World Bank · Economy
Congo: Interest payments on external debt (% of exports of goods, services and primary income)
1.93percent · 2025+381.2% since 2013
Total interest payments to exports of goods, services and primary income. Total interest payment is the sum of interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and charges to the IMF. All creditors combined (IDS counterpart area: World); figures by creditor are not carried. Annual figures for Congo from 1978 to 2025.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.933 | |
| 2024 | 2.098 | |
| 2023 | 1.763 | |
| 2022 | 1.853 | |
| 2021 | 0.914 | |
| 2020 | 2.088 | |
| 2019 | 1.093 | |
| 2016 | 0.813 | |
| 2015 | 0.82 | |
| 2014 | 0.441 | |
| 2013 | 0.402 | |
| 2012 | 0.262 | |
| 2011 | 0.204 | |
| 2010 | 0.286 | |
| 2009 | 1.028 | |
| 2008 | 0.726 | |
| 2007 | 0.59 | |
| 2006 | 0.535 | |
| 2005 | 0.704 | |
| 2004 | 2.453 | |
| 2003 | 1.023 | |
| 2002 | 0.408 | |
| 2001 | 1.678 | |
| 2000 | 1.455 | |
| 1999 | 1.241 | |
| 1998 | 1.673 | |
| 1997 | 3.744 | |
| 1996 | 11.932 | |
| 1995 | 7.147 | |
| 1994 | 24.477 | |
| 1993 | 4.606 | |
| 1992 | 5.426 | |
| 1991 | 7.846 | |
| 1990 | 10.829 | |
| 1989 | 11.2 | |
| 1988 | 13.969 | |
| 1987 | 13.64 | |
| 1986 | 17.365 | |
| 1985 | 13.639 | |
| 1984 | 8.584 | |
| 1983 | 9.936 | |
| 1982 | 9.542 | |
| 1981 | 10.695 | |
| 1980 | 6.639 | |
| 1979 | 5.737 | |
| 1978 | 2.146 |
Source
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World Bank (2026). Interest payments on external debt (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-interest-payments-on-external-debt (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.
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