Congo, Dem. Rep.'s net foreign assets (current LCU) was 18.33 trillion in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 1,160% from 1.46 trillion in 2013 (28.83% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 18.33 trillion | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 3.44 trillion | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 1.46 trillion | 2013 |
| Highest | 18.33 trillion | 2023 |
| Lowest | -384.79 billion | 2006 |
| Average since 2014 | 7.2 trillion | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 0.000024 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Congo, Dem. Rep.'s net foreign assets (current LCU) rose 4.47 trillion on 2022 (from 13.86 trillion to 18.33 trillion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1988 to 2022), the average change was +462.23 billion and a typical year strayed about 1.42 trillion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 6.12 trillion in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.58 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 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is upward, about 2.01 trillion a year. A straight line explains 87% 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 2023, Congo, Dem. Rep. had the 1st highest value of the 16 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
- Nigeria — 2nd of 16: 15.05 trillion
- Germany — 3rd of 16: 2.01 trillion
- Equatorial Guinea — 4th of 16: 922.93 billion
What this measures
Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign 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.
All 57 values
| Year | Net foreign assets (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 18,330,532,988,669 |
| 2022 | 13,856,248,200,548 |
| 2021 | 15,432,372,705,442 |
| 2020 | 9,314,880,656,144 |
| 2019 | 5,051,656,403,012 |
| 2018 | 3,439,302,076,722 |
| 2017 | 2,514,248,924,887 |
| 2016 | 1,131,105,667,437 |
| 2015 | 1,328,913,634,025 |
| 2014 | 1,572,309,001,701 |
Net foreign assets (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Angola — 12.83 trillion (2025)
- Benin — 2.24 trillion (2025)
- Botswana — 60.03 billion (2025)
- Burkina Faso — 3.31 trillion (2025)
- Burundi — -2.26 trillion (2025)
- Cabo Verde — 118.67 billion (2025)
- Cameroon — 2.35 trillion (2019)
- Central African Republic — 15.18 billion (2022)
- Chad — -347.79 billion (2021)
- Comoros — 126.48 billion (2024)
- Congo, Rep.
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)
- Monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 11.29% (2023)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Congo, Dem. Rep.'s net foreign assets (current LCU)?
- 18.33 trillion in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1963?
- It is up 76,377,220.79 trillion% from 0.000024 in 1963 (98.63% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 18.33 trillion in 2023 and the lowest -384.79 billion in 2006.
- How does Congo, Dem. Rep. rank?
- 1st highest of 16 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in net foreign assets (current LCU) unusual for Congo, Dem. Rep.?
- In 2023, Congo, Dem. Rep.'s net foreign assets (current LCU) rose 4.47 trillion on 2022 (from 13.86 trillion to 18.33 trillion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1988 to 2022), the average change was +462.23 billion and a typical year strayed about 1.42 trillion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FM.AST.NFRG.CN, 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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