Congo, Dem. Rep.: Claims on private sector (annual growth as % of broad money)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, Congo, Dem. Rep.'s claims on private sector (annual growth as % of broad money) rose 10.59 percentage points on 2022 (from 16.26% to 26.85%).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1987 to 2022), the average change was +1.69 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 213.41 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 774.64 percentage points in 1994 and the biggest yearly fall was 825.73 percentage points in 1995. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2014 to 2023 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 27% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2023, Congo, Dem. Rep. had the 4th highest value of the 15 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Congo, Dem. Rep. in the 2023 ranking

• Zimbabwe — 1st of 15: 421.69%
• Nigeria — 2nd of 15: 29.22%
• Tajikistan — 4th of 15: 14.55%
• Kyrgyz Republic — 5th of 15: 12.11%
• Nicaragua — 6th of 15: 12.04%

What this measures

Claims on private sector include gross credit from the financial system to individuals, enterprises, nonfinancial public entities not included under net domestic credit, and financial institutions not included elsewhere. Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator represents the annual percentage growth in the ratio of claims to broad money.

All 55 values

Claims on private sector (annual growth as % of broad money) in nearby economies

• Angola — 5.49% (2025)
• Benin — 9.72% (2025)
• Botswana — 2.39% (2025)
• Burkina Faso — -2.62% (2025)
• Burundi — 20.15% (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 4.11% (2025)
• Cameroon — 0.32% (2019)
• Central African Republic — 6.12% (2022)
• Chad — 11.95% (2021)

More financial sector data for Congo, Dem. Rep.

• GDP deflator (base year varies by country) — 1,316 (2025)
• DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$2,677 (2025)
• Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) — 7.8% (2025)
• Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$2,693 (2025)
• Broad money (current LCU) — 42.99 trillion (2025)
• Broad money (% of GDP) — 17.64% (2025)
• Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 11.23% (2023)
• Net domestic credit (current LCU) — 23.76 trillion (2023)
• Net foreign assets (current LCU) — 18.33 trillion (2023)

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Questions people ask

What is Congo, Dem. Rep.'s claims on private sector (annual growth as % of broad money)?

26.85% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1964?

It is up 20.1 percentage points from 6.74% in 1964. The highest value was 885.33% in 1994 and the lowest -4.97% in 2010.

How does Congo, Dem. Rep. rank?

4th highest of 15 economies with data for 2023.

Is the latest change in claims on private sector (annual growth as % of broad money) unusual for Congo, Dem. Rep.?

In 2023, Congo, Dem. Rep.'s claims on private sector (annual growth as % of broad money) rose 10.59 percentage points on 2022 (from 16.26% to 26.85%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1987 to 2022), the average change was +1.69 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 213.41 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FM.AST.PRVT.ZG.M3, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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