Foreign debt fell 1.05% to USD 7,779 bil in Congo in 2023, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign debt in Congo reached an all time high of USD 8,397 bil in 2019 and an all time low of USD 119 bil in 1970. When compared to Congo's main peers, foreign debt in Cameroon amounted to USD 15,332 bil, USD 1,021 bil in Central African Republic, USD 7,588 bil in Gabon and USD 11,067 bil in Dem. Republic of the Congo in 2023.
Congo has been ranked 73rd within the group of 110 countries we follow in terms of foreign debt, 9 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Foreign Debt (USD) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Angola | USD bil | 58,746 | 61,791 | 62,292 | 65,405 | 66,020 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | USD bil | 10,050 | 11,005 | 12,929 | 14,723 | 15,377 | ||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | USD bil | 722 | 786 | 850 | 901 | 1,120 | ||||||||||||||||
| Chad | USD bil | 3,134 | 3,181 | 3,216 | 3,487 | 3,586 | ||||||||||||||||
| Congo | USD bil | 7,328 | 7,044 | 8,397 | 8,224 | 8,254 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | USD bil | 5,822 | 5,836 | 6,503 | 7,103 | 9,168 | ||||||||||||||||
| Equatorial Guinea | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Gabon | USD bil | 6,579 | 6,896 | 7,291 | 7,730 | 7,834 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | USD bil | 65,143 | 69,455 | 81,375 | 87,647 | 96,310 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sudan | USD bil | 21,970 | 21,805 | 22,844 | 23,811 | 22,976 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | USD bil | 23,779 | 24,659 | 29,392 | 29,546 | 26,939 |
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