Debt service on external debt, public and publicly … capita in Congo
Congo: Debt service on external debt, public and publicly … capita was 165.09 TDS, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) in Congo, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in TDS, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Congo recorded 165.09 TDS, current US$ per person for debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 71.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) in Congo peaked at 218.14 TDS, current US$ per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4026 TDS, current US$ per person, in 1999.
Congo ranks 41st of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly … capita in Congo, year by year
| Year | TDS, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.31 TDS, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 5.94 TDS, current US$ per person | -6.0% |
| 1972 | 5.11 TDS, current US$ per person | -13.9% |
| 1973 | 7.81 TDS, current US$ per person | +52.8% |
| 1974 | 11.58 TDS, current US$ per person | +48.2% |
| 1975 | 17.89 TDS, current US$ per person | +54.5% |
| 1976 | 14 TDS, current US$ per person | -21.7% |
| 1977 | 19.79 TDS, current US$ per person | +41.3% |
| 1978 | 11.69 TDS, current US$ per person | -40.9% |
| 1979 | 41.6 TDS, current US$ per person | +255.9% |
| 1980 | 38.63 TDS, current US$ per person | -7.1% |
| 1981 | 108.33 TDS, current US$ per person | +180.4% |
| 1982 | 115.7 TDS, current US$ per person | +6.8% |
| 1983 | 161.46 TDS, current US$ per person | +39.6% |
| 1984 | 171.12 TDS, current US$ per person | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 187.08 TDS, current US$ per person | +9.3% |
| 1986 | 147.92 TDS, current US$ per person | -20.9% |
| 1987 | 181.48 TDS, current US$ per person | +22.7% |
| 1988 | 171.14 TDS, current US$ per person | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 130.05 TDS, current US$ per person | -24.0% |
| 1990 | 194.7 TDS, current US$ per person | +49.7% |
| 1991 | 112.8 TDS, current US$ per person | -42.1% |
| 1992 | 59.38 TDS, current US$ per person | -47.4% |
| 1993 | 49.04 TDS, current US$ per person | -17.4% |
| 1994 | 199.36 TDS, current US$ per person | +306.5% |
| 1995 | 53.76 TDS, current US$ per person | -73.0% |
| 1996 | 122.19 TDS, current US$ per person | +127.3% |
| 1997 | 40.46 TDS, current US$ per person | -66.9% |
| 1998 | 6.13 TDS, current US$ per person | -84.8% |
| 1999 | 0.4026 TDS, current US$ per person | -93.4% |
| 2000 | 4.34 TDS, current US$ per person | +976.8% |
| 2001 | 25.09 TDS, current US$ per person | +478.8% |
| 2002 | 4.54 TDS, current US$ per person | -81.9% |
| 2003 | 16.45 TDS, current US$ per person | +262.2% |
| 2004 | 55.71 TDS, current US$ per person | +238.7% |
| 2005 | 26.88 TDS, current US$ per person | -51.8% |
| 2006 | 21 TDS, current US$ per person | -21.9% |
| 2007 | 25.87 TDS, current US$ per person | +23.2% |
| 2008 | 39.93 TDS, current US$ per person | +54.3% |
| 2009 | 40.66 TDS, current US$ per person | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 26.66 TDS, current US$ per person | -34.4% |
| 2011 | 28.11 TDS, current US$ per person | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 35.11 TDS, current US$ per person | +24.9% |
| 2013 | 88.61 TDS, current US$ per person | +152.4% |
| 2014 | 96.52 TDS, current US$ per person | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 79.41 TDS, current US$ per person | -17.7% |
| 2016 | 67.97 TDS, current US$ per person | -14.4% |
| 2017 | 75.89 TDS, current US$ per person | +11.7% |
| 2018 | 85.22 TDS, current US$ per person | +12.3% |
| 2019 | 88.63 TDS, current US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 110.51 TDS, current US$ per person | +24.7% |
| 2021 | 83.55 TDS, current US$ per person | -24.4% |
| 2022 | 218.14 TDS, current US$ per person | +161.1% |
| 2023 | 168.83 TDS, current US$ per person | -22.6% |
| 2024 | 165.09 TDS, current US$ per person | -2.2% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 165.09 TDS, current US$ per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44.64 TDS, current US$ per person, 3.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Congo's 165.09 TDS, current US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.62 TDS, current US$ per person, 8.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Debt service on external debt, public and publicly … capita in Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +976.8% | 0.4026 TDS, current US$ per person | 4.34 TDS, current US$ per person |
| 2001 | +478.8% | 4.34 TDS, current US$ per person | 25.09 TDS, current US$ per person |
| 1994 | +306.5% | 49.04 TDS, current US$ per person | 199.36 TDS, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.17 TDS, current US$ per person | 5.11 TDS, current US$ per person | 41.6 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 141.29 TDS, current US$ per person | 38.63 TDS, current US$ per person | 187.08 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.82 TDS, current US$ per person | 0.4026 TDS, current US$ per person | 199.36 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.05 TDS, current US$ per person | 4.34 TDS, current US$ per person | 55.71 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.21 TDS, current US$ per person | 26.66 TDS, current US$ per person | 96.52 TDS, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 149.22 TDS, current US$ per person | 83.55 TDS, current US$ per person | 218.14 TDS, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 38 Bosnia and Herzegovina 179.44 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 39 Jordan 179.4 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 40 Fiji 175.15 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 42 Morocco 159.28 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 43 Samoa 157.07 TDS, current US$ per person compare
- 44 Guyana 147.06 TDS, current US$ per person compare
More external debt data for Congo
- Net financial flows, IBRD 68.55 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita -0.1242 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP -0.0001 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 28.85 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 13.79 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0056 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 179.86 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 800.99 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 6.39 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 6.39 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) in Congo?
- Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) in Congo was 165.09 TDS, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 218.14 TDS, current US$ per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4026 TDS, current US$ per person in 1999.
- How does Congo rank for debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg)?
- Congo ranks 41st out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (ppg) rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.