Budgetary investment in Congo
Congo: Budgetary investment was 690.00 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Budgetary investment in Congo, 1979–2011
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.
Budgetary investment in Congo, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 11.30 billion current LCU | — |
| 1980 | 49.10 billion current LCU | +334.5% |
| 1981 | 100.60 billion current LCU | +104.9% |
| 1982 | 198.40 billion current LCU | +97.2% |
| 1983 | 172.50 billion current LCU | -13.1% |
| 1984 | 166.30 billion current LCU | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 162.20 billion current LCU | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 63.80 billion current LCU | -60.7% |
| 1987 | 30.40 billion current LCU | -52.4% |
| 1988 | 30.30 billion current LCU | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 20.90 billion current LCU | -31.0% |
| 1990 | 1.90 billion current LCU | -90.9% |
| 1991 | 1.10 billion current LCU | -42.1% |
| 1992 | 5.90 billion current LCU | +436.4% |
| 1993 | 12.60 billion current LCU | +113.6% |
| 1994 | 18.25 billion current LCU | +44.8% |
| 1995 | 21.78 billion current LCU | +19.3% |
| 1996 | 51.40 billion current LCU | +136.0% |
| 1997 | 42.00 billion current LCU | -18.3% |
| 1998 | 50.51 billion current LCU | +20.3% |
| 1999 | 81.90 billion current LCU | +62.2% |
| 2000 | 144.60 billion current LCU | +76.6% |
| 2001 | 200.36 billion current LCU | +38.6% |
| 2002 | 158.10 billion current LCU | -21.1% |
| 2003 | 111.00 billion current LCU | -29.8% |
| 2004 | 128.40 billion current LCU | +15.7% |
| 2005 | 153.90 billion current LCU | +19.9% |
| 2006 | 352.90 billion current LCU | +129.3% |
| 2007 | 372.00 billion current LCU | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 389.60 billion current LCU | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 469.30 billion current LCU | +20.5% |
| 2010 | 514.60 billion current LCU | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 690.00 billion current LCU | +34.1% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 690.00 billion current LCU is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 59.73 billion current LCU, 11.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Congo's 690.00 billion current LCU is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40.07 billion current LCU, 17.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Budgetary investment 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +436.4% | 1.10 billion current LCU | 5.90 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More science & technology data for Congo
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 95.53 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9553 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 6.05 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 17.18 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.6961 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 3.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 95.66 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
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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Budgetary investment. Data are in current local currency.