Adjusted net savings per capita in Congo
Congo: Adjusted net savings per capita was -501.37 current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted net savings per capita in Congo, 1990–2020
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2020, adjusted net savings per capita in Congo stood at -501.37 current US$. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of down 37.7% on the previous year and down 668.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted net savings per capita in Congo peaked at 596.61 current US$ in 2014 and was at its lowest, -501.37 current US$, in 2020.
That places Congo 157th out of 164 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted net savings per capita in Congo, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -276.2 current US$ | — |
| 1991 | -268.87 current US$ | -2.7% |
| 1992 | -129.32 current US$ | -51.9% |
| 1993 | -258.72 current US$ | +100.1% |
| 1994 | -138.36 current US$ | -46.5% |
| 1995 | -419.28 current US$ | +203.0% |
| 1996 | -469.46 current US$ | +12.0% |
| 1997 | -381.17 current US$ | -18.8% |
| 1998 | -278.43 current US$ | -27.0% |
| 1999 | -282.67 current US$ | +1.5% |
| 2000 | -341.37 current US$ | +20.8% |
| 2001 | -338.39 current US$ | -0.9% |
| 2002 | -327.91 current US$ | -3.1% |
| 2003 | -225.12 current US$ | -31.3% |
| 2004 | -464.27 current US$ | +106.2% |
| 2005 | -443.28 current US$ | -4.5% |
| 2006 | -420.58 current US$ | -5.1% |
| 2007 | -490.38 current US$ | +16.6% |
| 2008 | -456.38 current US$ | -6.9% |
| 2009 | -224.93 current US$ | -50.7% |
| 2010 | -65.21 current US$ | -71.0% |
| 2011 | -377.44 current US$ | +478.8% |
| 2012 | 178.06 current US$ | -147.2% |
| 2013 | 508.7 current US$ | +185.7% |
| 2014 | 596.61 current US$ | +17.3% |
| 2015 | 107.83 current US$ | -81.9% |
| 2016 | -233.53 current US$ | -316.6% |
| 2019 | -364.15 current US$ | +55.9% |
| 2020 | -501.37 current US$ | +37.7% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's -501.37 current US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 165.73 current US$. (45 countries reporting)
- Congo's -501.37 current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 66.51 current US$. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted net savings per capita in Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -478.8% | -65.21 current US$ | -377.44 current US$ |
| 2016 | -316.6% | 107.83 current US$ | -233.53 current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -290.25 current US$ | -469.46 current US$ | -129.32 current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | -373.26 current US$ | -490.38 current US$ | -224.93 current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.86 current US$ | -377.44 current US$ | 596.61 current US$ | 8 |
| 2020s | -501.37 current US$ | -501.37 current US$ | -501.37 current US$ | 1 |
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More reference data data for Congo
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1866 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0031 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0668 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0724 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9126 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.017 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted net savings per capita in Congo?
- Adjusted net savings per capita in Congo was -501.37 current US$ in 2020, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest adjusted net savings per capita recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 596.61 current US$ in 2014.
- What is the lowest adjusted net savings per capita recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was -501.37 current US$ in 2020.
- How does Congo rank for adjusted net savings per capita?
- Congo ranks 157th out of 164 countries with data for 2020.
- Is adjusted net savings per capita rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 668.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Adjusted net savings per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adjusted net savings are equal to net national savings plus education expenditure and minus energy depletion, mineral depletion, net forest depletion, and carbon dioxide.