Congo, Dem. Rep.'s debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$) was US$386.16 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 8.03% from US$357.47 million in 2014 (0.78% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$386.16 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$261.2 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$357.47 million | 2014 |
| Highest | US$854.52 million | 2022 |
| Lowest | US$0 | 1999 |
| Average since 2015 | US$356.58 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$34.35 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Congo, Dem. Rep.'s debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$) fell US$13.01 million on 2023 (from US$399.17 million to US$386.16 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1989 to 2023), the average change was +US$7.42 million and a typical year strayed about US$175.58 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below 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 US$543.63 million in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was US$455.35 million in 2023. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 18% 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 2024, Congo, Dem. Rep. had the 69th highest value of the 120 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | US$386.16 million | 2024 |
| Low income | US$6.24 billion | 2024 |
Closest to Congo, Dem. Rep. in the 2024 ranking
- Albania — 66th of 120: US$503.59 million
- Montenegro — 67th of 120: US$456.28 million
- Maldives — 68th of 120: US$426.94 million
- Nepal — 70th of 120: US$383.87 million
- Mauritania — 71st of 120: US$373.33 million
- Moldova — 72nd of 120: US$340.75 million
What this measures
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 52 values
| Year | Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 386,162,037 |
| 2023 | 399,174,296 |
| 2022 | 854,524,625 |
| 2021 | 310,890,181 |
| 2020 | 220,574,916 |
| 2019 | 261,203,623 |
| 2018 | 227,642,811 |
| 2017 | 249,350,156 |
| 2016 | 351,316,792 |
| 2015 | 304,998,415 |
Debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$9.86 billion (2024)
- Benin — US$952.67 million (2024)
- Botswana — US$253.41 million (2024)
- Burkina Faso — US$295.93 million (2024)
- Burundi — US$21.19 million (2024)
- Cabo Verde — US$128.71 million (2024)
- Cameroon — US$1.4 billion (2024)
- Central African Republic
More economic policy & debt data for Congo, Dem. Rep.
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$) — US$28.48 billion (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant LCU) — 13.49 trillion (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$) — US$30.49 billion (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) — 8.25 trillion (2025)
- GDP (current US$) — US$91.03 billion (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 243.66 trillion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$64.04 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 18.51 trillion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$806.78 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Congo, Dem. Rep.'s debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$)?
- US$386.16 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1970?
- It is up 1,024% from US$34.35 million in 1970 (4.58% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$854.52 million in 2022 and the lowest US$0 in 1999.
- How does Congo, Dem. Rep. rank?
- 69th highest of 120 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in debt service on external debt, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) (TDS, current US$) unusual for Congo, Dem. Rep.?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.TDS.DPPG.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB) 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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