Democratic Republic of Congo vs United States: Central government debt, total

Democratic Republic of Congo
21.12 trillion current LCU
in 2022
United States
33.92 trillion current LCU
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
11th
United States rank
9th

Central government debt, total over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • United States
010.0T20.0T30.0T198920062024

How they compare

United States currently reports 33.92 trillion current LCU against 21.12 trillion current LCU in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 12.80 trillion current LCU.

That makes United States's figure about 1.6 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Globally, Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 11th and United States ranks 9th of 83 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Central government debt, total (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
83 places, 1,590 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year. Central government is the part of general government that includes all administrative departments of the national executive, legislative, and judicial functions, other central agencies and those non-market producers controlled by the central government, whose competence extends normally over the whole economic territory. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.