Net open position in foreign exchange to capital (%) in Congo
Congo: Net open position in foreign exchange to capital (%) was -6.2% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Net open position in foreign exchange to capital in Congo, 2010–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, net open position in foreign exchange to capital in Congo stood at -6.2%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 602.3% on the previous year and down 103.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net open position in foreign exchange to capital in Congo peaked at 408.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, -6.2%, in 2023.
Congo ranks 119th of 129 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net open position in foreign exchange to capital (%) in Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 383.2% | — |
| 2011 | 408.0% | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 276.2% | -32.3% |
| 2013 | 200.9% | -27.3% |
| 2014 | 23.1% | -88.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -96.6% |
| 2016 | -1.7% | -315.2% |
| 2017 | -0.6% | -64.2% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | -1131.7% |
| 2019 | -1.1% | -117.5% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | -618.7% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | -43.5% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -61.1% |
| 2023 | -6.2% | -602.3% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's -6.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.9%. (27 countries reporting)
- Congo's -6.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8%. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net open position in foreign exchange to capital (%) in Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +1131.7% | -0.6% | 6.2% |
| 2020 | +618.7% | -1.1% | 5.6% |
| 2023 | -602.3% | 1.2% | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 129.5% | -1.7% | 408.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | -6.2% | 5.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 116 Saudi Arabia -4.6% compare
- 117 Equatorial Guinea -5.9% compare
- 118 Uganda -6.0% compare
- 120 Kyrgyzstan -6.9% compare
- 121 Maldives -8.4% compare
- 122 Republic of Moldova -8.9% compare
- 122 Moldova -8.9% compare
More development goals data for Congo
- Red List Index 0.9635 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 216.48 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 227.31 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 11 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 10 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 7 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 3 (2025)
- Infant deaths 5,131 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net open position in foreign exchange to capital in Congo?
- Net open position in foreign exchange to capital in Congo was -6.2% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest net open position in foreign exchange to capital recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 408.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest net open position in foreign exchange to capital recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.2% in 2023.
- How does Congo rank for net open position in foreign exchange to capital?
- Congo ranks 119th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net open position in foreign exchange to capital rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 103.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Net open position in foreign exchange to capital (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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