Congo - Kinshasa
Government debt in Congo - Kinshasa
Government debt in Congo - Kinshasa: 135% of GDP in 2000 and 17.2% of GDP in 2023, by IMF estimates.
- Latest, 2023
- 17.2% of GDP
- Since 2000
- −117.8 percentage points
- Projected, 2031
- 32.6% of GDP
- IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 32.6% of GDP in 2031.
- The highest was 185.4% of GDP in 2001, the lowest 7.6% of GDP in 2012.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Congo - Kinshasa |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 17.2 |
| 2022 | 16.6 |
| 2021 | 15.6 |
| 2020 | 12.8 |
| 2019 | 9.7 |
| 2018 | 9.2 |
| 2017 | 8.4 |
| 2016 | 10.6 |
| 2015 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 8.7 |
| 2013 | 8.3 |
| 2012 | 7.6 |
| 2011 | 7.8 |
| 2010 | 31.8 |
| 2009 | 91.6 |
| 2008 | 80.3 |
| 2007 | 85.1 |
| 2006 | 107.5 |
| 2005 | 112 |
| 2004 | 164.1 |
| 2003 | 114.5 |
| 2002 | 136 |
| 2001 | 185.4 |
| 2000 | 135 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2024–2031
| Year | Congo - Kinshasa |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 17.3 |
| 2025 | 20.4 |
| 2026 | 23.7 |
| 2027 | 26.9 |
| 2028 | 28.4 |
| 2029 | 30 |
| 2030 | 31.5 |
| 2031 | 32.6 |
Good to know
- What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
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Congo - Kinshasa in numbers
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Military
- Military spending1.38% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$1.08B in 2025
- Military spending per person$11 in 2025
- Military share of state spending8.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel134,000 people in 2020
- National power0.59% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers0.41% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports44 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exports22 million TIV in 1997