Congo, Rep.: Personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2021, Congo, Rep.'s personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP) rose 490.9% on 2020 (from US$2.94 million to US$17.4 million).

Across the 19 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2020), the average change was +36.5% and a typical year strayed about 78.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 5.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 490.9% in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 46.5% in 2002. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2012 to 2021 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 8% of the movement over 8 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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Closest to Congo, Rep. in the 2021 ranking

• Russian Federation — 1st of 2: US$5.78 billion

What this measures

Personal transfers are current transfers, in cash or in kind, received by resident households from non-resident households. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

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

All 24 values

Personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies

• Angola — US$13.53 million (2025)
• Benin — US$313.86 million (2023)
• Botswana — US$143.36 million (2025)
• Burkina Faso — US$537.52 million (2024)
• Burundi — US$240.45 million (2025)
• Cabo Verde — US$338.3 million (2025)
• Cameroon — US$593.65 million (2024)
• Comoros — US$301.04 million (2023)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — US$3.22 billion (2025)
• Côte d'Ivoire

More economic policy & debt data for Congo, Rep.

• General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$2.43 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 1.41 trillion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$927.34 million (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 337.74 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 14.88% (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$8.36 billion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 4.86 trillion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$)

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Questions people ask

What is Congo, Rep.'s personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP)?

US$17.4 million in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1980?

It is up 2,128% from US$780,956 in 1980 (7.86% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$17.4 million in 2021 and the lowest US$778,030 in 1998.

Is the latest change in personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP) unusual for Congo, Rep.?

In 2021, Congo, Rep.'s personal transfers, receipts (current US$, BoP) rose 490.9% on 2020 (from US$2.94 million to US$17.4 million). Across the 19 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2020), the average change was +36.5% and a typical year strayed about 78.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 5.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BX.TRF.PWKR.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments 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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