Congo, Rep.'s foreign direct investment, net (current US$, BoP) was US$330.18 million in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 266.15% from −US$198.72 million in 2011.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$330.18 million | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | US$1.15 billion | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | −US$198.72 million | 2011 |
| Highest | US$1.85 billion | 2019 |
| Lowest | −US$3.73 billion | 2015 |
| Average since 2012 | −US$168.43 million | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | −US$4.05 million |
What the numbers say
In 2021, Congo, Rep.'s foreign direct investment, net (current US$, BoP) fell US$671.8 million on 2020 (from US$1 billion to US$330.18 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1981 to 2020), the average change was +US$15.11 million and a typical year strayed about US$1.09 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations below 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 US$4.88 billion in 2016 and the biggest yearly fall was US$2.09 billion in 2015. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2012 to 2021 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 20% of the movement over 8 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
Closest to Congo, Rep. in the 2021 ranking
- Tuvalu — 2nd of 2: −US$915,228
What this measures
Foreign direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the voting power is evidence of a direct investment relationship. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 36 values
| Year | Foreign direct investment, net (current US$, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 330,178,308 |
| 2020 | 1,001,980,582 |
| 2019 | 1,850,224,651 |
| 2018 | no data |
| 2017 | no data |
| 2016 | 1,147,138,979 |
| 2015 | -3,730,406,566 |
| 2014 | -1,640,153,879 |
| 2013 | -596,092,780 |
| 2012 | 289,682,037 |
Foreign direct investment, net (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies
- Angola — −US$2.09 billion (2025)
- Benin — −US$429.95 million (2023)
- Botswana — US$773.32 million (2025)
- Burkina Faso — US$259.26 million (2024)
- Burundi — −US$31.21 million (2025)
- Cabo Verde — −US$128.14 million (2025)
- Cameroon — −US$824.8 million (2024)
- Comoros — −US$5.35 million (2023)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — −US$1.87 billion (2025)
- Côte d'Ivoire
More economic policy & debt data for Congo, Rep.
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$2.43 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 1.41 trillion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$927.34 million (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 337.74 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 14.88% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$8.36 billion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 4.86 trillion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Congo, Rep.'s foreign direct investment, net (current US$, BoP)?
- US$330.18 million in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1978?
- It is up 8,252% from −US$4.05 million in 1978. The highest value was US$1.85 billion in 2019 and the lowest −US$3.73 billion in 2015.
- Is the latest change in foreign direct investment, net (current US$, BoP) unusual for Congo, Rep.?
- In 2021, Congo, Rep.'s foreign direct investment, net (current US$, BoP) fell US$671.8 million on 2020 (from US$1 billion to US$330.18 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1981 to 2020), the average change was +US$15.11 million and a typical year strayed about US$1.09 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
- Where does this data come from?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BN.KLT.DINV.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) 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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