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

Government debt in Congo - KinshasaGovernment debt in Congo - Kinshasa: 135% of GDP in 2000 and 17.2% of GDP in 2023, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 32.6% of GDP in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

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

YearCongo - Kinshasa
202317.2
202216.6
202115.6
202012.8
20199.7
20189.2
20178.4
201610.6
201510.2
20148.7
20138.3
20127.6
20117.8
201031.8
200991.6
200880.3
200785.1
2006107.5
2005112
2004164.1
2003114.5
2002136
2001185.4
2000135
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2024–2031
YearCongo - Kinshasa
202417.3
202520.4
202623.7
202726.9
202828.4
202930
203031.5
203132.6

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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