Democratic Republic of Congo External Debt 1970-2024
Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
- Democratic Republic of Congo external debt for 2021 was $10,288,150,919, a 26.06% increase from 2020.
- Democratic Republic of Congo external debt for 2020 was $8,161,220,163, a 7.83% increase from 2019.
- Democratic Republic of Congo external debt for 2019 was $7,568,865,790, a 10.51% increase from 2018.
- Democratic Republic of Congo external debt for 2018 was $6,849,039,894, a 1.02% decline from 2017.
| Democratic Republic of Congo External Debt - Historical Data |
| Year |
Current US $ |
Annual % Change |
| 2021 |
$10,288,150,919 |
26.06% |
| 2020 |
$8,161,220,163 |
7.83% |
| 2019 |
$7,568,865,790 |
10.51% |
| 2018 |
$6,849,039,894 |
-1.02% |
| 2017 |
$6,919,569,442 |
1.76% |
| 2016 |
$6,799,565,632 |
-4.31% |
| 2015 |
$7,105,954,207 |
-2.12% |
| 2014 |
$7,259,886,984 |
-3.62% |
| 2013 |
$7,532,472,906 |
8.92% |
| 2012 |
$6,915,749,626 |
3.63% |
| 2011 |
$6,673,720,855 |
-7.78% |
| 2010 |
$7,236,642,482 |
-48.65% |
| 2009 |
$14,093,038,536 |
6.79% |
| 2008 |
$13,196,407,090 |
5.91% |
| 2007 |
$12,459,468,773 |
10.00% |
| 2006 |
$11,326,304,419 |
6.01% |
| 2005 |
$10,683,990,345 |
-7.29% |
| 2004 |
$11,524,216,857 |
0.79% |
| 2003 |
$11,433,512,788 |
13.75% |
| 2002 |
$10,051,613,856 |
-13.44% |
| 2001 |
$11,612,181,087 |
-1.63% |
| 2000 |
$11,804,397,526 |
-2.89% |
| 1999 |
$12,155,730,265 |
-7.86% |
| 1998 |
$13,192,158,065 |
7.02% |
| 1997 |
$12,326,993,317 |
-3.84% |
| 1996 |
$12,819,900,507 |
-3.09% |
| 1995 |
$13,229,233,702 |
7.45% |
| 1994 |
$12,311,690,430 |
9.30% |
| 1993 |
$11,263,657,313 |
2.44% |
| 1992 |
$10,995,017,089 |
1.51% |
| 1991 |
$10,831,930,651 |
5.67% |
| 1990 |
$10,250,731,587 |
10.89% |
| 1989 |
$9,243,644,819 |
8.07% |
| 1988 |
$8,553,690,733 |
-2.24% |
| 1987 |
$8,749,837,482 |
21.68% |
| 1986 |
$7,190,751,347 |
16.52% |
| 1985 |
$6,171,267,764 |
16.66% |
| 1984 |
$5,289,765,976 |
-0.86% |
| 1983 |
$5,335,734,299 |
5.06% |
| 1982 |
$5,078,792,919 |
-0.24% |
| 1981 |
$5,090,789,469 |
6.71% |
| 1980 |
$4,770,687,541 |
5.38% |
| 1979 |
$4,527,133,846 |
0.79% |
| 1978 |
$4,491,696,535 |
22.66% |
| 1977 |
$3,661,969,554 |
25.48% |
| 1976 |
$2,918,448,483 |
43.16% |
| 1975 |
$2,038,607,507 |
32.51% |
| 1974 |
$1,538,500,032 |
47.01% |
| 1973 |
$1,046,506,469 |
54.67% |
| 1972 |
$676,590,008 |
65.00% |
| 1971 |
$410,049,469 |
18.78% |
| 1970 |
$345,217,590 |
18.78% |
