Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Congo
Congo: Monetary Sector credit to private sector was 13.8% in 2023. βΌ Falling
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Congo, 1960β2023
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % GDP.
Analysis
Congo recorded 13.8% for monetary sector credit to private sector in 2023.
The figure is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monetary sector credit to private sector in Congo peaked at 31.7% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2006.
Congo ranks 156th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20.4% | 16.9% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 17.4% | 15.1% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.0% | 14.7% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.8% | 7.5% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.0% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.5% | 6.0% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 12.8% | 15.6% | 4 |
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More financial sector data for Congo
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 345,680 current LCU per person (2016)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 165.15 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2016)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 65.23 % change on previous year (2016)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 0 SDR (2018)
- Gold reserves at market value 0 SDR (2018)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 552.98 million SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 581.65 million SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 581.65 million SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 604.00 million SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 95.37 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is monetary sector credit to private sector in Congo?
- Monetary sector credit to private sector in Congo was 13.8% in 2023, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 31.7% in 1986.
- What is the lowest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2006.
- How does Congo rank for monetary sector credit to private sector?
- Congo ranks 156th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is monetary sector credit to private sector rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.