Liquid liabilities to GDP in Congo
Congo: Liquid liabilities to GDP was 22.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Congo, 1960–2019
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Congo recorded 22.8% for liquid liabilities to gdp in 2019.
The figure is up 8.9% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in Congo peaked at 31.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 1965.
Congo ranks 173rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 23.9% | — |
| 1961 | 23.3% | -2.4% |
| 1962 | 17.7% | -23.9% |
| 1963 | 13.1% | -26.2% |
| 1964 | 11.6% | -11.2% |
| 1965 | 9.6% | -17.3% |
| 1966 | 10.0% | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 11.2% | +11.5% |
| 1968 | 12.0% | +7.6% |
| 1969 | 12.0% | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 13.3% | +11.3% |
| 1971 | 13.2% | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 12.2% | -7.9% |
| 1973 | 12.7% | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 14.6% | +14.6% |
| 1975 | 14.5% | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 15.7% | +8.2% |
| 1977 | 15.4% | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 14.7% | -4.1% |
| 1979 | 14.0% | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 13.5% | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 19.2% | +42.7% |
| 1982 | 23.0% | +19.7% |
| 1983 | 21.5% | -6.6% |
| 1984 | 21.9% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 25.1% | +14.7% |
| 1986 | 21.0% | -16.1% |
| 1987 | 21.1% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 19.2% | -9.4% |
| 1989 | 17.4% | -8.9% |
| 1990 | 20.6% | +18.2% |
| 1991 | 18.2% | -11.9% |
| 1992 | 19.5% | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 14.6% | -25.0% |
| 1994 | 13.9% | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 13.0% | -6.4% |
| 1996 | 12.7% | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 13.5% | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 13.3% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 13.0% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 13.0% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 11.6% | -10.6% |
| 2002 | 12.6% | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 12.7% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 12.4% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 13.1% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 15.8% | +21.1% |
| 2007 | 17.0% | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 18.9% | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 22.5% | +19.3% |
| 2010 | 21.7% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 25.8% | +18.6% |
| 2012 | 24.4% | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 25.1% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 28.6% | +14.0% |
| 2015 | 31.9% | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 31.6% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 26.1% | -17.5% |
| 2018 | 20.9% | -20.0% |
| 2019 | 22.8% | +8.9% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 22.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 39.9%, 57% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Congo's 22.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.1%, 78% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.5% | 9.6% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.0% | 12.2% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.3% | 13.5% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.2% | 12.7% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 11.6% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.9% | 20.9% | 31.9% | 10 |
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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 liquid liabilities to gdp in Congo?
- Liquid liabilities to gdp in Congo was 22.8% in 2019, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 31.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 1965.
- How does Congo rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
- Congo ranks 173rd out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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 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.