Insurance and financial services in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Insurance and financial services was 20.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Insurance and financial services in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, 2005–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
In 2025, insurance and financial services in Congo, Democratic Republic of the stood at 20.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.5% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insurance and financial services in Congo, Democratic Republic of the peaked at 25.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 2005.
That places Congo, Democratic Republic of the 7th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Insurance and financial services in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 11.1% | — |
| 2006 | 15.8% | +42.9% |
| 2007 | 16.8% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 16.0% | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 15.9% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 14.4% | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 14.5% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 24.6% | +69.8% |
| 2013 | 20.7% | -15.6% |
| 2014 | 17.8% | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 23.1% | +29.8% |
| 2016 | 19.0% | -17.5% |
| 2017 | 25.8% | +35.3% |
| 2018 | 22.5% | -12.7% |
| 2019 | 24.3% | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 23.5% | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 20.6% | -12.4% |
| 2022 | 19.0% | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 19.3% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 22.8% | +18.1% |
| 2025 | 20.0% | -12.5% |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the compared with similar countries
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the's 20.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.2%, 4.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the's 20.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.5%, 3.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.1% | 11.1% | 16.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 14.4% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 19.0% | 23.5% | 6 |
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More private sector data for Congo, Democratic Republic of the
- Merchandise trade 66.1% (2025)
- Food imports 4.8% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 50.2% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 28.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.6% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 17.9% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 32.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 284.49 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3526 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.36 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insurance and financial services in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Insurance and financial services in Congo, Democratic Republic of the was 20.0% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest insurance and financial services recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The highest recorded value was 25.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest insurance and financial services recorded in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 2005.
- How does Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank for insurance and financial services?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 7th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is insurance and financial services rising or falling in Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo, Democratic Republic of the data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Financial services covers services related to financial intermediation, financial risk management, liquidity transformation or auxiliary financial activities. It also includes insurance and pension scheme services which are services related to providing life insurance and annuities, non-life insurance, reinsurance, pensions, standardised guarantees and auxiliary services to insurance, pension schemes, and standardised guarantee schemes. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.