Congo, Dem. Rep.'s net acquisition of financial assets (current LCU) was -1.25 trillion in 2022, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 389.4% from 431.68 billion in 2012.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | -1.25 trillion | 2022 |
| Five years earlier | 35.56 billion | 2017 |
| Ten years earlier | 431.68 billion | 2012 |
| Highest | 1.54 trillion | 2021 |
| Lowest | -1.25 trillion | 2022 |
| Average since 2013 | -153.37 billion | 2013–2022 |
| First recorded | 240 |
What the numbers say
In 2022, Congo, Dem. Rep.'s net acquisition of financial assets (current LCU) fell 2.79 trillion on 2021 (from 1.54 trillion to -1.25 trillion).
Across the 21 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2021), the average change was +79.25 billion and a typical year strayed about 471.43 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 6.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1.83 trillion in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.79 trillion in 2022. 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 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% 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.
Closest to Congo, Dem. Rep. in the 2022 ranking
- Australia — 3rd of 6: 50.08 billion
- Ecuador — 4th of 6: 2.56 billion
- Timor-Leste — 5th of 6: 197.18 million
What this measures
Net acquisition of government financial assets includes domestic and foreign financial claims, SDRs, and gold bullion held by monetary authorities as a reserve asset. The net acquisition of financial assets should be offset by the net incurrence of liabilities. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
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).
All 25 values
| Year | Net acquisition of financial assets (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2022 | -1,249,278,707,234 |
| 2021 | 1,544,338,401,331 |
| 2020 | -284,067,452,772 |
| 2019 | -543,877,368,926 |
| 2018 | -125,576,079,180 |
| 2017 | 35,555,774,342 |
| 2016 | -478,660,000,000 |
| 2015 | -237,794,000,000 |
| 2014 | -89,502,000,000 |
| 2013 | -104,839,000,000 |
Net acquisition of financial assets (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Angola — -2.2 trillion (2024)
- Botswana — -2.86 billion (2023)
- Burkina Faso — 137.43 billion (2024)
- Burundi — 134.1 billion (2021)
- Cabo Verde — 1.5 billion (2020)
- Cameroon — -58.09 billion (2021)
- Central African Republic — -2.89 billion (2021)
- Congo, Rep. — 220.7 billion (2021)
- Côte d'Ivoire — -217.76 billion (2023)
- 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 net acquisition of financial assets (current LCU)?
- -1.25 trillion in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1992?
- It is down 520.53 billion% from 240 in 1992. The highest value was 1.54 trillion in 2021 and the lowest -1.25 trillion in 2022.
- Is the latest change in net acquisition of financial assets (current LCU) unusual for Congo, Dem. Rep.?
- In 2022, Congo, Dem. Rep.'s net acquisition of financial assets (current LCU) fell 2.79 trillion on 2021 (from 1.54 trillion to -1.25 trillion). Across the 21 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2021), the average change was +79.25 billion and a typical year strayed about 471.43 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 6.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
- Where does this data come from?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator GC.AST.TOTL.CN, 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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