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Congo DR: Government debt (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 1970–2024 · 55 observations · forecasts to 2031 · govdebt_GDP

2024
11.8%percent of GDP
Change on 2023
−3.9 pointsfrom 15.7%
Average, 2015–2024
11.6%10 years
Record high and low
262.8% (1999)low 7.58% (2012)

Government debt (% of GDP)

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ForecastPercent of GDP

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Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
203127.4Forecast
203026.5Forecast
202925.1Forecast
202823.5Forecast
202721.9Forecast
202619.1Forecast
202515.4Forecast
202411.8
202315.7
202214.7
202114.0
202011.6
20199.72
20189.19
20178.42
201610.6
201510.2

Sources

This series is derived from other GMD variables.

Congo DR documentation (PDF)

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Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →

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