Democratic Republic of Congo External Debt 1970-2024

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.
  • Democratic Republic of Congo external debt for 2022 was $9,432,253,640, a 2.68% increase from 2021.
  • Democratic Republic of Congo external debt for 2021 was $9,186,211,933, a 29.67% increase from 2020.
  • Democratic Republic of Congo external debt for 2020 was $7,084,444,449, a 9.2% increase from 2019.
  • Democratic Republic of Congo external debt for 2019 was $6,487,300,434, a 11.35% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
Democratic Republic of Congo External Debt - Historical Data
Year Current US $ Annual % Change
2022 $9,432,253,640 2.68%
2021 $9,186,211,933 29.67%
2020 $7,084,444,449 9.20%
2019 $6,487,300,434 11.35%
2018 $5,826,110,288 0.11%
2017 $5,819,657,762 2.27%
2016 $5,690,740,596 -5.10%
2015 $5,996,709,516 -2.50%
2014 $6,150,645,726 -4.24%
2013 $6,423,232,452 10.62%
2012 $5,806,509,182 4.35%
2011 $5,564,480,445 -9.19%
2010 $6,127,402,046 -56.52%
2009 $14,093,042,023 6.79%
2008 $13,196,407,090 5.91%
2007 $12,459,468,773 10.00%
2006 $11,326,304,419 6.01%
2005 $10,683,990,345 -7.29%
2004 $11,524,216,857 0.79%
2003 $11,433,512,788 13.75%
2002 $10,051,613,856 -13.44%
2001 $11,612,181,087 -1.63%
2000 $11,804,397,526 -2.89%
1999 $12,155,730,265 -7.86%
1998 $13,192,158,065 7.02%
1997 $12,326,993,317 -3.84%
1996 $12,819,900,507 -3.09%
1995 $13,229,233,702 7.45%
1994 $12,311,690,430 9.30%
1993 $11,263,657,313 2.44%
1992 $10,995,017,089 1.51%
1991 $10,831,930,651 5.67%
1990 $10,250,731,587 10.89%
1989 $9,243,644,819 8.07%
1988 $8,553,690,733 -2.24%
1987 $8,749,837,482 21.68%
1986 $7,190,751,347 16.52%
1985 $6,171,267,764 16.66%
1984 $5,289,765,976 -0.86%
1983 $5,335,734,299 5.06%
1982 $5,078,792,919 -0.24%
1981 $5,090,789,469 6.71%
1980 $4,770,687,541 5.38%
1979 $4,527,133,846 0.79%
1978 $4,491,696,535 22.66%
1977 $3,661,969,554 25.48%
1976 $2,918,448,483 43.16%
1975 $2,038,607,507 32.51%
1974 $1,538,500,032 47.01%
1973 $1,046,506,469 54.67%
1972 $676,590,008 65.00%
1971 $410,049,469 18.78%
1970 $345,217,590 18.78%