Budgetary investment in Congo

Congo: Budgetary investment was 690.00 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
690.00 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 34.1%
World rank
10th
of 51 countries
All-time high
690.00 billion current LCU
in 2011
All-time low
1.10 billion current LCU
in 1991
Years of data
33
1979–2011

Budgetary investment in Congo, 1979–2011

0200.0B400.0B600.0B1979199520111979: 11.3B current LCU1980: 49.1B current LCU1981: 100.6B current LCU1982: 198.4B current LCU1983: 172.5B current LCU1984: 166.3B current LCU1985: 162.2B current LCU1986: 63.8B current LCU1987: 30.4B current LCU1988: 30.3B current LCU1989: 20.9B current LCU1990: 1.9B current LCU1991: 1.1B current LCU1992: 5.9B current LCU1993: 12.6B current LCU1994: 18.2B current LCU1995: 21.8B current LCU1996: 51.4B current LCU1997: 42.0B current LCU1998: 50.5B current LCU1999: 81.9B current LCU2000: 144.6B current LCU2001: 200.4B current LCU2002: 158.1B current LCU2003: 111.0B current LCU2004: 128.4B current LCU2005: 153.9B current LCU2006: 352.9B current LCU2007: 372.0B current LCU2008: 389.6B current LCU2009: 469.3B current LCU2010: 514.6B current LCU2011: 690.0B current LCU

Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

In 2011, budgetary investment in Congo stood at 690.00 billion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

That represents a change of up 34.1% on the previous year and up 244.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, budgetary investment in Congo peaked at 690.00 billion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.10 billion current LCU, in 1991.

That places Congo 10th out of 51 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 11.30 billion current LCU 11.30 billion current LCU 11.30 billion current LCU 1
1980s 99.45 billion current LCU 20.90 billion current LCU 198.40 billion current LCU 10
1990s 28.73 billion current LCU 1.10 billion current LCU 81.90 billion current LCU 10
2000s 248.02 billion current LCU 111.00 billion current LCU 469.30 billion current LCU 10
2010s 602.30 billion current LCU 514.60 billion current LCU 690.00 billion current LCU 2

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 7 Madagascar 948.60 billion current LCU compare
  2. 8 Angola 846.26 billion current LCU compare
  3. 9 Sierra Leone 731.42 billion current LCU compare
  4. 11 Gabon 687.00 billion current LCU compare
  5. 12 Senegal 520.00 billion current LCU compare
  6. 13 Nigeria 401.00 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 51 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is budgetary investment in Congo?
Budgetary investment in Congo was 690.00 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest budgetary investment recorded in Congo?
The highest recorded value was 690.00 billion current LCU in 2011.
What is the lowest budgetary investment recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 1.10 billion current LCU in 1991.
How does Congo rank for budgetary investment?
Congo ranks 10th out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
Is budgetary investment rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 244.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Congo data come from?
The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Budgetary investment (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Budgetary investment (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,347 data points, 1966–2011
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Budgetary investment. Data are in current local currency.