Congo, Dem. Rep.'s gross fixed capital formation (constant LCU) was 5.08 trillion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 90.12% from 2.67 trillion in 2015 (6.64% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 5.08 trillion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 2.57 trillion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 2.67 trillion | 2015 |
| Highest | 6.07 trillion | 2024 |
| Lowest | 569.34 billion | 2000 |
| Average since 2016 | 4.15 trillion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 773.72 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Congo, Dem. Rep.'s gross fixed capital formation (constant LCU) fell 16.4% on 2024 (from 6.07 trillion to 5.08 trillion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +9.1% and a typical year strayed about 22.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 84.1% in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 23.6% in 2019. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 381.59 billion a year. A straight line explains 68% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Congo, Dem. Rep. had the 27th highest value of the 123 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Congo, Dem. Rep. in the 2025 ranking
What this measures
Gross fixed capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of fixed assets during the accounting period, including certain specified expenditures on services that add to the value of non-produced assets. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 33 values
| Year | Gross fixed capital formation (constant LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5,075,951,261,400 |
| 2024 | 6,073,192,796,500 |
| 2023 | 5,428,984,743,100 |
| 2022 | 5,796,053,537,600 |
| 2021 | 4,726,656,879,400 |
| 2020 | 2,567,292,150,500 |
| 2019 | 2,516,502,385,400 |
| 2018 | 3,294,074,116,800 |
| 2017 | 3,042,877,952,900 |
| 2016 | 2,956,196,241,100 |
Gross fixed capital formation (constant LCU) in nearby economies
- Angola — 2.64 trillion (2024)
- Benin — 3.49 trillion (2025)
- Botswana — 44.87 billion (2025)
- Burkina Faso — 2.79 trillion (2025)
- Cameroon — 5.49 trillion (2025)
- Central African Republic — 123.67 billion (2025)
- Chad — 1.84 trillion (2025)
- Comoros — 94.58 billion (2025)
- Congo, Rep. — 1.45 trillion (2025)
- Côte d'Ivoire
More economic policy & debt data for Congo, Dem. Rep.
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$) — US$28.48 billion (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant LCU) — 13.49 trillion (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$) — US$30.49 billion (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) — 8.25 trillion (2025)
- GDP (current US$) — US$91.03 billion (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 243.66 trillion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$64.04 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 18.51 trillion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$806.78 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Congo, Dem. Rep.'s gross fixed capital formation (constant LCU)?
- 5.08 trillion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1993?
- It is up 556.05% from 773.72 billion in 1993 (6.05% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 6.07 trillion in 2024 and the lowest 569.34 billion in 2000.
- How does Congo, Dem. Rep. rank?
- 27th highest of 123 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in gross fixed capital formation (constant LCU) unusual for Congo, Dem. Rep.?
- In 2025, Congo, Dem. Rep.'s gross fixed capital formation (constant LCU) fell 16.4% on 2024 (from 6.07 trillion to 5.08 trillion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +9.1% and a typical year strayed about 22.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.GDI.FTOT.KN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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