Congo - Foreign direct investment

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) in Congo was $27,173,340 as of 2020. Over the past 42 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $1,282,402,000 in 2013 and ($587,173,100) in 1999.

Definition: Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.

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Year Value
1978 $0
1979 $0
1980 $0
1981 $2,414,000
1982 $2,994,000
1983 $3,443,000
1984 $3,753,000
1985 $1,511,000
1986 ($67,000)
1987 $80,000
1988 $309,000
1989 ($419,000)
1990 $3,793,000
1991 $1,309,000
1992 $1,208,000
1993 $1,129,000
1994 ($912,000)
1995 ($10,618,080)
1996 ($10,542,420)
1997 ($124,875,500)
1998 ($210,578,200)
1999 ($587,173,100)
2000 ($259,956,700)
2001 ($206,702,600)
2002 ($127,827,100)
2003 ($101,858,200)
2004 $101,460,400
2005 $287,410,700
2006 $0
2007 ($45,258,720)
2008 ($91,758,640)
2009 ($89,543,050)
2010 $592,308,900
2011 $99,829,170
2012 $220,444,700
2013 $1,282,402,000
2014 $1,249,285,000
2015 $549,211,700
2016 $1,196,935,000
2017 $44,933,600
2018 $13,614,870
2019 $22,645,840
2020 $27,173,340

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP)

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP) in Congo was 0.27 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 42 years was 11.72 in 2016, while its lowest value was -24.94 in 1999.

Definition: Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world, and is divided by GDP.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.

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Year Value
1978 0.00
1979 0.00
1980 0.00
1981 0.12
1982 0.14
1983 0.16
1984 0.17
1985 0.07
1986 0.00
1987 0.00
1988 0.01
1989 -0.02
1990 0.14
1991 0.05
1992 0.04
1993 0.04
1994 -0.05
1995 -0.50
1996 -0.41
1997 -5.38
1998 -10.80
1999 -24.94
2000 -8.05
2001 -7.39
2002 -4.21
2003 -2.91
2004 2.18
2005 4.32
2006 0.00
2007 -0.52
2008 -0.79
2009 -0.92
2010 4.51
2011 0.64
2012 1.25
2013 7.14
2014 6.98
2015 4.62
2016 11.72
2017 0.41
2018 0.10
2019 0.18
2020 0.27

Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$) in Congo was $1,146,360,000 as of 2016. Over the past 38 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $1,146,360,000 in 2016 and ($3,728,907,000) in 2015.

Definition: Foreign direct investment are 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 total net FDI. In BPM6, financial account balances are calculated as the change in assets minus the change in liabilities. Net FDI outflows are assets and net FDI inflows are liabilities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

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Year Value
1978 ($4,050,416)
1979 ($16,481,630)
1980 ($40,032,270)
1981 ($30,842,950)
1982 ($35,349,300)
1983 ($56,079,520)
1984 ($34,948,540)
1985 ($12,689,670)
1986 ($22,439,700)
1987 ($43,448,960)
1988 ($9,095,237)
1989 $0
1990 $0
1991 $0
1992 $0
1993 $0
1994 $0
1995 ($123,400,200)
1996 ($72,970,040)
1997 ($75,674,700)
1998 ($40,913,510)
1999 ($518,899,600)
2000 ($162,058,800)
2001 ($71,341,410)
2002 ($326,982,600)
2003 ($321,403,800)
2004 $13,061,140
2005 ($513,585,500)
2006 ($1,487,693,000)
2007 ($1,467,629,000)
2008 ($2,031,879,000)
2009 ($1,273,828,000)
2010 ($928,436,000)
2011 ($198,458,800)
2012 $289,698,600
2013 ($595,923,400)
2014 ($1,637,972,000)
2015 ($3,728,907,000)
2016 $1,146,360,000

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) in Congo was $4,015,532,000 as of 2020. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $4,416,954,000 in 2017 and ($169,664,700) in 1998.

Definition: Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.

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Year Value
1970 $5,100,000
1971 $48,700,000
1972 $66,300,000
1973 $68,300,000
1974 $46,100,000
1975 $15,400,000
1976 $2,380,000
1977 $1,986,324
1978 $4,050,416
1979 $16,481,630
1980 $40,032,270
1981 $30,842,950
1982 $35,349,300
1983 $56,079,520
1984 $34,948,540
1985 $12,689,670
1986 $22,439,700
1987 $43,448,960
1988 $9,095,237
1989 ($7,125,213)
1990 $22,551,560
1991 $32,753,530
1992 $2,739,033
1993 $286,054,300
1994 $2,990,000
1995 $112,782,100
1996 $62,427,620
1997 ($49,200,800)
1998 ($169,664,700)
1999 ($68,273,610)
2000 ($97,897,930)
2001 ($135,361,200)
2002 $199,155,500
2003 $219,545,600
2004 $88,399,290
2005 $800,996,200
2006 $1,487,693,000
2007 $1,422,371,000
2008 $1,940,120,000
2009 $1,184,285,000
2010 $1,520,745,000
2011 $298,288,000
2012 ($69,253,910)
2013 $1,878,326,000
2014 $2,887,257,000
2015 $4,278,118,000
2016 $50,574,340
2017 $4,416,954,000
2018 $4,315,251,000
2019 $3,366,085,000
2020 $4,015,532,000

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in Congo was 39.42 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 39.83 in 2017, while its lowest value was -8.70 in 1998.

Definition: Foreign direct investment are 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.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, World Bank, International Debt Statistics, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

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Year Value
1970 1.85
1971 15.12
1972 16.14
1973 12.60
1974 7.88
1975 2.01
1976 0.32
1977 0.26
1978 0.46
1979 1.37
1980 2.35
1981 1.55
1982 1.64
1983 2.67
1984 1.59
1985 0.59
1986 1.21
1987 1.89
1988 0.41
1989 -0.30
1990 0.81
1991 1.20
1992 0.09
1993 10.66
1994 0.17
1995 5.33
1996 2.46
1997 -2.12
1998 -8.70
1999 -2.90
2000 -3.03
2001 -4.84
2002 6.56
2003 6.27
2004 1.90
2005 12.05
2006 18.45
2007 16.22
2008 16.72
2009 12.23
2010 11.58
2011 1.91
2012 -0.39
2013 10.46
2014 16.14
2015 35.99
2016 0.50
2017 39.83
2018 31.57
2019 26.40
2020 39.42

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments