Congo vs Romania: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Congo
0.2%
in 2024
Romania
0.2%
in 2025
Congo rank
114th
Romania rank
112th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Congo
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Congo, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 114th and Romania ranks 112th of 189 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Romania |
| 1990s | -4.2% | 0.0% | 4.2% | Romania |
| 2000s | -2.0% | 0.1% | 2.1% | Romania |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 0.3% | 3.6% | Congo |
| 2020s | -1.6% | 0.5% | 2.1% | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Congo or Romania?
- Romania, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Congo and Romania?
- 0.0%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Romania?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Romania rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Congo ranks 114th and Romania ranks 112th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.