Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) in Congo
Congo: Adjusted savings: gross savings was 1.71 billion current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2020)
1.71 billion current US$
Change on year
down 61.4%
World rank
134th
of 178 countries
All-time high
10.39 billion current US$
in 2013
All-time low
-48.71 million current US$
in 1995
Years of data
41
1978–2020
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Congo, 1978–2020
Source: World Bank national accounts data files. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Congo recorded 1.71 billion current US$ for adjusted savings: gross savings in 2020.
That represents a change of down 61.4% on the previous year and down 76.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings in Congo peaked at 10.39 billion current US$ in 2013 and was at its lowest, -48.71 million current US$, in 1995.
Congo ranks 134th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Congo, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 71.44 million current US$ | — |
| 1979 | 214.70 million current US$ | +200.5% |
| 1980 | 445.57 million current US$ | +107.5% |
| 1981 | 499.32 million current US$ | +12.1% |
| 1982 | 848.06 million current US$ | +69.8% |
| 1983 | 757.83 million current US$ | -10.6% |
| 1984 | 888.13 million current US$ | +17.2% |
| 1985 | 537.48 million current US$ | -39.5% |
| 1986 | 339.34 million current US$ | -36.9% |
| 1987 | 574.35 million current US$ | +69.3% |
| 1988 | 118.41 million current US$ | -79.4% |
| 1989 | 348.87 million current US$ | +194.6% |
| 1990 | 889.37 million current US$ | +154.9% |
| 1991 | 478.99 million current US$ | -46.1% |
| 1992 | 948.37 million current US$ | +98.0% |
| 1993 | 569.38 million current US$ | -40.0% |
| 1994 | 509.72 million current US$ | -10.5% |
| 1995 | -48.71 million current US$ | -109.6% |
| 1996 | -5.32 million current US$ | -89.1% |
| 1997 | 215.43 million current US$ | -4152.2% |
| 1998 | 117.44 million current US$ | -45.5% |
| 1999 | 416.37 million current US$ | +254.5% |
| 2000 | 1.17 billion current US$ | +180.4% |
| 2001 | 615.98 million current US$ | -47.2% |
| 2002 | 714.51 million current US$ | +16.0% |
| 2003 | 1.08 billion current US$ | +50.7% |
| 2004 | 793.78 million current US$ | -26.3% |
| 2005 | 2.17 billion current US$ | +173.9% |
| 2006 | 3.39 billion current US$ | +55.9% |
| 2007 | 2.93 billion current US$ | -13.6% |
| 2008 | 5.07 billion current US$ | +73.0% |
| 2009 | 3.91 billion current US$ | -22.9% |
| 2010 | 7.11 billion current US$ | +81.8% |
| 2011 | 7.84 billion current US$ | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 10.17 billion current US$ | +29.7% |
| 2013 | 10.39 billion current US$ | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 10.28 billion current US$ | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 4.81 billion current US$ | -53.2% |
| 2016 | 2.49 billion current US$ | -48.2% |
| 2019 | 4.42 billion current US$ | +77.4% |
| 2020 | 1.71 billion current US$ | -61.4% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 1.71 billion current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.62 billion current US$, 47% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Congo's 1.71 billion current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.33 billion current US$, 73% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: gross savings in Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +4152.2% | -5.32 million current US$ | 215.43 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 143.07 million current US$ | 71.44 million current US$ | 214.70 million current US$ | 2 |
| 1980s | 535.74 million current US$ | 118.41 million current US$ | 888.13 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 409.11 million current US$ | -48.71 million current US$ | 948.37 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.18 billion current US$ | 615.98 million current US$ | 5.07 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.19 billion current US$ | 2.49 billion current US$ | 10.39 billion current US$ | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.71 billion current US$ | 1.71 billion current US$ | 1.71 billion current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More economy & growth data for Congo
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.79 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.01 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 9.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1.88 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 1.37 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0119 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings in Congo?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings in Congo was 1.71 billion current US$ in 2020, according to World Bank national accounts data files.
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 10.39 billion current US$ in 2013.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was -48.71 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Congo rank for adjusted savings: gross savings?
- Congo ranks 134th out of 178 countries with data for 2020.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank national accounts data files, published as part of Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross savings are the difference between gross national income and public and private consumption, plus net current transfers.