DR Congo — Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
Current account balance normalized by GDP; the standard cross-country comparison of external imbalances.
Time Series
Unit: percent · Values in red are IMF forecasts (as of April 2026)
| Year | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -1.98 | Forecast |
| 2025 | -3.74 | Forecast |
| 2024 | -4.15 | Forecast |
| 2023 | -5.27 | Actual |
| 2022 | -3.67 | Actual |
| 2021 | -0.99 | Actual |
| 2020 | -2.25 | Actual |
| 2019 | -3.46 | Actual |
| 2018 | -3.58 | Actual |
| 2017 | -3.31 | Actual |
| 2016 | -3.87 | Actual |
| 2015 | -3.69 | Actual |
| 2014 | -4.49 | Actual |
| 2013 | -8.91 | Actual |
| 2012 | -4.2 | Actual |
| 2011 | -4.85 | Actual |
| 2010 | -9.72 | Actual |
| 2009 | -5.92 | Actual |
| 2008 | -0.62 | Actual |
| 2007 | 2.83 | Actual |
| 2006 | 0.33 | Actual |
| 2005 | 0.99 | Actual |
| 2004 | 2.04 | Actual |
| 2003 | 5.32 | Actual |
| 2002 | 4.8 | Actual |
| 2001 | 3.81 | Actual |
| 2000 | 1.03 | Actual |
| 1999 | -0.59 | Actual |
| 1998 | -2.02 | Actual |
| 1997 | -0.7 | Actual |
| 1996 | -0.12 | Actual |
| 1995 | 0.06 | Actual |
| 1994 | -1.08 | Actual |
| 1993 | -0.79 | Actual |
| 1992 | -2.09 | Actual |
| 1991 | -2.35 | Actual |
| 1990 | -1.73 | Actual |
| 1989 | -2.16 | Actual |
| 1988 | -1.49 | Actual |
| 1987 | -3.21 | Actual |
| 1986 | -1.24 | Actual |
| 1985 | -0.29 | Actual |
| 1984 | 0.1 | Actual |
| 1983 | -0.55 | Actual |
| 1982 | -0.8 | Actual |
| 1981 | -0.88 | Actual |
| 1980 | -0.37 | Actual |
World ranking
World ranking — Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
Other indicators for this country
- Consumer Price Index
- Current Account Balance (USD)
- GDP Deflator
- Nominal GDP (LCU)
- Nominal GDP (USD)
- GDP per capita (LCU, current)
- GDP per capita (LCU, constant prices)
- GDP per capita (PPP, International $)
- GDP per capita (USD)
- GDP (PPP, International $)
- Real GDP (LCU, constant prices)
- General Government Gross Debt (% of GDP)
- General Government Gross Debt (LCU)
- Population, Total (millions)
Open Data (Linked Open Data)
Source
IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026) via ecodb.net