Gross capital formation in Congo
Congo: Gross capital formation was 29.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross capital formation in Congo, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross capital formation in Congo is 29.4%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 9.5% on the previous year and down 61.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation in Congo peaked at 76.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 14.1%, in 1989.
Congo ranks 41st of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Gross capital formation in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 53.2% | — |
| 1961 | 64.7% | +21.6% |
| 1962 | 36.3% | -43.9% |
| 1963 | 22.7% | -37.3% |
| 1964 | 20.3% | -10.7% |
| 1965 | 22.4% | +10.4% |
| 1966 | 30.3% | +34.9% |
| 1967 | 31.5% | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 29.6% | -6.1% |
| 1969 | 26.7% | -9.7% |
| 1970 | 24.2% | -9.3% |
| 1971 | 26.6% | +9.9% |
| 1972 | 29.1% | +9.3% |
| 1973 | 32.0% | +9.9% |
| 1974 | 35.1% | +9.7% |
| 1975 | 39.1% | +11.6% |
| 1976 | 31.0% | -20.7% |
| 1977 | 26.6% | -14.2% |
| 1978 | 27.3% | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 26.0% | -5.0% |
| 1980 | 35.8% | +37.8% |
| 1981 | 48.2% | +34.7% |
| 1982 | 59.7% | +24.0% |
| 1983 | 38.4% | -35.6% |
| 1984 | 30.4% | -20.9% |
| 1985 | 30.3% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 29.5% | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 19.7% | -33.0% |
| 1988 | 18.6% | -5.6% |
| 1989 | 14.1% | -24.1% |
| 1990 | 15.9% | +12.6% |
| 1991 | 20.5% | +29.1% |
| 1992 | 21.6% | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 29.5% | +36.6% |
| 1994 | 54.5% | +84.7% |
| 1995 | 36.6% | -32.9% |
| 1996 | 32.8% | -10.3% |
| 1997 | 22.2% | -32.2% |
| 1998 | 26.7% | +20.0% |
| 1999 | 27.8% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 22.6% | -18.5% |
| 2001 | 26.4% | +16.5% |
| 2002 | 23.4% | -11.2% |
| 2003 | 26.1% | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 22.5% | -13.7% |
| 2005 | 25.9% | +15.2% |
| 2006 | 28.3% | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 61.1% | +115.9% |
| 2008 | 42.1% | -31.1% |
| 2009 | 54.3% | +29.1% |
| 2010 | 47.2% | -13.1% |
| 2011 | 36.8% | -21.9% |
| 2012 | 43.8% | +18.9% |
| 2013 | 47.1% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 52.8% | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 76.8% | +45.3% |
| 2016 | 71.3% | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 45.9% | -35.6% |
| 2018 | 29.5% | -35.7% |
| 2019 | 25.9% | -12.3% |
| 2020 | 23.7% | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 22.0% | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 21.0% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 25.2% | +20.2% |
| 2024 | 26.8% | +6.5% |
| 2025 | 29.4% | +9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.8% | 20.3% | 64.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 29.7% | 24.2% | 39.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.5% | 14.1% | 59.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.8% | 15.9% | 54.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.3% | 22.5% | 61.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.7% | 25.9% | 76.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 21.0% | 29.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 38 Sri Lanka 29.6% compare
- 39 Switzerland 29.5% compare
- 40 Nepal 29.4% compare
- 42 Botswana 29.2% compare
- 43 Republic of Korea 29.1% compare
- 44 Lao People's Democratic Republic 29.0% 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)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 25.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5428 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 1,365 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 20.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 315.87 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 794,315 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2883 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation in Congo?
- Gross capital formation in Congo was 29.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross capital formation recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 76.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 1989.
- How does Congo rank for gross capital formation?
- Congo ranks 41st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross capital formation rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross capital formation (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.