Overall budget balance, including grants in Congo
Congo: Overall budget balance, including grants was 1.33 trillion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Overall budget balance, including grants in Congo, 1984–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2011, overall budget balance, including grants in Congo stood at 1.33 trillion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.6% on the previous year and up 923.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overall budget balance, including grants in Congo peaked at 1.33 trillion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, -229.78 billion current LCU, in 1998.
That places Congo 1st 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -52.80 billion current LCU | -195.40 billion current LCU | 59.70 billion current LCU | 6 |
| 1990s | -111.59 billion current LCU | -229.78 billion current LCU | -38.58 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 318.54 billion current LCU | -8.69 billion current LCU | 1.22 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.14 trillion current LCU | 947.76 billion current LCU | 1.33 trillion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More science & technology data for Congo
- Scientific and technical journal articles 95.66 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 6.05 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 95.53 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 95.53 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 27 (1996)
- Share of the population using the Internet 47.3% (2024)
- Number of people using the Internet 1.77 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 1.27 per 100 people (2023)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 78,398 (2023)
- Researchers in R&D 126.97 per million people (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overall budget balance, including grants in Congo?
- Overall budget balance, including grants in Congo was 1.33 trillion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest overall budget balance, including grants recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.33 trillion current LCU in 2011.
- What is the lowest overall budget balance, including grants recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was -229.78 billion current LCU in 1998.
- How does Congo rank for overall budget balance, including grants?
- Congo ranks 1st out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
- Is overall budget balance, including grants rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 923.2%. 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 Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 28 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
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.