Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit in Congo

Congo: Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit was 1.18 billion current US$ in 2005. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2005)
1.18 billion current US$
Change on year
up 240.1%
World rank
1st
of 29 countries
All-time high
1.18 billion current US$
in 2005
All-time low
-384.98 million current US$
in 1992
Years of data
14
1992–2005

Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit in Congo, 1992–2005

-500.0M0500.0M1.0B1992199820051992: -385.0M current US$1993: -242.1M current US$1994: -234.0M current US$1995: -172.8M current US$1996: -47.9M current US$1997: -187.8M current US$1998: -383.1M current US$1999: -132.3M current US$2000: 60.1M current US$2001: -35.5M current US$2002: -158.3M current US$2003: 229.0M current US$2004: 348.2M current US$2005: 1.2B current US$

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

The most recent figure for fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit in Congo is 1.18 billion current US$, measured in 2005. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

The figure is up 240.1% on the previous year and up 785.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit in Congo peaked at 1.18 billion current US$ in 2005 and was at its lowest, -384.98 million current US$, in 1992.

That places Congo 1st out of 29 countries with data for 2005, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -223.12 million current US$ -384.98 million current US$ -47.91 million current US$ 8
2000s 271.26 million current US$ -158.34 million current US$ 1.18 billion current US$ 6

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 2 Democratic Republic of Congo 500.94 million current US$ compare
  2. 3 Namibia 172.72 million current US$ compare
  3. 4 Lesotho 91.82 million current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 29 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit in Congo?
Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit in Congo was 1.18 billion current US$ in 2005, according to International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.
What is the highest fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit recorded in Congo?
The highest recorded value was 1.18 billion current US$ in 2005.
What is the lowest fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was -384.98 million current US$ in 1992.
How does Congo rank for fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit?
Congo ranks 1st out of 29 countries with data for 2005.
Is fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 785.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Congo data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as part of Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
29 places, 342 data points, 1990–2011
Last refreshed

Cash surplus or deficit is revenue (including grants) minus expense, minus net acquisition of nonfinancial assets. In the 1986 GFS manual nonfinancial assets were included under revenue and expenditure in gross terms. This cash surplus or deficit is closest to the earlier overall budget balance (still missing is lending minus repayments, which are now a financing item under net acquisition of financial assets).