Congo, Rep.'s claims on central government, etc. (% of GDP) was 17.24% in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 32.04 percentage points from -14.8% in 2013.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 17.24% | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 7.79% | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | -14.8% | 2013 |
| Highest | 17.24% | 2023 |
| Lowest | -22.25% | 2011 |
| Average since 2014 | 7.7% | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | -1.27% | 1960 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Congo, Rep.'s claims on central government, etc. (% of GDP) rose 3.42 percentage points on 2022 (from 13.82% to 17.24%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2022), the average change was +0.08 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 4.74 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations above 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 9.82 percentage points in 2016 and the biggest yearly fall was 10.29 percentage points in 2008. 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 2.45 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 78% 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, Rep. had the 3rd highest value of the 15 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Congo, Rep. | 17.24% | 2023 |
| World | 39.8% | 2024 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 12.89% | 2023 |
| Lower middle income | 21.01% | 2025 |
Closest to Congo, Rep. in the 2023 ranking
- Italy — 1st of 15: 53.45%
- Barbados — 2nd of 15: 21.04%
- Netherlands — 4th of 15: 13.93%
- Malta — 5th of 15: 13.08%
- Germany — 6th of 15: 11.83%
What this measures
Claims on central government include loans to central government institutions net of deposits. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 64 values
| Year | Claims on central government, etc. (% of GDP) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 17.24 |
| 2022 | 13.82 |
| 2021 | 13.71 |
| 2020 | 13.32 |
| 2019 | 7.14 |
| 2018 | 7.79 |
| 2017 | 8.72 |
| 2016 | 8.01 |
| 2015 | -1.82 |
| 2014 | -10.98 |
| 2013 |
Claims on central government, etc. (% of GDP) in nearby economies
- Angola — 7.84% (2025)
- Benin — 1.94% (2025)
- Botswana — 17.38% (2025)
- Burkina Faso — 6.48% (2025)
- Burundi — 23.01% (2025)
- Cabo Verde — 8.46% (2025)
- Cameroon — 3.69% (2019)
- Central African Republic — 25.54% (2022)
- Chad — 12.63% (2021)
- Comoros — 4.16% (2024)
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 (current LCU) — 2.64 trillion (2023)
- Broad money (% of GDP) — 28.4% (2023)
- Broad money to total reserves ratio
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Congo, Rep.'s claims on central government, etc. (% of GDP)?
- 17.24% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1960?
- It is up 18.51 percentage points from -1.27% in 1960. The highest value was 17.24% in 2023 and the lowest -22.25% in 2011.
- How does Congo, Rep. rank?
- 3rd highest of 15 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in claims on central government, etc. (% of GDP) unusual for Congo, Rep.?
- In 2023, Congo, Rep.'s claims on central government, etc. (% of GDP) rose 3.42 percentage points on 2022 (from 13.82% to 17.24%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2022), the average change was +0.08 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 4.74 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations above 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 FS.AST.CGOV.GD.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF); World Development Indicators Database, World Bank (WB); National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) 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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