Congo, Rep.'s broad money (current LCU) was 2.64 trillion in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 18.62% from 2.23 trillion in 2013 (1.72% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 2.64 trillion | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 1.58 trillion | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 2.23 trillion | 2013 |
| Highest | 2.64 trillion | 2023 |
| Lowest | 7.24 billion | 1962 |
| Average since 2014 | 2.11 trillion | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 7.71 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Congo, Rep.'s broad money (current LCU) rose 9.6% on 2022 (from 2.41 trillion to 2.64 trillion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2022), the average change was +11.2% and a typical year strayed about 20.7% 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 58.5% in 2000 and the biggest yearly fall was 29.2% in 2001. 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 6% 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, Rep. in the 2023 ranking
- Tanzania — 1st of 9: 44 trillion
- Equatorial Guinea — 3rd of 9: 1.04 trillion
- Haiti — 4th of 9: 634.88 billion
- Tajikistan — 5th of 9: 39.55 billion
What this measures
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. 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 64 values
| Year | Broad money (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 2,639,306,000,000 |
| 2022 | 2,407,247,000,000 |
| 2021 | 2,209,774,000,000 |
| 2020 | 2,058,850,000,000 |
| 2019 | 1,804,246,000,000 |
| 2018 | 1,582,683,000,000 |
| 2017 | 1,683,881,000,000 |
| 2016 | 1,903,915,000,000 |
| 2015 | 2,240,741,000,000 |
| 2014 | 2,532,280,000,000 |
Broad money (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Angola — 17.82 trillion (2025)
- Benin — 4.23 trillion (2025)
- Botswana — 115.36 billion (2024)
- Burkina Faso — 6.96 trillion (2025)
- Burundi — 8.01 trillion (2025)
- Cabo Verde — 281.73 billion (2025)
- Cameroon — 4.75 trillion (2018)
- Central African Republic — 488.93 billion (2022)
- Chad — 1.5 trillion (2021)
- Comoros — 285.91 billion (2025)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 42.99 trillion (2025)
More financial sector data for Congo, Rep.
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country) — 196.17 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$581.93 (2025)
- Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$581.93 (2025)
- Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) — -3.42% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 13.72% (2023)
- Net foreign assets (current LCU) — 230.97 billion (2023)
- Monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 13.79% (2023)
- Broad money (% of GDP) — 28.4% (2023)
- Broad money to total reserves ratio — 6.08 (2023)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Congo, Rep.'s broad money (current LCU)?
- 2.64 trillion in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1960?
- It is up 34,132% from 7.71 billion in 1960 (9.71% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 2.64 trillion in 2023 and the lowest 7.24 billion in 1962.
- Is the latest change in broad money (current LCU) unusual for Congo, Rep.?
- In 2023, Congo, Rep.'s broad money (current LCU) rose 9.6% on 2022 (from 2.41 trillion to 2.64 trillion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2022), the average change was +11.2% and a typical year strayed about 20.7% 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.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FM.LBL.BMNY.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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