Congo, Rep.'s gross fixed capital formation, private sector (current LCU) was 1.17 trillion in 2020, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 39.37% from 1.93 trillion in 2010 (4.88% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 1.17 trillion | 2020 |
| Five years earlier | 4.37 trillion | 2015 |
| Ten years earlier | 1.93 trillion | 2010 |
| Highest | 4.37 trillion | 2015 |
| Lowest | 64.81 billion | 1986 |
| Average since 2011 | 2.59 trillion | 2011–2020 |
| First recorded | 114.7 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2020, Congo, Rep.'s gross fixed capital formation, private sector (current LCU) fell 28.2% on 2019 (from 1.63 trillion to 1.17 trillion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1990 to 2019), the average change was +17.1% and a typical year strayed about 47.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 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 195.7% in 2007 and the biggest yearly fall was 50% in 2017. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2011 to 2020 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 19% of the movement over 10 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.
What this measures
Private investment covers outlays by the private sector (including private nonprofit agencies) on additions to its fixed domestic assets. 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 current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 36 values
| Year | Gross fixed capital formation, private sector (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 1,168,807,808,800 |
| 2019 | 1,628,254,714,500 |
| 2018 | 1,646,029,117,900 |
| 2017 | 1,918,238,986,700 |
| 2016 | 3,838,197,479,500 |
| 2015 | 4,365,865,732,100 |
| 2014 | 3,693,266,052,400 |
| 2013 | 3,178,137,886,900 |
| 2012 | 2,623,876,669,400 |
| 2011 | 1,845,117,991,100 |
Gross fixed capital formation, private sector (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Angola — 7.6 trillion (2024)
- Benin — 4.14 trillion (2025)
- Burkina Faso — 1.19 trillion (2022)
- Cameroon — 5.37 trillion (2025)
- Chad — 1.39 trillion (2025)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 31.41 trillion (2025)
- Côte d'Ivoire — 7.36 trillion (2025)
- Equatorial Guinea — 212.76 billion (2025)
- Ethiopia — 2.2 trillion (2025)
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 gross fixed capital formation, private sector (current LCU)?
- 1.17 trillion in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1985?
- It is up 919.01% from 114.7 billion in 1985 (6.86% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 4.37 trillion in 2015 and the lowest 64.81 billion in 1986.
- Is the latest change in gross fixed capital formation, private sector (current LCU) unusual for Congo, Rep.?
- In 2020, Congo, Rep.'s gross fixed capital formation, private sector (current LCU) fell 28.2% on 2019 (from 1.63 trillion to 1.17 trillion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1990 to 2019), the average change was +17.1% and a typical year strayed about 47.6% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 standard deviations below 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 NE.GDI.FPRV.CN, 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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