Net foreign assets in Congo
Congo: Net foreign assets was 6.03 billion current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Net foreign assets in Congo, 1960–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2011, net foreign assets in Congo stood at 6.03 billion current US$. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.4% on the previous year and up 25,102.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets in Congo peaked at 6.03 billion current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, -150.85 million current US$, in 1989.
Congo ranks 9th of 51 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 954,396 current US$ | -3.96 million current US$ | 9.84 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | -3.36 million current US$ | -43.12 million current US$ | 23.62 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | -33.19 million current US$ | -150.85 million current US$ | 76.04 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | -14.68 million current US$ | -77.18 million current US$ | 49.87 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.38 billion current US$ | -842,268 current US$ | 4.02 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.39 billion current US$ | 4.74 billion current US$ | 6.03 billion current US$ | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Congo
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 13.7% (2023)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.6 (2021)
- Net domestic credit 1.81 trillion current LCU (2016)
- Net foreign assets 230.97 billion current LCU (2023)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 13.8% (2023)
- Broad money 28.4% (2023)
- Claims on central government, etc. 17.2% (2023)
- Domestic credit to private sector 13.8% (2023)
- Official exchange rate 581.93 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -2,999 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets in Congo?
- Net foreign assets in Congo was 6.03 billion current US$ in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.
- What is the highest net foreign assets recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 6.03 billion current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was -150.85 million current US$ in 1989.
- How does Congo rank for net foreign assets?
- Congo ranks 9th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is net foreign assets rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25,102.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as part of Net foreign assets (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.