Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Congo
Congo: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) was -0.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Congo, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Congo recorded -0.6% for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in 2025.
That represents a change of up 43.0% on the previous year and up 54.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Congo peaked at 7.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, -10.4%, in 2016.
That places Congo 177th out of 201 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.3% | — |
| 2001 | -0.8% | -133.5% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | -333.8% |
| 2003 | -1.9% | -203.9% |
| 2004 | -0.4% | -80.2% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | -1021.6% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | -9.8% | -394.6% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | -129.9% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | +135.8% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | -33.0% |
| 2011 | -0.6% | -113.4% |
| 2012 | 7.4% | -1298.4% |
| 2013 | -2.2% | -129.3% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | -299.5% |
| 2015 | -1.2% | -128.7% |
| 2016 | -10.4% | +730.4% |
| 2017 | -7.3% | -29.6% |
| 2018 | -4.6% | -37.3% |
| 2019 | -1.9% | -59.4% |
| 2020 | -2.1% | +12.4% |
| 2021 | -3.0% | +42.1% |
| 2022 | -6.8% | +130.0% |
| 2023 | -1.3% | -81.3% |
| 2024 | -1.0% | -21.9% |
| 2025 | -0.6% | -43.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's -0.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.9%. (42 countries reporting)
- Congo's -0.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.1%. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +1298.4% | -0.6% | 7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | -9.8% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.2% | -10.4% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.5% | -6.8% | -0.6% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Congo
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 70.2 % change on previous year (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.79 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.01 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 9.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1.88 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 1.37 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.99 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Congo?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Congo was -0.6% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.4% in 2016.
- How does Congo rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Congo ranks 177th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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