Foreign direct investment inflows — all countries

Foreign direct investment inflows — Democratic Republic of the Congo

Foreign direct investment inflows in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2025 — 1,868,633,534 US$. Ranked 45 in the world out of 97. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 28,961.2%.

2025 1.87B US$ −35.9% vs 2024
World rank 45of 97
Period maximum 2.92B US$2024
Period minimum -243M US$2009

Trend over time

1970–2025 · US$

Foreign direct investment inflows — Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1970–2025-1B01B2B3B19701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 6,430,000 US$1971: 5,740,000 US$1972: 10,470,000 US$1973: 17,720,000 US$1974: 51,980,000 US$1975: 9,120,000 US$1976: 238,430,000 US$1977: 18,190,000 US$1978: 97,680,000 US$1979: 143,850,000 US$1980: 109,620,000 US$1981: 69,630,000 US$1982: -2,370,000 US$1983: -192,790,000 US$1984: -32,450,000 US$1985: 69,190,000 US$1986: 5,550,000 US$1987: -55,080,000 US$1988: -3,940,000 US$1989: -6,110,000 US$1990: -14,460,000 US$1991: 12,390,000 US$1992: -730,000 US$1993: 6,870,000 US$1994: -1,500,000 US$1995: -22,350,000 US$1996: 24,790,000 US$1997: -44,350,000 US$1998: 61,330,000 US$1999: 11,160,000 US$2000: 94,190,400 US$2001: 102,221,900 US$2002: 187,598,690 US$2003: 391,254,720 US$2004: 409,032,810 US$2005: 180,000,000 US$2006: 256,100,000 US$2007: 1,808,000,000 US$2008: 1,726,800,000 US$2009: -243,200,000 US$2010: 2,742,300,000 US$2011: 1,596,024,304 US$2012: 2,891,607,809 US$2013: 1,697,585,831 US$2014: 1,499,572,152 US$2015: 1,165,720,010 US$2016: 932,374,669 US$2017: 1,047,979,483 US$2018: 1,407,563,588 US$2019: 1,350,994,226 US$2020: 1,498,084,808 US$2021: 1,677,673,790 US$2022: 1,409,373,842 US$2023: 2,375,258,887 US$2024: 2,915,055,323 US$2025: 1,868,633,534 US$
Change over the period: +1.86B (+28,961.18%) Average annual rate: 10.86 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.87B US$
World 1.35T US$
Sub-Saharan Africa 6.95B US$
Foreign direct investment inflows — Democratic Republic of the Congo, by year Democratic Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 1.87B −1.05B −35.9%
2024 2.92B +540M +22.73%
2023 2.38B +966M +68.53%
2022 1.41B −268M −15.99%
2021 1.68B +180M +11.99%
2020 1.5B +147M +10.89%
2019 1.35B −56.57M −4.02%
2018 1.41B +360M +34.31%
2017 1.05B +116M +12.4%
2016 932M −233M −20.02%
2015 1.17B −334M −22.26%
2014 1.5B −198M −11.66%
2013 1.7B −1.19B −41.29%
2012 2.89B +1.3B +81.18%
2011 1.6B −1.15B −41.8%
2010 2.74B +2.99B +1,227.59%
2009 -243M −1.97B −114.08%
2008 1.73B −81.2M −4.49%
2007 1.81B +1.55B +605.97%
2006 256M +76.1M +42.28%
2005 180M −229M −55.99%
2004 409M +17.78M +4.54%
2003 391M +204M +108.56%
2002 188M +85.38M +83.52%
2001 102M +8.03M +8.53%
2000 94.19M +83.03M +744%
1999 11.16M −50.17M −81.8%
1998 61.33M +106M +238.29%
1997 -44.35M −69.14M −278.9%
1996 24.79M +47.14M +210.92%
1995 -22.35M −20.85M −1,390%
1994 -1.5M −8.37M −121.83%
1993 6.87M +7.6M +1,041.1%
1992 -730,000 −13.12M −105.89%
1991 12.39M +26.85M +185.68%
1990 -14.46M −8.35M −136.66%
1989 -6.11M −2.17M −55.08%
1988 -3.94M +51.14M +92.85%
1987 -55.08M −60.63M −1,092.43%
1986 5.55M −63.64M −91.98%
1985 69.19M +102M +313.22%
1984 -32.45M +160M +83.17%
1983 -193M −190M −8,034.6%
1982 -2.37M −72M −103.4%
1981 69.63M −39.99M −36.48%
1980 110M −34.23M −23.8%
1979 144M +46.17M +47.27%
1978 97.68M +79.49M +437%
1977 18.19M −220M −92.37%
1976 238M +229M +2,514.36%
1975 9.12M −42.86M −82.45%
1974 51.98M +34.26M +193.34%
1973 17.72M +7.25M +69.25%
1972 10.47M +4.73M +82.4%
1971 5.74M −690,000 −10.73%
1970 6.43M

Middle Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.87B AO Angola 1.15B

About the indicator

Net inflows of foreign direct investment — investment by non-residents that gives them at least 10% of the voting shares of an enterprise: equity capital, reinvested earnings and intra-company loans. Values can be negative when capital is withdrawn. The figures are distorted by flows in transit through holding-company jurisdictions.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.