Congo, Dem. Rep.: Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, Congo, Dem. Rep.'s net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) rose US$44.48 million on 2022 (from −US$87.84 million to −US$43.36 million).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1986 to 2022), the average change was −US$3.85 million and a typical year strayed about US$31.79 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$58.37 million in 2015 and the biggest yearly fall was US$99.35 million in 1992. 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 13% 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

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What this measures

Net financial flows received by the borrower during the year are disbursements of loans and credits less repayments of principal. Nonconcessional financial flows cover all disbursements except those made through concessional lending facilities. Regional development banks are the African Development Bank, in Tunis, Tunisia, which serves all of Africa, including North Africa; the Asian Development Bank, in Manila, Philippines, which serves South and Central Asia and East Asia and Pacific; the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, in London, United Kingdom, which serves Europe and Central Asia; and the Inter-American Development Bank, in Washington, D.C., which serves the Americas. Aggregates include amounts for economies not specified elsewhere. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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

All 44 values

Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) in nearby economies

• Angola — US$121.27 million (2024)
• Benin — US$31.29 million (2024)
• Botswana — US$69.29 million (2024)
• Burkina Faso — US$10.08 million (2024)
• Cabo Verde — US$15.2 million (2024)
• Cameroon — US$84.38 million (2024)
• Congo, Rep. — US$1.1 million (2024)
• Côte d'Ivoire — US$223.06 million (2024)
• Eswatini — US$21.98 million (2024)

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)

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Questions people ask

What is Congo, Dem. Rep.'s net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$)?

−US$43.36 million in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1974?

It is down 1,559% from US$2.97 million in 1974. The highest value was US$91.39 million in 1991 and the lowest −US$120.11 million in 2016.

Is the latest change in net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) unusual for Congo, Dem. Rep.?

In 2023, Congo, Dem. Rep.'s net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) rose US$44.48 million on 2022 (from −US$87.84 million to −US$43.36 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1986 to 2022), the average change was −US$3.85 million and a typical year strayed about US$31.79 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.NFL.RDBN.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/debt-statistics 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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