Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP was 7.2% in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
7.2%
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
181st
of 187 countries
All-time high
7.4%
in 2020
All-time low
0.4%
in 2002
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 2000–2021

024682000201020212000: 0.732 %2001: 0.432 %2002: 0.391 %2003: 0.489 %2004: 0.939 %2005: 1.1 %2006: 1.7 %2007: 2.2 %2008: 4.2 %2009: 4.3 %2010: 4 %2011: 3.8 %2012: 4.2 %2013: 5.2 %2014: 5.7 %2015: 6.3 %2016: 7.4 %2017: 5.4 %2018: 5.8 %2019: 6.1 %2020: 7.4 %2021: 7.2 %

Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.

Analysis

Congo, Democratic Republic of the recorded 7.2% for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 89.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 7.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2002.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 181st of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year

Annual values for Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP (%) in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 2000 to 2021.
Year % Change
2000 0.7%
2001 0.4% -41.0%
2002 0.4% -9.4%
2003 0.5% +24.9%
2004 0.9% +92.3%
2005 1.1% +18.3%
2006 1.7% +54.7%
2007 2.2% +26.8%
2008 4.2% +91.9%
2009 4.3% +3.5%
2010 4.0% -8.1%
2011 3.8% -4.0%
2012 4.2% +10.4%
2013 5.2% +23.9%
2014 5.7% +8.8%
2015 6.3% +10.0%
2016 7.4% +17.8%
2017 5.4% -26.2%
2018 5.8% +7.2%
2019 6.1% +5.4%
2020 7.4% +20.8%
2021 7.2% -2.4%

Congo, Democratic Republic of the compared with similar countries

  • Congo, Democratic Republic of the's 7.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 13.3%, 54% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Congo, Democratic Republic of the's 7.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.4%, 47% of the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.7% 0.4% 4.3% 10
2010s 5.4% 3.8% 7.4% 10
2020s 7.3% 7.2% 7.4% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
Private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 7.2% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest private credit by deposit money banks to gdp recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 2020.
What is the lowest private credit by deposit money banks to gdp recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2002.
How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp?
Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 181st out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
Is private credit by deposit money banks to gdp rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
Over the last ten years it is up 89.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the data come from?
The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 8,608 data points, 1960–2021
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Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is credit to the private sector, 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. Private credit by deposit money banks (IFS line 22d); 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).