Financial account balance (assets less liabilities), Net (net) in Congo
Congo: Financial account balance (assets less liabilities), Net (net) was 1.36 billion in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Financial account balance (assets less liabilities), Net (net) in Congo, 2005–2021
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Congo recorded 1.36 billion for financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net) in 2021.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net) in Congo peaked at 3.32 billion in 2010 and was at its lowest, -4.15 billion, in 2015.
That places Congo 48th out of 197 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Financial account balance (assets less liabilities), Net (net) in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 737.53 million | — |
| 2006 | 276.44 million | -62.5% |
| 2007 | -520.55 million | -288.3% |
| 2008 | 2.41 billion | -563.4% |
| 2009 | -1.58 billion | -165.7% |
| 2010 | 3.32 billion | -309.3% |
| 2011 | 1.77 billion | -46.7% |
| 2012 | 2.04 billion | +15.2% |
| 2013 | 1.70 billion | -16.5% |
| 2014 | 487.20 million | -71.4% |
| 2015 | -4.15 billion | -951.5% |
| 2016 | -430.63 million | -89.6% |
| 2019 | 1.76 billion | -508.2% |
| 2020 | 1.40 billion | -20.3% |
| 2021 | 1.36 billion | -2.8% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 1.36 billion is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is -214.02 million. (46 countries reporting)
- Congo's 1.36 billion is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -604.53 million. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Financial account balance (assets less liabilities), Net (net) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -951.5% | 487.20 million | -4.15 billion |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 264.21 million | -1.58 billion | 2.41 billion | 5 |
| 2010s | 811.69 million | -4.15 billion | 3.32 billion | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.38 billion | 1.36 billion | 1.40 billion | 2 |
Countries ranked near Congo
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 financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net) in Congo?
- Financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net) in Congo was 1.36 billion in 2021, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net) recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 3.32 billion in 2010.
- What is the lowest financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net) recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.15 billion in 2015.
- How does Congo rank for financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net)?
- Congo ranks 48th out of 197 countries with data for 2021.
- Is financial account balance (assets less liabilities), net (net) rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Financial account balance (assets less liabilities), Net (net acquisition of financial assets less net incurrence of liabilities), Adjusted using IMF accounting records (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.