Current account balance — all countries

Current account balance — Democratic Republic of the Congo

Current account balance in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2031 — -1.7%. Ranked 89 in the world out of 188. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 1.3 pp.

2031 -1.7% −0.4 pp vs 2030
World rank 89of 188
Period maximum 5.3%2003
Period minimum -9.7%2010

Trend over time

1980–2031 · % of GDP

Current account balance — Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1980–2031-10-5051019801986199219982004201020162022202820311980: -0.4%1981: -0.9%1982: -0.8%1983: -0.6%1984: 0.1%1985: -0.3%1986: -1.2%1987: -3.2%1988: -1.5%1989: -2.2%1990: -1.7%1991: -2.3%1992: -2.1%1993: -0.8%1994: -1.1%1995: 0.1%1996: -0.1%1997: -0.7%1998: -2%1999: -0.6%2000: 1%2001: 3.8%2002: 4.8%2003: 5.3%2004: 2%2005: 1%2006: 0.3%2007: 2.8%2008: -0.6%2009: -5.9%2010: -9.7%2011: -4.9%2012: -4.2%2013: -8.9%2014: -4.5%2015: -3.7%2016: -3.9%2017: -3.3%2018: -3.6%2019: -3.5%2020: -2.3%2021: -1%2022: -3.7%2023: -5.3%2024: -4.2%2025: -3.7%2026: -2%2027: -1.6%2028: -1.4%2029: -1.2%2030: -1.3%2031: -1.7%
Change over the period: −1.3 pp Annual average: -0.03 pp

Comparison, 2031

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo -1.7%
World computed 0.28%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed -1.15%
Middle Africa computed -1.51%
Low-income countries computed -2.62%
Current account balance — Democratic Republic of the Congo, by year Democratic Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 -1.7 −0.4 pp
2030 -1.3 −0.1 pp
2029 -1.2 +0.2 pp
2028 -1.4 +0.2 pp
2027 -1.6 +0.4 pp
2026 -2 +1.7 pp
2025 -3.7 +0.5 pp
2024 -4.2 +1.1 pp
2023 -5.3 −1.6 pp
2022 -3.7 −2.7 pp
2021 -1 +1.3 pp
2020 -2.3 +1.2 pp
2019 -3.5 +0.1 pp
2018 -3.6 −0.3 pp
2017 -3.3 +0.6 pp
2016 -3.9 −0.2 pp
2015 -3.7 +0.8 pp
2014 -4.5 +4.4 pp
2013 -8.9 −4.7 pp
2012 -4.2 +0.7 pp
2011 -4.9 +4.8 pp
2010 -9.7 −3.8 pp
2009 -5.9 −5.3 pp
2008 -0.6 −3.4 pp
2007 2.8 +2.5 pp
2006 0.3 −0.7 pp
2005 1 −1 pp
2004 2 −3.3 pp
2003 5.3 +0.5 pp
2002 4.8 +1 pp
2001 3.8 +2.8 pp
2000 1 +1.6 pp
1999 -0.6 +1.4 pp
1998 -2 −1.3 pp
1997 -0.7 −0.6 pp
1996 -0.1 −0.2 pp
1995 0.1 +1.2 pp
1994 -1.1 −0.3 pp
1993 -0.8 +1.3 pp
1992 -2.1 +0.2 pp
1991 -2.3 −0.6 pp
1990 -1.7 +0.5 pp
1989 -2.2 −0.7 pp
1988 -1.5 +1.7 pp
1987 -3.2 −2 pp
1986 -1.2 −0.9 pp
1985 -0.3 −0.4 pp
1984 0.1 +0.7 pp
1983 -0.6 +0.2 pp
1982 -0.8 +0.1 pp
1981 -0.9 −0.5 pp
1980 -0.4

About the indicator

The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP: trade in goods and services, primary income (interest, dividends, compensation of employees) and secondary income (transfers). A surplus means a country earns more abroad than it spends and is building up external assets; a persistent deficit has to be financed by an inflow of capital.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.