Budget balance — all countries

Budget balance — Democratic Republic of the Congo

Budget balance in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2031 — -1.2%. Ranked 55 in the world out of 188. Since 1996, the indicator has fallen by 0.6 pp.

2031 -1.2% +0.1 pp vs 2030
World rank 55of 188
Period maximum 3.9%2014
Period minimum -3.9%2003

Trend over time

1996–2031 · % of GDP

Budget balance — Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1996–2031-4-202419962000200420082012201620202024202820311996: -0.6%1997: -1.1%1998: -1.5%1999: -1.3%2000: -1.9%2001: -1.1%2002: 0.9%2003: -3.9%2004: -0.2%2005: 1.4%2006: 2.1%2007: 1.2%2008: -0.3%2009: 1%2010: -0.8%2011: -0.7%2012: 1.9%2013: 3.5%2014: 3.9%2015: -1.2%2016: -0.9%2017: 0%2018: -1.3%2019: -3.4%2020: -3.5%2021: -1.6%2022: -0.9%2023: -1.6%2024: -1.7%2025: -2.8%2026: -3.5%2027: -2.4%2028: -1.5%2029: -1.5%2030: -1.3%2031: -1.2%
Change over the period: −0.6 pp Annual average: -0.02 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 -1.2%
World computed -4.85%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed -3.08%
Middle Africa computed -2.47%
Low-income countries computed -2.83%
Budget balance — Democratic Republic of the Congo, by year Democratic Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 -1.2 +0.1 pp
2030 -1.3 +0.2 pp
2029 -1.5 +0 pp
2028 -1.5 +0.9 pp
2027 -2.4 +1.1 pp
2026 -3.5 −0.7 pp
2025 -2.8 −1.1 pp
2024 -1.7 −0.1 pp
2023 -1.6 −0.7 pp
2022 -0.9 +0.7 pp
2021 -1.6 +1.9 pp
2020 -3.5 −0.1 pp
2019 -3.4 −2.1 pp
2018 -1.3 −1.3 pp
2017 0 +0.9 pp
2016 -0.9 +0.3 pp
2015 -1.2 −5.1 pp
2014 3.9 +0.4 pp
2013 3.5 +1.6 pp
2012 1.9 +2.6 pp
2011 -0.7 +0.1 pp
2010 -0.8 −1.8 pp
2009 1 +1.3 pp
2008 -0.3 −1.5 pp
2007 1.2 −0.9 pp
2006 2.1 +0.7 pp
2005 1.4 +1.6 pp
2004 -0.2 +3.7 pp
2003 -3.9 −4.8 pp
2002 0.9 +2 pp
2001 -1.1 +0.8 pp
2000 -1.9 −0.6 pp
1999 -1.3 +0.2 pp
1998 -1.5 −0.4 pp
1997 -1.1 −0.5 pp
1996 -0.6

About the indicator

Net lending or net borrowing of general government as a percent of GDP — what is commonly called the budget deficit, taken with a plus sign when there is a surplus. General government includes regions, local authorities and extrabudgetary funds, so the quantity is fuller than the balance of the central budget alone. The IMF series runs with a forecast several years ahead.

Important: Negative values are deficits. Accumulated deficits are what government debt is, so the two indicators are worth looking at together: a country can live with a deficit for years and carry a small debt all the same, if its economy grows faster.

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