GDP per capita growth in Congo
Congo: GDP per capita growth was 0.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in Congo, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp per capita growth in Congo stood at 0.7%.
The figure is up 311.2% on the previous year and up 134.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Congo peaked at 21.0% in 1982 and was at its lowest, -11.1%, in 1977.
Congo ranks 159th of 213 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.
GDP per capita growth in Congo, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.6% | — |
| 1962 | 2.5% | -55.6% |
| 1963 | -6.6% | -364.1% |
| 1964 | 1.0% | -115.7% |
| 1965 | 0.8% | -18.5% |
| 1966 | -1.5% | -275.1% |
| 1967 | -0.8% | -47.5% |
| 1968 | 4.5% | -688.5% |
| 1969 | 4.4% | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 3.2% | -27.2% |
| 1971 | 4.5% | +40.7% |
| 1972 | 5.3% | +17.5% |
| 1973 | 4.9% | -7.5% |
| 1974 | 4.6% | -6.7% |
| 1975 | 4.8% | +4.4% |
| 1976 | -1.5% | -131.8% |
| 1977 | -11.1% | +632.2% |
| 1978 | 3.9% | -135.1% |
| 1979 | 7.3% | +88.2% |
| 1980 | 15.0% | +105.1% |
| 1981 | 15.1% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 21.0% | +39.3% |
| 1983 | 3.7% | -82.4% |
| 1984 | 4.3% | +17.7% |
| 1985 | -4.1% | -193.3% |
| 1986 | -9.6% | +135.6% |
| 1987 | -2.7% | -71.8% |
| 1988 | -1.1% | -57.7% |
| 1989 | -0.3% | -71.7% |
| 1990 | -1.8% | +470.8% |
| 1991 | -0.5% | -74.2% |
| 1992 | -0.2% | -47.7% |
| 1993 | -3.9% | +1455.3% |
| 1994 | -8.3% | +113.4% |
| 1995 | 1.1% | -113.3% |
| 1996 | 1.4% | +30.8% |
| 1997 | -2.7% | -289.6% |
| 1998 | 1.5% | -154.3% |
| 1999 | -5.2% | -449.5% |
| 2000 | 3.5% | -168.2% |
| 2001 | -0.0% | -101.2% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | -5253.8% |
| 2003 | -2.0% | -191.8% |
| 2004 | -0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 3.9% | -2890909.6% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | -10.0% | -348.1% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | -128.8% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | +153.4% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | -24.7% |
| 2011 | -1.1% | -119.4% |
| 2012 | 6.9% | -750.6% |
| 2013 | -3.1% | -144.8% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | -232.4% |
| 2015 | -2.0% | -148.3% |
| 2016 | -10.9% | +448.4% |
| 2017 | -7.9% | -27.7% |
| 2018 | -4.7% | -40.7% |
| 2019 | -1.3% | -72.5% |
| 2020 | -8.5% | +563.0% |
| 2021 | -1.4% | -83.8% |
| 2022 | -0.9% | -32.5% |
| 2023 | -0.5% | -43.0% |
| 2024 | -0.3% | -39.6% |
| 2025 | 0.7% | -311.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.1% | -6.6% | 5.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.6% | -11.1% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.1% | -9.6% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.9% | -8.3% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | -10.0% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.4% | -10.9% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.8% | -8.5% | 0.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More economy & growth data for Congo
- 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)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate -10.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3387 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 851.69 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), annual growth rate -14.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per unit of GDP 197.09 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita 495,620 current LCU per person (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9073 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in Congo?
- Gdp per capita growth in Congo was 0.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 21.0% in 1982.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.1% in 1977.
- How does Congo rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Congo ranks 159th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 134.1%. 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 per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.