3929.1% |
| 1992 | -3,454 | +3079.3% |
| 1993 | -175,045 | +4968.1% |
| 1994 | -17.89 million | +10119.5% |
| 1995 | -88.06 million | +392.3% |
| 2000 | -10.88 billion | +12255.0% |
| 2001 | -137.03 billion | +1159.5% |
| 2002 | -222.33 billion | +62.2% |
| 2003 | -259.00 billion | +16.5% |
| 2004 | -281.77 billion | +8.8% |
| 2005 | -273.88 billion | -2.8% |
| 2006 | -320.02 billion | +16.8% |
| 2007 | -172.60 billion | -46.1% |
| 2008 | -211.00 billion | +22.2% |
| 2009 | -40.96 billion | -80.6% |
| 2010 | 907.87 billion | -2316.4% |
| 2011 | 834.87 billion | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 1.39 trillion | +66.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 | 0 | 0.0004 | 7 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 | -0.0002 | 0.0004 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2483 | -0.6539 | -0.0002 | 10 |
| 1990s | -17.69 million | -88.06 million | -2.7 | 6 |
| 2000s | -192.95 billion | -320.02 billion | -10.88 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 trillion | 834.87 billion | 1.39 trillion | 3 |
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More financial sector data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 20.93 % change on previous year (2023)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0451 SDR per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 29.8 SDR per person (2023)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 15.64 % change on previous year (2023)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 35.96 SDR per person (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 15.64 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 35.96 SDR per person (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 15.64 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 35.96 SDR per person (2023)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 10.35 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign assets, net foreign assets in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets in Democratic Republic of Congo was 1.39 trillion in 2012, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.39 trillion in 2012.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was -320.02 billion in 2006.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 38th out of 178 countries with data for 2012.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 724.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.