Congo, Dem. Rep.: Interest payments (% of expense)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2022, Congo, Dem. Rep.'s interest payments (% of expense) fell 0.14 percentage points on 2021 (from 0.82% to 0.68%).

Across the 26 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2021), the average change was −0.12 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 5.12 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 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 10.99 percentage points in 1992 and the biggest yearly fall was 13.19 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 2013 to 2022 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.11 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 61% of the movement over 10 observed years.

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

How it compares

In 2022, Congo, Dem. Rep. had the 24th highest value of the 23 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 2022 ranking

• Sweden — 20th of 23: 1.37%
• Germany — 21st of 23: 1.36%
• Solomon Islands — 22nd of 23: 1.27%

What this measures

Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.

Limitations: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a median.

All 30 values

Interest payments (% of expense) in nearby economies

• Angola — 31.91% (2019)
• Botswana — 4.04% (2023)
• Burkina Faso — 11.93% (2023)
• Burundi — 3.33% (2021)
• Cabo Verde — 8.76% (2020)
• Cameroon — 7.79% (2021)
• Central African Republic — 5.17% (2021)
• Congo, Rep. — 11.51% (2021)
• Côte d'Ivoire — 14.14% (2023)
• Equatorial Guinea — 9.94% (2022)
• Eswatini

More public sector data for Congo, Dem. Rep.

• Military expenditure (current USD) — 1.23 billion (2025)
• Military expenditure (current LCU) — 3.32 trillion (2025)
• Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) — 44 million (2025)
• Military expenditure (% of GDP) — 1.38% (2025)
• Net investment in nonfinancial assets (current LCU) — 8.54 trillion (2022)
• Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP) — 6.04% (2022)
• Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU) — -2.92 trillion (2022)
• Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP) — -2.07% (2022)
• Grants and other revenue (current LCU) — 8.14 trillion (2022)

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Questions people ask

What is Congo, Dem. Rep.'s interest payments (% of expense)?

0.68% in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1990?

It is down 7.6 percentage points from 8.28% in 1990. The highest value was 14.2% in 1994 and the lowest 0.18% in 1997.

How does Congo, Dem. Rep. rank?

24th highest of 23 economies with data for 2022.

Is the latest change in interest payments (% of expense) unusual for Congo, Dem. Rep.?

In 2022, Congo, Dem. Rep.'s interest payments (% of expense) fell 0.14 percentage points on 2021 (from 0.82% to 0.68%). Across the 26 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2021), the average change was −0.12 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 5.12 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below 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 GC.XPN.INTP.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, 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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