Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) was 20.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2000–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, liquid liabilities to gdp in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 20.8%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 34.1% on the previous year and up 109.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 20.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2001.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 177th out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.4% | — |
| 2001 | 3.1% | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 3.1% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | +49.0% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | +30.3% |
| 2007 | 7.3% | +20.6% |
| 2008 | 8.9% | +21.1% |
| 2009 | 9.8% | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 10.3% | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 11.4% | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 11.9% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 12.3% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 14.0% | +14.0% |
| 2017 | 12.7% | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 12.5% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 15.5% | +24.1% |
| 2020 | 20.8% | +34.1% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 20.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 31.2%, 67% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 20.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.1%, 72% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 3.1% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 9.7% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.8% | 20.8% | 20.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More financial sector data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1982)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1982)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1982)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1982)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid liabilities to gdp in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Liquid liabilities to gdp in Democratic Republic of Congo was 20.8% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 20.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2001.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 177th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, 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. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); 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) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.