Congo, Dem. Rep.: Gross savings (% of GNI)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Congo, Dem. Rep.'s gross savings (% of GNI) rose 1.35 percentage points on 2024 (from 28.44% to 29.79%).

Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2024), the average change was +0.71 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 4.25 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 12.53 percentage points in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 9.63 percentage points 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 1.15 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 37% 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 20th highest value of the 100 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

• Sri Lanka — 16th of 100: 31.81%
• Türkiye — 17th of 100: 30.38%
• Samoa — 18th of 100: 30.08%
• Morocco — 20th of 100: 29.79%
• Uzbekistan — 21st of 100: 29.53%
• Botswana — 22nd of 100: 29.3%

What this measures

Savings is an amount that represents the part of disposable income (adjusted for the change in pension entitlements) that is not spent on final consumption. Gross savings are calculated as gross national income less total consumption, plus net transfers. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 21 values

Gross savings (% of GNI) in nearby economies

• Angola — 16.96% (2024)
• Benin — 30.55% (2023)
• Botswana — 29.3% (2025)
• Burkina Faso — 16.88% (2024)
• Burundi — 43.16% (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 21.42% (2025)
• Cameroon — 15.87% (2024)
• Comoros — 11.99% (2023)
• Congo, Rep. — 35.62% (2021)
• Côte d'Ivoire — 17.94% (2024)
• Eswatini — 20.83% (2024)
• Ethiopia

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)

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Questions people ask

What is Congo, Dem. Rep.'s gross savings (% of GNI)?

29.79% in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2005?

It is up 14.86 percentage points from 14.94% in 2005. The highest value was 32.67% in 2021 and the lowest 12.86% in 2009.

How does Congo, Dem. Rep. rank?

20th highest of 100 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in gross savings (% of GNI) unusual for Congo, Dem. Rep.?

In 2025, Congo, Dem. Rep.'s gross savings (% of GNI) rose 1.35 percentage points on 2024 (from 28.44% to 29.79%). Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2024), the average change was +0.71 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 4.25 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GNS.ICTR.GN.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; 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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