External debt in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2024 — 12,484,889,882 US$. Ranked 57 in the world out of 118. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 3,516.5%.
1970–2024 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Democratic Republic of the Congo
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12.48B | +477M | +3.97% |
| 2023 | 12.01B | +1.32B | +12.4% |
| 2022 | 10.68B | +199M | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 10.48B | +2.01B | +23.69% |
| 2020 | 8.48B | +1.26B | +17.47% |
| 2019 | 7.22B | +610M | +9.23% |
| 2018 | 6.61B | +1.31B | +24.84% |
| 2017 | 5.29B | +73.21M | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 5.22B | −266M | −4.84% |
| 2015 | 5.48B | −154M | −2.73% |
| 2014 | 5.64B | −651M | −10.35% |
| 2013 | 6.29B | +1.01B | +19.16% |
| 2012 | 5.28B | +142M | +2.77% |
| 2011 | 5.14B | −547M | −9.62% |
| 2010 | 5.68B | −7.41B | −56.6% |
| 2009 | 13.09B | +797M | +6.48% |
| 2008 | 12.3B | −163M | −1.31% |
| 2007 | 12.46B | +1.13B | +10% |
| 2006 | 11.33B | +642M | +6.01% |
| 2005 | 10.68B | −840M | −7.29% |
| 2004 | 11.52B | +90.7M | +0.79% |
| 2003 | 11.43B | +1.38B | +13.75% |
| 2002 | 10.05B | −1.56B | −13.44% |
| 2001 | 11.61B | −192M | −1.63% |
| 2000 | 11.8B | −351M | −2.89% |
| 1999 | 12.16B | −1.04B | −7.86% |
| 1998 | 13.19B | +865M | +7.02% |
| 1997 | 12.33B | −493M | −3.84% |
| 1996 | 12.82B | −409M | −3.09% |
| 1995 | 13.23B | +918M | +7.45% |
| 1994 | 12.31B | +1.05B | +9.3% |
| 1993 | 11.26B | +269M | +2.44% |
| 1992 | 11B | +163M | +1.51% |
| 1991 | 10.83B | +581M | +5.67% |
| 1990 | 10.25B | +1.01B | +10.89% |
| 1989 | 9.24B | +690M | +8.07% |
| 1988 | 8.55B | −196M | −2.24% |
| 1987 | 8.75B | +1.56B | +21.68% |
| 1986 | 7.19B | +1.02B | +16.52% |
| 1985 | 6.17B | +882M | +16.66% |
| 1984 | 5.29B | −45.97M | −0.86% |
| 1983 | 5.34B | +257M | +5.06% |
| 1982 | 5.08B | −12M | −0.24% |
| 1981 | 5.09B | +320M | +6.71% |
| 1980 | 4.77B | +244M | +5.38% |
| 1979 | 4.53B | +35.44M | +0.79% |
| 1978 | 4.49B | +830M | +22.66% |
| 1977 | 3.66B | +744M | +25.48% |
| 1976 | 2.92B | +880M | +43.16% |
| 1975 | 2.04B | +500M | +32.51% |
| 1974 | 1.54B | +492M | +47.01% |
| 1973 | 1.05B | +370M | +54.67% |
| 1972 | 677M | +267M | +65% |
| 1971 | 410M | +64.83M | +18.78% |
| 1970 | 345M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Sao Tome and Principe
326M
Central African Republic
1.05B
Chad
3.35B
Republic of the Congo
6.73B
Gabon
6.82B
Democratic Republic of the Congo
12.48B
Cameroon
15.77B
Angola
58.73B
Total external debt: the liabilities of a country's residents to non-residents in foreign and in national currency, covering public, publicly guaranteed and private debt. It differs from government debt fundamentally — it includes the borrowing of banks and corporations that the government does not guarantee but that turns out to be its problem in a crisis all the same.
Important: Only middle- and low-income countries report to the World Bank Debtor Reporting System, so the table holds about 130 of them. Aggregates for country groups are not computed: the sum over those present is the debt of developing countries, not of the world.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
Gross general government debt as a percent of GDP.
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