Congo recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 20.20 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2025. Government Debt to GDP in Congo averaged 54.45 percent of GDP from 2000 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 185.40 percent of GDP in 2001 and a record low of 7.60 percent of GDP in 2012. source: International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Government Debt to GDP in Congo is expected to reach 20.50 percent of GDP by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Congo Government Debt to GDP is projected to trend around 22.00 percent of GDP in 2027 and 24.00 percent of GDP in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Credit Rating 25.00 May 2026
Fiscal Expenditure 2668228.00 3077169.00 CDF Million Jan 2026
Government Budget -2.00 -1.70 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Budget Value -1036126.00 -1125189.00 CDF Million Jan 2026
Government Debt to GDP 20.20 15.80 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Revenues 966474.00 957096.00 CDF Million Jan 2026
Holidays
Military Expenditure 1225.30 899.20 USD Million Dec 2025


Congo Government Debt to GDP
Generally, Government debt as a percent of GDP is used by investors to measure a country ability to make future payments on its debt, thus affecting the country borrowing costs and government bond yields.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
20.20 15.80 185.40 7.60 2000 - 2025 percent of GDP Yearly