Inward Direct investment, Liabilities (gross), Debt instruments, All in Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo: Inward Direct investment, Liabilities (gross), Debt instruments, All was 3.00 billion in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
3.00 billion
Change on year
up 14.6%
World rank
84th
of 245 countries
All-time high
5.33 billion
in 2016
All-time low
215.94 million
in 2009
Years of data
16
2009–2024

Inward Direct investment, Liabilities (gross), Debt instruments, All in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2009–2024

02.0B4.0B6.0B2009201620242009: 215.9M2010: 599.9M2011: 657.5M2012: 1.6B2013: 812.1M2014: 437.4M2015: 3.7B2016: 5.3B2017: 4.6B2018: 1.5B2019: 1.6B2020: 2.6B2021: 2.9B2022: 2.6B2023: 2.6B2024: 3.0B

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for inward direct investment, liabilities (gross), debt instruments, all in Democratic Republic of Congo is 3.00 billion, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 14.6% on the previous year and up 585.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, inward direct investment, liabilities (gross), debt instruments, all in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 5.33 billion in 2016 and was at its lowest, 215.94 million, in 2009.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 84th of 245 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.

Inward Direct investment, Liabilities (gross), Debt instruments, All in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year

Annual values for Inward Direct investment, Liabilities (gross), Debt instruments, All entities (World, Derived using counterparty information) in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2009 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2009 215.94 million —
2010 599.93 million +177.8%
2011 657.53 million +9.6%
2012 1.60 billion +143.3%
2013 812.14 million -49.2%
2014 437.42 million -46.1%
2015 3.67 billion +739.2%
2016 5.33 billion +45.3%
2017 4.61 billion -13.5%
2018 1.47 billion -68.2%
2019 1.62 billion +10.4%
2020 2.57 billion +58.8%
2021 2.88 billion +12.1%
2022 2.58 billion -10.4%
2023 2.62 billion +1.4%
2024 3.00 billion +14.6%

Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries

  • Democratic Republic of Congo's 3.00 billion is above the median for low income countries, which is 369.56 million, 8.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Democratic Republic of Congo's 3.00 billion is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 652.16 million, 4.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Inward Direct investment, Liabilities (gross), Debt instruments, All in Democratic Republic of 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.

YearChange FromTo
2015 +739.2% 437.42 million 3.67 billion

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 215.94 million 215.94 million 215.94 million 1
2010s 2.08 billion 437.42 million 5.33 billion 10
2020s 2.73 billion 2.57 billion 3.00 billion 5

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo

  1. 81 Algeria 3.31 billion compare
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  3. 83 Ukraine 3.04 billion compare
  4. 85 Uruguay 2.98 billion compare
  5. 86 Latvia 2.93 billion compare
  6. 87 Myanmar 2.72 billion compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is inward direct investment, liabilities (gross), debt instruments, all in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Inward direct investment, liabilities (gross), debt instruments, all in Democratic Republic of Congo was 3.00 billion in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest inward direct investment, liabilities (gross), debt instruments, all recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The highest recorded value was 5.33 billion in 2016.
What is the lowest inward direct investment, liabilities (gross), debt instruments, all recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 215.94 million in 2009.
How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for inward direct investment, liabilities (gross), debt instruments, all?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 84th out of 245 countries with data for 2024.
Is inward direct investment, liabilities (gross), debt instruments, all rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 585.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Inward Direct investment, Liabilities (gross), Debt instruments, All entities (World, Derived using counterparty information). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Inward Direct investment, Liabilities (gross), Debt instruments, All entities (World, Derived using counterparty information)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
259 places, 4,144 data points, 2009–2024
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The Direct Investment Positions by Counterpart Economy dataset is based on information collected through an IMF-led global initiative on direct investment positions statistics (the Coordinated Direct Investment Survey, or CDIS). The purpose of this initiative is to enhance the quality and availability of direct investment position statistics by immediate counterpart economy and to support the objective of developing from-whom-to-whom cross-border data on direct investment positions. The DIP dataset includes (i) inward foreign direct investment positions by instrument (equity or debt) and by economy of immediate investor and (ii) outward direct investment positions by instrument (equity or debt) and by economy of immediate investment. In most instances the database contains separate data on net equity and net debt positions, as well as separate data on financial companies and fellow enterprises. The DIP dataset also includes mirror data which show values for the corresponding indicators as derived from data reported by the counterpart economies (referred to as data derived using counterparty information). These data can offer insights into inward and outward positions for economies that do not participate in the CDIS and/or do not collect direct investment positions by country or in total. For economies that do participate, these data can be used to cross-check and verify estimates and may help identify data gaps or errors at the counterpart economy level.