World Bank · Economy
Congo: External debt stocks, total
6.73Bcurrent USD · 2024+17.5% since 2014
Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Annual figures for Congo from 1970 to 2024.
Every year
| Year | Value (current USD) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6,728,317,971.4 | |
| 2023 | 6,870,144,773.2 | |
| 2022 | 7,329,997,141.4 | |
| 2021 | 8,150,736,304 | |
| 2020 | 8,223,877,439.2 | |
| 2019 | 8,397,253,562.3 | |
| 2018 | 7,043,574,267.9 | |
| 2017 | 7,327,526,314.8 | |
| 2016 | 6,666,379,338.7 | |
| 2015 | 6,776,694,503.4 | |
| 2014 | 5,724,086,140.7 | |
| 2013 | 4,201,103,943.7 | |
| 2012 | 3,585,365,797.8 | |
| 2011 | 3,191,826,925.7 | |
| 2010 | 2,796,299,602.2 | |
| 2009 | 5,054,247,770.7 | |
| 2008 | 5,237,381,716 | |
| 2007 | 5,281,147,795.4 | |
| 2006 | 6,685,623,799.7 | |
| 2005 | 6,294,723,995.9 | |
| 2004 | 6,834,196,169.1 | |
| 2003 | 5,537,629,589.3 | |
| 2002 | 5,012,243,895.3 | |
| 2001 | 4,820,677,198.8 | |
| 2000 | 4,675,949,721.5 | |
| 1999 | 5,028,225,458.1 | |
| 1998 | 5,100,294,660.3 | |
| 1997 | 5,032,532,283.5 | |
| 1996 | 5,220,897,392.4 | |
| 1995 | 6,009,994,883.9 | |
| 1994 | 5,414,066,741.8 | |
| 1993 | 5,092,940,382.6 | |
| 1992 | 4,725,658,540 | |
| 1991 | 4,786,605,644.8 | |
| 1990 | 4,916,034,648.2 | |
| 1989 | 4,230,144,754 | |
| 1988 | 4,050,960,428.6 | |
| 1987 | 4,282,641,894.3 | |
| 1986 | 3,504,475,080.8 | |
| 1985 | 3,041,335,207.5 | |
| 1984 | 2,062,648,691.1 | |
| 1983 | 2,024,885,249.4 | |
| 1982 | 1,959,124,338.3 | |
| 1981 | 1,493,614,161.3 | |
| 1980 | 1,527,071,937.9 | |
| 1979 | 1,056,884,917.1 | |
| 1978 | 782,939,134.2 | |
| 1977 | 578,772,687.5 | |
| 1976 | 381,343,477.1 | |
| 1975 | 357,190,252.8 | |
| 1974 | 260,490,120.6 | |
| 1973 | 189,108,209.7 | |
| 1972 | 158,183,945.8 | |
| 1971 | 139,971,709.7 | |
| 1970 | 118,823,126.3 |
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