International reserves — all countries

International reserves — Democratic Republic of the Congo

International reserves in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2023 — 5,104,181,647 US$. Ranked 92 in the world out of 168. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 8,065.5%.

2023 5.1B US$ +16.58% vs 2022
World rank 92of 168
Period maximum 5.1B US$2023
Period minimum 12.09M US$1962

Trend over time

1960–2023 · US$

International reserves — Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1960–202302B4B6B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 62,509,200 US$1962: 12,087,170 US$1964: 39,834,960 US$1966: 20,543,810 US$1968: 140,290,200 US$1970: 189,252,250 US$1972: 217,548,711 US$1974: 212,045,967 US$1976: 85,310,634 US$1978: 195,357,274 US$1980: 379,781,000 US$1982: 226,201,062 US$1984: 281,037,800 US$1986: 451,170,300 US$1988: 371,552,500 US$1990: 260,650,000 US$1992: 166,061,000 US$1994: 131,421,000 US$1996: 82,500,000 US$1998: 82,500,000 US$2000: 82,500,000 US$2002: 73,858,397 US$2004: 236,242,009 US$2006: 154,503,797 US$2008: 77,733,370 US$2010: 1,299,652,041 US$2012: 1,632,551,644 US$2014: 1,556,982,978 US$2016: 708,160,749 US$2018: 665,272,095 US$2020: 747,655,324 US$2022: 4,378,100,482 US$2023: 5,104,181,647 US$
Change over the period: +5.04B (+8,065.49%) Average annual rate: 7.24 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo 5.1B US$
World computed 14.74T US$
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 176B US$
Middle Africa computed 29.21B US$
International reserves — Democratic Republic of the Congo, by year Democratic Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2023 5.1B +726M +16.58%
2022 4.38B +911M +26.27%
2021 3.47B +2.72B +363.73%
2020 748M −447M −37.4%
2019 1.19B +529M +79.53%
2018 665M −30.13M −4.33%
2017 695M −12.76M −1.8%
2016 708M −508M −41.76%
2015 1.22B −341M −21.9%
2014 1.56B −121M −7.24%
2013 1.68B +45.91M +2.81%
2012 1.63B +365M +28.8%
2011 1.27B −32.15M −2.47%
2010 1.3B +264M +25.52%
2009 1.04B +958M +1,231.97%
2008 77.73M −103M −56.98%
2007 181M +26.17M +16.94%
2006 155M +23.3M +17.76%
2005 131M −105M −44.46%
2004 236M +138M +141.66%
2003 97.76M +23.9M +32.36%
2002 73.86M −8.64M −10.47%
2001 82.5M +0 +0%
2000 82.5M +0 +0%
1999 82.5M +0 +0%
1998 82.5M −15.8M −16.08%
1997 98.3M +15.8M +19.16%
1996 82.5M −74.93M −47.6%
1995 157M +26.01M +19.79%
1994 131M +76.63M +139.84%
1993 54.79M −111M −67%
1992 166M −27.04M −14%
1991 193M −67.55M −25.91%
1990 261M −21.05M −7.47%
1989 282M −89.85M −24.18%
1988 372M −45.46M −10.9%
1987 417M −34.16M −7.57%
1986 451M +116M +34.59%
1985 335M +54.19M +19.28%
1984 281M +11.61M +4.31%
1983 269M +43.22M +19.11%
1982 226M −67.65M −23.02%
1981 294M −85.93M −22.63%
1980 380M +44.07M +13.13%
1979 336M +140M +71.85%
1978 195M +18.6M +10.53%
1977 177M +91.44M +107.19%
1976 85.31M +939,288 +1.11%
1975 84.37M −128M −60.21%
1974 212M −125M −37.1%
1973 337M +120M +54.97%
1972 218M +63.9M +41.58%
1971 154M −35.6M −18.81%
1970 189M −10.19M −5.11%
1969 199M +59.15M +42.16%
1968 140M +72.68M +107.5%
1967 67.61M +47.06M +229.09%
1966 20.54M −851,870 −3.98%
1965 21.4M −18.44M −46.29%
1964 39.83M +7.75M +24.14%
1963 32.09M +20M +165.49%
1962 12.09M −2.92M −19.46%
1961 15.01M −47.5M −75.99%
1960 62.51M

About the indicator

Total international reserves, including monetary gold, special drawing rights, the reserve position in the IMF and foreign currency assets under the control of the central bank. Reserves are a buffer for servicing external obligations and supporting the exchange rate; their adequacy is assessed in months of imports.

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