Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency was 0.0008 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1960–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 0.0008 units per person for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 268.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 0.0008 units per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1961.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 36th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per person | -9.6% |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | +42.2% |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | +103.3% |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | +34.4% |
| 1966 | 0 units per person | +15.3% |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | +41.6% |
| 1968 | 0 units per person | +61.0% |
| 1969 | 0 units per person | +25.6% |
| 1970 | 0 units per person | -6.0% |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | +8.8% |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | +24.1% |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | +18.7% |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | +45.2% |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | +34.9% |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | +34.3% |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | +95.6% |
| 1980 | 0 units per person | +49.9% |
| 1981 | 0 units per person | +34.4% |
| 1982 | 0 units per person | +27.0% |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | +84.2% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | +63.1% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | +42.9% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | +33.8% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | +55.7% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | +84.5% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | +234.0% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | +88.4% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | +1907.5% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | +3571.4% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | +1371.5% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | +24463.9% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | +448.5% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | +617.2% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | +165.0% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | +24.6% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | +401.7% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | +455.1% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | +359.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per person | +31.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 units per person | +16.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per person | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per person | +33.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per person | +15.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 units per person | +24.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 units per person | +24.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0002 units per person | +32.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 units per person | +25.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 units per person | +17.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0004 units per person | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0004 units per person | +7.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 units per person | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0004 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 units per person | +12.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0006 units per person | +30.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0008 units per person | +34.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0008 units per person | -1.3% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.0008 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0004 units per person, 2.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.0008 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0004 units per person, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency in Democratic Republic of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +24463.9% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1992 | +3571.4% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1991 | +1907.5% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1993 | +1371.5% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 1996 | +617.2% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
| 2000 | +455.1% | 0 units per person | 0 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 10 |
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More economy & growth data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -13.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0076 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 6.17 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -17.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0056 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 4.5 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 12.94 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.0008 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0008 units per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1961.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 36th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 268.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.