Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency in Congo
Congo: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency was 0.0013 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Congo, 1960–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Congo is 0.0013 units per person, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Congo peaked at 0.0019 units per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
That places Congo 31st out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Congo, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per person | +16.7% |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | -4.8% |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | -4.3% |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 0 units per person | +12.6% |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | +5.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 units per person | +6.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 units per person | +5.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 units per person | +10.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 units per person | +6.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 units per person | +14.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 units per person | +26.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 units per person | +12.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 units per person | +11.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 units per person | +25.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 units per person | +38.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 units per person | +47.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0004 units per person | +28.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0004 units per person | +10.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0005 units per person | +17.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0005 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 units per person | -35.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0003 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 units per person | -7.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0004 units per person | +14.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0004 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0004 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 units per person | -11.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 units per person | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 units per person | +26.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 units per person | +19.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 units per person | -18.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0005 units per person | +24.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0008 units per person | +52.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0007 units per person | -14.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0007 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0006 units per person | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 units per person | +16.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0009 units per person | +26.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0011 units per person | +21.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0011 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0013 units per person | +19.6% |
| 2009 | 0.001 units per person | -17.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0015 units per person | +45.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0017 units per person | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0019 units per person | +13.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0018 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0018 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0014 units per person | -22.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0012 units per person | -15.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0012 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0014 units per person | +13.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0013 units per person | -4.4% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.0013 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0002 units per person, 8.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.0013 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0004 units per person, 3.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0013 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 10 |
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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0119 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Congo?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Congo was 0.0013 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0019 units per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Congo rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Congo ranks 31st out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this 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.
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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.