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Country or Region: Congo, Republic of (Republic of Congo) › Change country
Economic Indicator: Total Government Gross Debt (% of GDP) › See all Congo, Republic of indicators, › See Total Government Gross Debt (% of GDP) data for all countries
Detailed Analysis for Year: 2010 › Change year
Full Dataset: from 1980 to 2016
Dataset updated: 1st August 2011
Data Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
National or Regional Currency: Central African Franc
Currency Symbol: XAF

Gross debt consists of all liabilities that require payment or payments of interest and/or principal by the debtor to the creditor at a date or dates in the future. This includes debt liabilities in the form of SDRs, currency and deposits, debt securities, loans, insurance, pensions and standardized guarantee schemes, and other accounts payable. Thus, all liabilities in the GFSM 2001 system are debt, except for equity and investment fund shares and financial derivatives and employee stock options. Debt can be valued at current market, nominal, or face values (GFSM 2001, paragraph 7.110). See notes for: General government gross debt (National currency).

Total Government Gross Debt (% of GDP) for Congo, Republic of in year 2010 is 17.41 %

This makes Congo, Republic of No. 149 in world rankings according to Total Government Gross Debt (% of GDP) in year 2010. The world's average Total Government Gross Debt (% of GDP) value is 46.17 %; Congo, Republic of is 28.76 less than the average.

In the previous year, 2009, Total Government Gross Debt (% of GDP) for Congo, Republic of was 57.40 % Total Government Gross Debt (% of GDP) for Congo, Republic of in 2010 was or will be 69.67% less than it was or will be in 2009.

In the following or forecasted year, 2011, Total Government Gross Debt (% of GDP) for Congo, Republic of was or will be 12.98 %, which is 25.45% less than the 2010 figure.