Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants in Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants was -2.30 trillion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
-2.30 trillion current LCU
Change on year
down 65.1%
World rank
47th
of 50 countries
All-time high
-122.30 million current LCU
in 1996
All-time low
-2.30 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Years of data
16
1996–2011

Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1996–2011

-2.5T-2.0T-1.5T-1.0T-500.0B01996200320111996: -122.3M current LCU1997: -465.7M current LCU1998: -614.9M current LCU1999: -2.6B current LCU2000: -17.9B current LCU2001: -23.9B current LCU2002: -46.2B current LCU2003: -135.5B current LCU2004: -149.8B current LCU2005: -81.0B current LCU2006: -64.9B current LCU2007: -54.2B current LCU2008: -273.4B current LCU2009: -1.1T current LCU2010: -1.4T current LCU2011: -2.3T current LCU

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants in Democratic Republic of Congo is -2.30 trillion current LCU, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of down 65.1% on the previous year and down 9,543.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at -122.30 million current LCU in 1996 and was at its lowest, -2.30 trillion current LCU, in 2011.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 47th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -952.15 million current LCU -2.61 billion current LCU -122.30 million current LCU 4
2000s -190.49 billion current LCU -1.06 trillion current LCU -17.90 billion current LCU 10
2010s -1.85 trillion current LCU -2.30 trillion current LCU -1.39 trillion current LCU 2

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo

  1. 44 Senegal -636.10 billion current LCU compare
  2. 45 Sao Tome and Principe -641.46 billion current LCU compare
  3. 46 Uganda -1.74 trillion current LCU compare
  4. 48 Zambia -3.35 trillion current LCU compare
  5. 49 Tanzania -3.70 trillion current LCU compare
  6. 50 Mozambique -57.98 trillion current LCU compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants in Democratic Republic of Congo was -2.30 trillion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The highest recorded value was -122.30 million current LCU in 1996.
What is the lowest overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The lowest recorded value was -2.30 trillion current LCU in 2011.
How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 47th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
Is overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Over the last ten years it is down 9,543.5%. 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 surplus/deficit, excluding current grants (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 1,359 data points, 1965–2011
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Overall budget surplus/deficit (excluding current grants) is current and capital revenue excluding current grants, less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Data are shown for central government only, and are in current local currency.