GDP growth in Congo
Congo: GDP growth was 3.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in Congo, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp growth in Congo is 3.1%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 46.8% on the previous year and up 642.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Congo peaked at 23.6% in 1982 and was at its lowest, -9.0%, in 1977.
Congo ranks 110th of 212 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.0% | -4.0% | 8.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.5% | -9.0% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.8% | -6.9% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | -5.5% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.7% | -6.6% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | -8.7% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | -6.3% | 3.1% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Congo
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp 4.38 (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 2.4 (2025)
- Gdp per capita worldbank constant usd 1,683 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp 12.85 (2020)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd 10.91 billion (2025)
- Gdp per capita in international and market dollars 1,683 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 581.93 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 172.96 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 297.23 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 512.42 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in Congo?
- Gdp growth in Congo was 3.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 23.6% in 1982.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.0% in 1977.
- How does Congo rank for gdp growth?
- Congo ranks 110th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 642.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.