Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Congo
Congo: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP was 0.0091 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0091 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 33.9%
World rank
90th
of 163 countries
All-time high
0.8349 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1964
All-time low
0.0019 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Congo, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Congo is 0.0091 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.9% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Congo peaked at 0.8349 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.0019 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1960.
Congo ranks 90th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Congo, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0019 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.0132 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +613.3% |
| 1962 | 0.2041 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1445.0% |
| 1963 | 0.344 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +68.5% |
| 1964 | 0.8349 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +142.7% |
| 1965 | 0.6654 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.3% |
| 1966 | 0.5497 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.4% |
| 1967 | 0.6054 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.1% |
| 1968 | 0.4598 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.1% |
| 1969 | 0.3669 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.2% |
| 1970 | 0.3789 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 1971 | 0.3721 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.458 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1992 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -56.5% |
| 1974 | 0.2349 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.9% |
| 1975 | 0.2065 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2266 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1712 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1784 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1278 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -28.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0747 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -41.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0502 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -32.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0652 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0722 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.7% |
| 1984 | 0.077 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0798 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0541 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -32.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0358 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -33.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0479 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +33.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0489 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0574 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0415 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0425 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0642 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +51.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1797 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +180.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0796 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -55.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1871 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +135.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1673 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 1998 | 0.064 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -61.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1028 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +60.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0271 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -73.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0335 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0466 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +39.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0261 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -43.9% |
| 2004 | 0.029 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2381 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +720.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0419 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -82.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0174 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -58.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0408 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +135.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0336 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1099 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +226.8% |
| 2011 | 0.021 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -80.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0092 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -56.3% |
| 2013 | 0.009 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0069 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0106 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +52.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0104 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0104 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0081 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0093 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0135 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +46.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0092 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -31.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0092 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0137 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +48.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0091 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -33.9% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.0091 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0178 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 51% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.0091 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0362 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 25% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +1445.0% | 0.0132 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2041 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2005 | +720.0% | 0.029 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2381 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1961 | +613.3% | 0.0019 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0132 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4045 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0019 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8349 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2554 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1278 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.458 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0606 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0358 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0798 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0986 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0415 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1871 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0534 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0174 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2381 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0205 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0069 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1099 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.011 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0091 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0137 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 87 El Salvador 0.0095 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 88 Dominica 0.0094 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 89 Montenegro 0.0091 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 91 Ghana 0.0088 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 92 Nigeria 0.0086 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 93 Saint Lucia 0.0069 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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 foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Congo?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Congo was 0.0091 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8349 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1964.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1960.
- How does Congo rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp?
- Congo ranks 90th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.