Net official development assistance received (% of gross capital) in Congo
Congo: Net official development assistance received (% of gross capital) was 7.0% in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Net official development assistance received in Congo, 1960–2011
Source: Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and World Bank GCF estimates. Measured in % of gross capital formation.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net official development assistance received in Congo is 7.0%, measured in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 86.9% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net official development assistance received in Congo peaked at 116.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1960.
Congo ranks 38th of 49 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net official development assistance received (% of gross capital) in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of gross capital formation | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0% | — |
| 1961 | 0.2% | +578.8% |
| 1962 | 5.1% | +2521.4% |
| 1963 | 14.4% | +184.0% |
| 1964 | 47.1% | +226.4% |
| 1965 | 35.6% | -24.3% |
| 1966 | 37.7% | +5.9% |
| 1967 | 25.1% | -33.4% |
| 1968 | 28.8% | +14.4% |
| 1969 | 24.3% | -15.6% |
| 1970 | 23.1% | -4.7% |
| 1971 | 20.0% | -13.3% |
| 1972 | 19.3% | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 15.4% | -20.5% |
| 1974 | 18.4% | +19.9% |
| 1975 | 18.6% | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 31.1% | +66.6% |
| 1977 | 23.6% | -23.8% |
| 1978 | 33.4% | +41.3% |
| 1979 | 29.0% | -13.3% |
| 1980 | 14.9% | -48.4% |
| 1981 | 8.4% | -43.9% |
| 1982 | 7.1% | -15.0% |
| 1983 | 13.3% | +86.9% |
| 1984 | 14.5% | +8.7% |
| 1985 | 10.5% | -27.2% |
| 1986 | 19.7% | +86.7% |
| 1987 | 30.3% | +54.1% |
| 1988 | 21.0% | -30.7% |
| 1989 | 26.8% | +27.5% |
| 1990 | 48.8% | +81.9% |
| 1991 | 23.8% | -51.2% |
| 1992 | 17.8% | -25.2% |
| 1993 | 21.6% | +21.3% |
| 1994 | 37.5% | +73.6% |
| 1995 | 16.1% | -57.0% |
| 1996 | 51.5% | +219.4% |
| 1997 | 52.0% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 12.5% | -76.0% |
| 1999 | 21.5% | +72.1% |
| 2000 | 4.4% | -79.5% |
| 2001 | 10.0% | +127.8% |
| 2002 | 8.2% | -18.6% |
| 2003 | 7.6% | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 11.0% | +45.5% |
| 2005 | 116.0% | +951.5% |
| 2006 | 15.4% | -86.7% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | -58.0% |
| 2008 | 22.3% | +244.7% |
| 2009 | 13.1% | -41.3% |
| 2010 | 53.2% | +306.0% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | -86.9% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 7.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 26.4%, 26% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Congo's 7.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 34.7%, 20% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net official development assistance received (% of gross capital) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +2521.4% | 0.2% | 5.1% |
| 2005 | +951.5% | 11.0% | 116.0% |
| 1961 | +578.8% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.8% | 0.0% | 47.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 23.2% | 15.4% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.7% | 7.1% | 30.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.3% | 12.5% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.5% | 4.4% | 116.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 7.0% | 53.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More external debt data for Congo
- Net financial flows, IBRD 68.55 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita -0.1242 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP -0.0001 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 28.85 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 13.79 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0056 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 179.86 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 800.99 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 6.39 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 6.39 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net official development assistance received in Congo?
- Net official development assistance received in Congo was 7.0% in 2011, according to Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and World Bank GCF estimates.
- What is the highest net official development assistance received recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 116.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest net official development assistance received recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1960.
- How does Congo rank for net official development assistance received?
- Congo ranks 38th out of 49 countries with data for 2011.
- Is net official development assistance received rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, and World Bank GCF estimates, published as part of Net official development assistance received (% of gross capital formation). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Aid includes both official development assistance (ODA) and official aid. Ratios are computed using values in U.S. dollars converted at official exchange rates.