Democratic Republic of Congo vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): GDP growth

Democratic Republic of Congo
5.8%
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2.0%
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
40th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
41st

GDP growth over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
-1001020196119932025

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 5.8% against 2.0% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 3.8%.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 2.9 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 23 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 40th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 41st of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1960s 3.7% 8.7% 5.0% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1970s 0.3% 5.7% 5.4% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1980s 1.8% 1.9% 0.1% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1990s -5.5% 4.2% 9.6% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2000s 3.4% 4.5% 1.1% Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2010s 5.9% 2.5% 3.4% Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 6.2% 2.2% 3.9% Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp growth, Democratic Republic of Congo or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 5.8% against 2.0% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp growth between Democratic Republic of Congo and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
3.8%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for gdp growth?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 40th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 41st of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP growth (annual %)
Unit
annual %
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
0 places, 0 data points, 1961–2025
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.