Interest on domestic debt in Congo
Congo: Interest on domestic debt was 65.00 million current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2011)
65.00 million current LCU
Change on year
down 94.6%
World rank
45th
of 50 countries
All-time high
29.70 billion current LCU
in 2005
All-time low
0 current LCU
in 1984
Years of data
28
1984–2011
Interest on domestic debt in Congo, 1984–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Congo recorded 65.00 million current LCU for interest on domestic debt in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 94.6% on the previous year and down 99.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest on domestic debt in Congo peaked at 29.70 billion current LCU in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0 current LCU, in 1984.
Congo ranks 45th of 50 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 on domestic debt in Congo, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1985 | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1986 | 900.00 million current LCU | — |
| 1987 | 900.00 million current LCU | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 5.10 billion current LCU | +466.7% |
| 1989 | 6.20 billion current LCU | +21.6% |
| 1990 | 6.10 billion current LCU | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 6.05 billion current LCU | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 6.01 billion current LCU | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 9.50 billion current LCU | +58.1% |
| 1994 | 9.94 billion current LCU | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 6.80 billion current LCU | -31.6% |
| 1996 | 9.60 billion current LCU | +41.2% |
| 1997 | 14.56 billion current LCU | +51.6% |
| 1998 | 11.50 billion current LCU | -21.0% |
| 1999 | 17.27 billion current LCU | +50.2% |
| 2000 | 9.70 billion current LCU | -43.8% |
| 2001 | 7.66 billion current LCU | -21.0% |
| 2002 | 14.39 billion current LCU | +87.9% |
| 2003 | 23.40 billion current LCU | +62.6% |
| 2004 | 17.30 billion current LCU | -26.1% |
| 2005 | 29.70 billion current LCU | +71.7% |
| 2006 | 28.70 billion current LCU | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 16.70 billion current LCU | -41.8% |
| 2008 | 10.10 billion current LCU | -39.5% |
| 2009 | 9.40 billion current LCU | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 1.20 billion current LCU | -87.2% |
| 2011 | 65.00 million current LCU | -94.6% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 65.00 million current LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.25 billion current LCU, 2% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Congo's 65.00 million current LCU is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.70 billion current LCU, 1% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Interest on domestic debt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +466.7% | 900.00 million current LCU | 5.10 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.18 billion current LCU | 0 current LCU | 6.20 billion current LCU | 6 |
| 1990s | 9.73 billion current LCU | 6.01 billion current LCU | 17.27 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.71 billion current LCU | 7.66 billion current LCU | 29.70 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 632.50 million current LCU | 65.00 million current LCU | 1.20 billion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 42 Comoros 205.34 million current LCU compare
- 43 Guinea-Bissau 200.00 million current LCU compare
- 44 Lesotho 77.00 million current LCU compare
- 46 Zimbabwe 4,881 current LCU compare
- 47 Cape Verde 1,505 current LCU compare
- 48 Mali 0 current LCU compare
- 48 Sao Tome and Principe 0 current LCU compare
- 48 Eswatini 0 current LCU compare
More science & technology data for Congo
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 95.53 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9553 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 6.05 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 17.18 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.6961 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 3.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 95.66 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest on domestic debt in Congo?
- Interest on domestic debt in Congo was 65.00 million current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest interest on domestic debt recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 29.70 billion current LCU in 2005.
- What is the lowest interest on domestic debt recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current LCU in 1984.
- How does Congo rank for interest on domestic debt?
- Congo ranks 45th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is interest on domestic debt rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.2%. 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 Interest on domestic debt (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Interest on domestic debt. Data are in current local currency.