Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Congo
Congo: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita was 95.31 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Congo, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2024, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Congo stood at 95.31 BoP, current US$ per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 83.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Congo peaked at 839.58 BoP, current US$ per person in 2015 and was at its lowest, -344.73 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2020.
Congo ranks 114th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Congo, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.65 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 33.8 BoP, current US$ per person | +826.1% |
| 1972 | 44.6 BoP, current US$ per person | +32.0% |
| 1973 | 44.53 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 29.13 BoP, current US$ per person | -34.6% |
| 1975 | 9.47 BoP, current US$ per person | -67.5% |
| 1976 | 1.43 BoP, current US$ per person | -84.9% |
| 1977 | 1.16 BoP, current US$ per person | -18.5% |
| 1978 | 2.32 BoP, current US$ per person | +99.2% |
| 1979 | 9.22 BoP, current US$ per person | +297.7% |
| 1980 | 21.89 BoP, current US$ per person | +137.5% |
| 1981 | 16.5 BoP, current US$ per person | -24.6% |
| 1982 | 18.5 BoP, current US$ per person | +12.2% |
| 1983 | 28.75 BoP, current US$ per person | +55.4% |
| 1984 | 17.48 BoP, current US$ per person | -39.2% |
| 1985 | 6.16 BoP, current US$ per person | -64.7% |
| 1986 | 10.58 BoP, current US$ per person | +71.7% |
| 1987 | 19.9 BoP, current US$ per person | +88.1% |
| 1988 | 4.05 BoP, current US$ per person | -79.7% |
| 1989 | -3.08 BoP, current US$ per person | -176.1% |
| 1990 | 9.47 BoP, current US$ per person | -407.6% |
| 1991 | 13.37 BoP, current US$ per person | +41.2% |
| 1992 | 1.09 BoP, current US$ per person | -91.9% |
| 1993 | 110.23 BoP, current US$ per person | +10039.2% |
| 1994 | 1.12 BoP, current US$ per person | -99.0% |
| 1995 | 41.02 BoP, current US$ per person | +3567.3% |
| 1996 | 22.08 BoP, current US$ per person | -46.2% |
| 1997 | -17.04 BoP, current US$ per person | -177.1% |
| 1998 | -57.47 BoP, current US$ per person | +237.3% |
| 1999 | -22.52 BoP, current US$ per person | -60.8% |
| 2000 | -31.14 BoP, current US$ per person | +38.3% |
| 2001 | -41.4 BoP, current US$ per person | +32.9% |
| 2002 | 59.72 BoP, current US$ per person | -244.2% |
| 2003 | 63.86 BoP, current US$ per person | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 24.84 BoP, current US$ per person | -61.1% |
| 2005 | 216.78 BoP, current US$ per person | +772.8% |
| 2006 | 388.03 BoP, current US$ per person | +79.0% |
| 2007 | 357.81 BoP, current US$ per person | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 473.55 BoP, current US$ per person | +32.3% |
| 2009 | 277.74 BoP, current US$ per person | -41.4% |
| 2010 | 341.13 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.8% |
| 2011 | 64.79 BoP, current US$ per person | -81.0% |
| 2012 | -14.61 BoP, current US$ per person | -122.5% |
| 2013 | 386.83 BoP, current US$ per person | -2748.0% |
| 2014 | 581.02 BoP, current US$ per person | +50.2% |
| 2015 | 839.58 BoP, current US$ per person | +44.5% |
| 2016 | 9.69 BoP, current US$ per person | -98.8% |
| 2017 | 825.44 BoP, current US$ per person | +8418.1% |
| 2018 | 787.01 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.7% |
| 2019 | -254.19 BoP, current US$ per person | -132.3% |
| 2020 | -344.73 BoP, current US$ per person | +35.6% |
| 2021 | -54.34 BoP, current US$ per person | -84.2% |
| 2022 | 88.19 BoP, current US$ per person | -262.3% |
| 2023 | 101.32 BoP, current US$ per person | +14.9% |
| 2024 | 95.31 BoP, current US$ per person | -5.9% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 95.31 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49.3 BoP, current US$ per person, 1.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's 95.31 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34.02 BoP, current US$ per person, 2.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita in Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +10039.2% | 1.09 BoP, current US$ per person | 110.23 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2017 | +8418.1% | 9.69 BoP, current US$ per person | 825.44 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1995 | +3567.3% | 1.12 BoP, current US$ per person | 41.02 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2013 | +2748.0% | -14.61 BoP, current US$ per person | 386.83 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1971 | +826.1% | 3.65 BoP, current US$ per person | 33.8 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2005 | +772.8% | 24.84 BoP, current US$ per person | 216.78 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.93 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.16 BoP, current US$ per person | 44.6 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.07 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.08 BoP, current US$ per person | 28.75 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.14 BoP, current US$ per person | -57.47 BoP, current US$ per person | 110.23 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 178.98 BoP, current US$ per person | -41.4 BoP, current US$ per person | 473.55 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 356.67 BoP, current US$ per person | -254.19 BoP, current US$ per person | 839.58 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | -22.85 BoP, current US$ per person | -344.73 BoP, current US$ per person | 101.32 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 111 Guatemala 100.4 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 112 Equatorial Guinea 99.34 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 113 Cote d'Ivoire 97.75 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 115 Guinea 95.01 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 116 Vanuatu 88.05 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 117 Morocco 86.35 BoP, current US$ per person compare
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 foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Congo?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita in Congo was 95.31 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 839.58 BoP, current US$ per person in 2015.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was -344.73 BoP, current US$ per person in 2020.
- How does Congo rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Congo ranks 114th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 83.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.