Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Congo
Congo: Net investment in nonfinancial assets was 3.1% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Congo, 2001–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Congo recorded 3.1% for net investment in nonfinancial assets in 2021.
The figure is down 55.9% on the previous year and down 76.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net investment in nonfinancial assets in Congo peaked at 23.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2018.
That places Congo 69th out of 156 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Congo, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 10.0% | — |
| 2002 | 9.1% | -9.3% |
| 2003 | 5.2% | -42.8% |
| 2004 | 9.2% | +76.6% |
| 2005 | 6.5% | -29.6% |
| 2006 | 8.3% | +29.0% |
| 2007 | 8.6% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 8.4% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 8.9% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 12.9% | +55.2% |
| 2012 | 16.4% | +27.0% |
| 2013 | 17.7% | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 23.4% | +31.9% |
| 2015 | 14.3% | -39.0% |
| 2016 | 8.9% | -37.7% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | -32.8% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | -71.2% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | +68.5% |
| 2020 | 7.0% | +140.3% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | -55.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.2% | 5.2% | 10.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 1.7% | 23.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 3.1% | 7.0% | 2 |
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More public sector data for Congo
- Arms imports 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.5091 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -66.67 % change on previous year (2015)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 3.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2021)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 28.75 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0116 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -36.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 182.04 million current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 8.78 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net investment in nonfinancial assets in Congo?
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Congo was 3.1% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 23.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2018.
- How does Congo rank for net investment in nonfinancial assets?
- Congo ranks 69th out of 156 countries with data for 2021.
- Is net investment in nonfinancial assets rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net investment in government nonfinancial assets includes fixed assets, inventories, valuables, and nonproduced assets. Nonfinancial assets are stores of value and provide benefits either through their use in the production of goods and services or in the form of property income and holding gains. Net investment in nonfinancial assets also includes consumption of fixed capital. 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.