Current budget balance, including grants in Congo

Congo: Current budget balance, including grants was 2.31 trillion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
2.31 trillion current LCU
Change on year
up 49.6%
World rank
3rd
of 51 countries
All-time high
2.31 trillion current LCU
in 2011
All-time low
-175.19 billion current LCU
in 1998
Years of data
28
1984–2011

Current budget balance, including grants in Congo, 1984–2011

0500.0B1.0T1.5T2.0T2.5T1984199720111984: 219.1B current LCU1985: 167.7B current LCU1986: 13.7B current LCU1987: -55.0B current LCU1988: -145.1B current LCU1989: -9.8B current LCU1990: -18.0B current LCU1991: -84.0B current LCU1992: -96.0B current LCU1993: -83.2B current LCU1994: -102.8B current LCU1995: -55.0B current LCU1996: 30.6B current LCU1997: -74.3B current LCU1998: -175.2B current LCU1999: 4.7B current LCU2000: 185.3B current LCU2001: 335.6B current LCU2002: 174.6B current LCU2003: 143.0B current LCU2004: 250.2B current LCU2005: 670.5B current LCU2006: 1.1T current LCU2007: 795.5B current LCU2008: 1.7T current LCU2009: 694.6B current LCU2010: 1.5T current LCU2011: 2.3T current LCU

Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

In 2011, current budget balance, including grants in Congo stood at 2.31 trillion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

The figure is up 49.6% on the previous year and up 589.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, current budget balance, including grants in Congo peaked at 2.31 trillion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, -175.19 billion current LCU, in 1998.

That places Congo 3rd out of 51 countries with data for 2011, 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
1980s 31.77 billion current LCU -145.10 billion current LCU 219.10 billion current LCU 6
1990s -65.32 billion current LCU -175.19 billion current LCU 30.64 billion current LCU 10
2000s 599.55 billion current LCU 142.99 billion current LCU 1.69 trillion current LCU 10
2010s 1.93 trillion current LCU 1.55 trillion current LCU 2.31 trillion current LCU 2

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 1 Mozambique 15.41 trillion current LCU compare
  2. 2 Zambia 2.42 trillion current LCU compare
  3. 4 Nigeria 2.21 trillion current LCU compare
  4. 5 Angola 1.85 trillion current LCU compare
  5. 6 Algeria 1.78 trillion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 51 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is current budget balance, including grants in Congo?
Current budget balance, including grants in Congo was 2.31 trillion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest current budget balance, including grants recorded in Congo?
The highest recorded value was 2.31 trillion current LCU in 2011.
What is the lowest current budget balance, including grants recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was -175.19 billion current LCU in 1998.
How does Congo rank for current budget balance, including grants?
Congo ranks 3rd out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
Is current budget balance, including grants rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 589.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Congo data come from?
The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Current budget balance, including grants (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Current budget balance, including grants (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,408 data points, 1965–2011
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The excess of current revenue over current expenditure. data are in current local currencies.