Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Congo, Dem. Rep.'s external debt stands at 15.34B as of 2025-12-31, up from 12.55B in 2024. Historical data runs from 1970 to 2025 (56 observations).
In 2025, Congo, Dem. Rep.'s external debt was 15.34B, up from 12.55B in 2024.
In 2024, Congo, Dem. Rep.'s external debt was 12.55B, up from 12.04B in 2023.
In 2023, Congo, Dem. Rep.'s external debt was 12.04B, up from 10.70B in 2022.
In 2022, Congo, Dem. Rep.'s external debt was 10.70B, up from 10.50B in 2021.
In 2021, Congo, Dem. Rep.'s external debt was 10.50B, up from 8.49B in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15.34B | +2.80B |
| 2024 | 12.55B | +507.29M |
| 2023 | 12.04B | +1.34B |
| 2022 | 10.70B | +202.50M |
| 2021 | 10.50B | +2.02B |
| 2020 | 8.49B | +1.26B |
| 2019 | 7.23B | +609.20M |
| 2018 | 6.62B | +1.31B |
| 2017 | 5.30B | +72.90M |
| 2016 | 5.23B | -266.05M |
| 2015 | 5.50B | -154.15M |
| 2014 | 5.65B | -650.97M |
| 2013 | 6.30B | +1.01B |
| 2012 | 5.29B | +141.65M |
| 2011 | 5.15B | -536.82M |
| 2010 | 5.68B | -7.41B |
| 2009 | 13.09B | +796.63M |
| 2008 | 12.30B | -163.06M |
| 2007 | 12.46B | +1.13B |
| 2006 | 11.33B | +642.31M |
| 2005 | 10.68B | -840.23M |
| 2004 | 11.52B | +90.70M |
| 2003 | 11.43B | +1.38B |
| 2002 | 10.05B | -1.56B |
| 2001 | 11.61B | -192.22M |
| 2000 | 11.80B | -351.33M |
| 1999 | 12.16B | -1.04B |
| 1998 | 13.19B | +865.16M |
| 1997 | 12.33B | -492.91M |
| 1996 | 12.82B | -409.33M |
| 1995 | 13.23B | +917.54M |
| 1994 | 12.31B | +1.05B |
| 1993 | 11.26B | +268.64M |
| 1992 | 11.00B | +163.09M |
| 1991 | 10.83B | +581.20M |
| 1990 | 10.25B | +1.01B |
| 1989 | 9.24B | +689.95M |
| 1988 | 8.55B | -196.15M |
| 1987 | 8.75B | +1.56B |
| 1986 | 7.19B | +1.02B |
| 1985 | 6.17B | +881.50M |
| 1984 | 5.29B | -45.97M |
| 1983 | 5.34B | +256.94M |
| 1982 | 5.08B | -12.00M |
| 1981 | 5.09B | +320.10M |
| 1980 | 4.77B | +243.55M |
| 1979 | 4.53B | +35.44M |
| 1978 | 4.49B | +829.73M |
| 1977 | 3.66B | +743.52M |
| 1976 | 2.92B | +879.84M |
| 1975 | 2.04B | +500.11M |
| 1974 | 1.54B | +491.99M |
| 1973 | 1.05B | +369.92M |
| 1972 | 676.59M | +266.54M |
| 1971 | 410.05M | +64.83M |
| 1970 | 345.22M | — |
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Congo, Dem. Rep.'s external debt is 15.34B as of 2025-12-31, compared with 12.55B in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 15.34B (2025); the lowest is 345.22M (1970), across data from 1970 to 2025.
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