Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Congo
Congo: Foreign direct investment, net inflows was 3.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Congo, 1970–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Congo recorded 3.8% for foreign direct investment, net inflows in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and down 76.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Congo peaked at 37.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, -17.3%, in 2020.
That places Congo 58th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.9% | — |
| 1971 | 15.1% | +715.1% |
| 1972 | 16.1% | +6.8% |
| 1973 | 12.6% | -21.9% |
| 1974 | 7.9% | -37.5% |
| 1975 | 2.0% | -74.5% |
| 1976 | 0.3% | -84.3% |
| 1977 | 0.3% | -17.7% |
| 1978 | 0.5% | +77.6% |
| 1979 | 1.4% | +198.3% |
| 1980 | 2.3% | +70.7% |
| 1981 | 1.5% | -34.1% |
| 1982 | 1.6% | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 2.7% | +63.4% |
| 1984 | 1.6% | -40.4% |
| 1985 | 0.6% | -63.1% |
| 1986 | 1.2% | +106.6% |
| 1987 | 1.9% | +55.8% |
| 1988 | 0.4% | -78.3% |
| 1989 | -0.3% | -172.5% |
| 1990 | 0.8% | -370.2% |
| 1991 | 1.2% | +49.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | -92.2% |
| 1993 | 10.7% | +11312.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -98.4% |
| 1995 | 5.3% | +3054.1% |
| 1996 | 2.5% | -53.9% |
| 1997 | -2.1% | -186.2% |
| 1998 | -8.7% | +310.9% |
| 1999 | -2.9% | -66.7% |
| 2000 | -3.0% | +4.8% |
| 2001 | -4.8% | +59.3% |
| 2002 | 6.6% | -236.1% |
| 2003 | 6.3% | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | -69.7% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | +533.7% |
| 2006 | 18.4% | +53.1% |
| 2007 | 16.2% | -12.1% |
| 2008 | 16.7% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 12.2% | -26.9% |
| 2010 | 11.6% | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | -83.5% |
| 2012 | -0.4% | -120.5% |
| 2013 | 10.5% | -2773.0% |
| 2014 | 16.1% | +54.2% |
| 2015 | 34.4% | +113.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -98.7% |
| 2017 | 37.3% | +7961.6% |
| 2018 | 29.2% | -21.7% |
| 2019 | -10.2% | -135.0% |
| 2020 | -17.3% | +69.3% |
| 2021 | -2.2% | -87.5% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | -255.8% |
| 2023 | 4.1% | +21.5% |
| 2024 | 3.8% | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.8% | 0.3% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.4% | -0.3% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | -8.7% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.3% | -4.8% | 18.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | -10.2% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.6% | -17.3% | 4.1% | 5 |
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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)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 54,173 constant LCU per person (2020)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual -7.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.3561 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 895.55 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual -11.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 207.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 521,149 current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in Congo?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Congo was 3.8% in 2024, according to International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 37.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.3% in 2020.
- How does Congo rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Congo ranks 58th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.