Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Congo
Congo: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP was 19.3% in 2002. ▼ Falling
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Congo, 1994–2002
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2002, outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Congo stood at 19.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Congo peaked at 28.3% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 17.4%, in 2000.
That places Congo 26th out of 116 countries with data for 2002, putting it in the top quarter.
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 28.3% | — |
| 1995 | 24.1% | -14.7% |
| 1996 | 20.5% | -15.1% |
| 1997 | 22.9% | +11.7% |
| 1998 | 27.8% | +21.6% |
| 1999 | 23.5% | -15.7% |
| 2000 | 17.4% | -25.6% |
| 2001 | 20.6% | +17.9% |
| 2002 | 19.3% | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.5% | 20.5% | 28.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 19.1% | 17.4% | 20.6% | 3 |
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More financial sector data for Congo
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -60.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2021)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 9.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0352 SDR per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 87.32 SDR per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 9.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 91.84 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 9.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 91.84 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Congo?
- Outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Congo was 19.3% in 2002, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 28.3% in 1994.
- What is the lowest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.4% in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp?
- Congo ranks 26th out of 116 countries with data for 2002.
- Is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Amount of public international debt securities (amounts outstanding), as a share of GDP. It covers long-term bonds and notes and money market instruments placed on international markets. Table 12D (international debt amount): governments / GDP. End of year data (i.e. December data) are considered for debt securities. The figures are deflated using the following methodology: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is the level international public debt, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. GDP is from World Development Indicators. End-of period CPI is taken from IFS line 64M..ZF month of December (or if not available Q4). Average annual CPI is constructed from the monthly CPI figure taken from IFS line 64..ZF.