Overall budget balance, including grants in Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo: Overall budget balance, including grants was -1.03 trillion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
-1.03 trillion current LCU
Change on year
down 466.7%
World rank
46th
of 51 countries
All-time high
282.00 billion current LCU
in 2010
All-time low
-1.03 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Years of data
16
1996–2011

Overall budget balance, including grants in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1996–2011

-1.0T-500.0B0500.0B1996200320111996: -122.3M current LCU1997: -465.7M current LCU1998: -614.9M current LCU1999: -2.6B current LCU2000: -17.9B current LCU2001: -23.9B current LCU2002: -38.8B current LCU2003: -89.0B current LCU2004: -98.5B current LCU2005: 232.9B current LCU2006: 219.7B current LCU2007: 277.8B current LCU2008: -151.9B current LCU2009: -379.0B current LCU2010: 282.0B current LCU2011: -1.0T current LCU

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for overall budget balance, including grants in Democratic Republic of Congo is -1.03 trillion current LCU, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

The figure is down 466.7% on the previous year and down 4,231.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, overall budget balance, including grants in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 282.00 billion current LCU in 2010 and was at its lowest, -1.03 trillion current LCU, in 2011.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 46th of 51 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -952.15 million current LCU -2.61 billion current LCU -122.30 million current LCU 4
2000s -6.85 billion current LCU -379.00 billion current LCU 277.82 billion current LCU 10
2010s -376.00 billion current LCU -1.03 trillion current LCU 282.00 billion current LCU 2

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo

  1. 43 Guinea -393.66 billion current LCU compare
  2. 44 Sao Tome and Principe -558.90 billion current LCU compare
  3. 45 Senegal -599.10 billion current LCU compare
  4. 47 Madagascar -1.70 trillion current LCU compare
  5. 48 Uganda -1.74 trillion current LCU compare
  6. 49 Zambia -2.75 trillion current LCU compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is overall budget balance, including grants in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Overall budget balance, including grants in Democratic Republic of Congo was -1.03 trillion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest overall budget balance, including grants recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The highest recorded value was 282.00 billion current LCU in 2010.
What is the lowest overall budget balance, including grants recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The lowest recorded value was -1.03 trillion current LCU in 2011.
How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for overall budget balance, including grants?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 46th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
Is overall budget balance, including grants rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Over the last ten years it is down 4,231.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Overall 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, 1,403 data points, 1965–2011
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Overall budget deficit is current and capital revenue and official grants received, less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Data are shown for central government only, and are in current local currency.