Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) in Congo
Congo: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) was 3.06 trillion in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Congo, 1960–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign assets, net foreign assets in Congo is 3.06 trillion, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.4% on the previous year and up 17,052.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Congo peaked at 3.06 trillion in 2011 and was at its lowest, -43.66 billion, in 1989.
Congo ranks 27th of 178 countries on this measure, 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 (Depository Corporations Survey) in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 980.00 million | — |
| 1961 | 410.00 million | -58.2% |
| 1962 | 2.41 billion | +487.8% |
| 1963 | -600.00 million | -124.9% |
| 1964 | -970.00 million | +61.7% |
| 1965 | 460.00 million | -147.4% |
| 1966 | 100.00 million | -78.3% |
| 1967 | -610.00 million | -710.0% |
| 1968 | 430.53 million | -170.6% |
| 1969 | -303.48 million | -170.5% |
| 1970 | 1.31 billion | -530.5% |
| 1971 | 2.30 billion | +76.3% |
| 1972 | 392.31 million | -83.0% |
| 1973 | 1.34 billion | +242.8% |
| 1974 | 5.25 billion | +290.3% |
| 1975 | 1.79 billion | -65.9% |
| 1976 | 1.31 billion | -26.7% |
| 1977 | -7.49 billion | -670.7% |
| 1978 | -9.01 billion | +20.3% |
| 1979 | -3.27 billion | -63.7% |
| 1980 | 8.00 billion | -344.4% |
| 1981 | 21.85 billion | +173.1% |
| 1982 | 1.74 billion | -92.1% |
| 1983 | -25.59 billion | -1573.4% |
| 1984 | -16.83 billion | -34.2% |
| 1985 | -7.63 billion | -54.6% |
| 1986 | -8.94 billion | +17.1% |
| 1987 | -7.11 billion | -20.5% |
| 1988 | -38.42 billion | +440.4% |
| 1989 | -43.66 billion | +13.6% |
| 1990 | -7.76 billion | -82.2% |
| 1991 | -19.80 billion | +155.0% |
| 1992 | -18.63 billion | -5.9% |
| 1993 | -3.55 billion | -81.0% |
| 1994 | 5.52 billion | -255.6% |
| 1995 | 15.96 billion | +189.0% |
| 1996 | 26.12 billion | +63.6% |
| 1997 | 17.83 billion | -31.7% |
| 1998 | -43.39 billion | -343.4% |
| 1999 | -3.75 billion | -91.4% |
| 2000 | 205.93 billion | -5596.9% |
| 2001 | 17.82 billion | -91.3% |
| 2002 | 29.78 billion | +67.1% |
| 2003 | -1.51 billion | -105.1% |
| 2004 | 51.01 billion | -3477.0% |
| 2005 | 452.84 billion | +787.8% |
| 2006 | 1.04 trillion | +128.6% |
| 2007 | 1.10 trillion | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 1.87 trillion | +69.7% |
| 2009 | 1.82 trillion | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 2.33 trillion | +27.5% |
| 2011 | 3.06 trillion | +31.4% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 3.06 trillion is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 227.31 billion, 13.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Congo's 3.06 trillion is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 354.99 billion, 8.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +5596.9% | -3.75 billion | 205.93 billion |
| 2004 | +3477.0% | -1.51 billion | 51.01 billion |
| 1983 | -1573.4% | 1.74 billion | -25.59 billion |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 230.71 million | -970.00 million | 2.41 billion | 10 |
| 1970s | -607.75 million | -9.01 billion | 5.25 billion | 10 |
| 1980s | -11.66 billion | -43.66 billion | 21.85 billion | 10 |
| 1990s | -3.14 billion | -43.39 billion | 26.12 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 658.85 billion | -1.51 billion | 1.87 trillion | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.69 trillion | 2.33 trillion | 3.06 trillion | 2 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 24 Madagascar 3.58 trillion compare
- 25 Angola 3.14 trillion compare
- 26 Belarus 3.10 trillion compare
- 28 Luxembourg 3.04 trillion compare
- 29 Portugal 2.24 trillion compare
- 30 Cote d'Ivoire 2.02 trillion compare
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 foreign assets, net foreign assets in Congo?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets in Congo was 3.06 trillion in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 3.06 trillion in 2011.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was -43.66 billion in 1989.
- How does Congo rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Congo ranks 27th out of 178 countries with data for 2011.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17,052.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this 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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About this data
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.