Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Congo
Congo: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre was 0.0018 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Congo, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Congo recorded 0.0018 million USD per square kilometre for total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.7% on the previous year and down 79.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Congo peaked at 0.0153 million USD per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, -0 million USD per square kilometre, in 2004.
That places Congo 129th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Congo, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | +45.2% |
| 1992 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -91.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | +10343.6% |
| 1994 | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -99.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | +3974.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | -40.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -58.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre | +1488.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | -68.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | -53.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | +77.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | +136.2% |
| 2004 | -0 million USD per square kilometre | -102.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0017 million USD per square kilometre | -6994.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0025 million USD per square kilometre | +43.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0059 million USD per square kilometre | +141.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0079 million USD per square kilometre | +33.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0044 million USD per square kilometre | -44.1% |
| 2010 | 0.007 million USD per square kilometre | +57.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0039 million USD per square kilometre | -43.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0023 million USD per square kilometre | -41.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0091 million USD per square kilometre | +298.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0118 million USD per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0153 million USD per square kilometre | +29.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0047 million USD per square kilometre | -69.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0129 million USD per square kilometre | +174.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0126 million USD per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0099 million USD per square kilometre | -22.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0118 million USD per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0016 million USD per square kilometre | -86.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0016 million USD per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0018 million USD per square kilometre | +17.7% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.0018 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0026 million USD per square kilometre, 72% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.0018 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre, 94% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre 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 | +10343.6% | 0 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2005 | +6994.1% | -0 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0017 million USD per square kilometre |
| 1995 | +3974.1% | 0 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre |
| 1999 | +1488.4% | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | 0 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0024 million USD per square kilometre | -0 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0079 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.009 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0023 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0153 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0042 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0016 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0118 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 126 Belize 0.0022 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 127 Nigeria 0.0021 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 128 Mongolia 0.002 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 130 Eswatini 0.0017 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 131 Cameroon 0.0017 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 132 Zimbabwe 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre 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 total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Congo?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Congo was 0.0018 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0153 million USD per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was -0 million USD per square kilometre in 2004.
- How does Congo rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 129th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.9%. 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 Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.