Interest payments (% of revenue) in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Interest payments (% of revenue) was 0.5% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1990–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 0.5% for interest payments in 2022.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 74.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 67.9% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1997.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 149th of 155 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Interest payments (% of revenue) in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.4% | — |
| 1991 | 8.6% | -31.1% |
| 1992 | 67.9% | +693.1% |
| 1993 | 27.5% | -59.4% |
| 1994 | 20.5% | -25.5% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | -95.2% |
| 1996 | 6.4% | +549.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | -96.9% |
| 1998 | 4.6% | +2217.4% |
| 1999 | 11.4% | +148.3% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | -86.4% |
| 2003 | 1.5% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 7.3% | +371.4% |
| 2005 | 8.8% | +20.4% |
| 2006 | 9.3% | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | -75.7% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | -14.2% |
| 2009 | 2.0% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -36.6% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | +57.9% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -38.7% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -23.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -19.7% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +73.7% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -27.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -20.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -42.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | +24.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -7.7% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 7.4%, 7% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11.6%, 4% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Interest payments (% of revenue) in Democratic Republic of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +2217.4% | 0.2% | 4.6% |
| 1992 | +693.1% | 8.6% | 67.9% |
| 1996 | +549.3% | 1.0% | 6.4% |
| 2004 | +371.4% | 1.5% | 7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.0% | 0.2% | 67.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.3% | 1.5% | 9.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 2.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Interest payments in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.5% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 67.9% in 1992.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1997.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for interest payments?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 149th out of 155 countries with data for 2022.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Interest payments (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.