Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Congo
Congo: Getting credit: Credit registry coverage was 13.2% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Congo, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting credit: credit registry coverage in Congo is 13.2%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 6.5% on the previous year and up 340.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit registry coverage in Congo peaked at 13.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2004.
Congo ranks 56th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.1% | — |
| 2005 | 2.3% | +2200.0% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | -39.1% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | +71.4% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | +182.8% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 9.0% | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 9.4% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | +16.0% |
| 2016 | 12.2% | +11.9% |
| 2017 | 11.9% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 12.4% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 13.2% | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 0.1% | 3.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 2.9% | 13.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More private sector data for Congo
- Merchandise trade 94.4% (2025)
- Food imports 21.2% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 71.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 7.90 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.2% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 10.3% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 7.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,157 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4599 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -4.57 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit registry coverage in Congo?
- Getting credit: credit registry coverage in Congo was 13.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2004.
- How does Congo rank for getting credit: credit registry coverage?
- Congo ranks 56th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit: credit registry coverage rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 340.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit registry coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit registry’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the registry in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.