Interest payments in Congo
Congo: Interest payments was 9.0% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments in Congo, 2001–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
In 2021, interest payments in Congo stood at 9.0%.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 2,341.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Congo peaked at 27.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2011.
That places Congo 59th out of 155 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Interest payments in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 24.1% | — |
| 2002 | 27.7% | +14.8% |
| 2003 | 19.2% | -30.6% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | -79.7% |
| 2005 | 6.6% | +70.5% |
| 2006 | 10.9% | +64.4% |
| 2007 | 6.9% | -36.6% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 3.5% | -48.5% |
| 2010 | 1.5% | -56.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -76.1% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +17.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +31.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +253.9% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | +37.6% |
| 2017 | 8.2% | +217.8% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 12.1% | +38.0% |
| 2020 | 8.5% | -29.9% |
| 2021 | 9.0% | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.2% | 3.5% | 27.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 0.4% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 8.5% | 9.0% | 2 |
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- Arms imports 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.5091 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -66.67 % change on previous year (2015)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 28.75 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0116 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -36.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 182.04 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 8.78 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Congo?
- Interest payments in Congo was 9.0% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 27.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2011.
- How does Congo rank for interest payments?
- Congo ranks 59th out of 155 countries with data for 2021.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,341.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this 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.