Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Congo
Congo: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.0305 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0305 million USD per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
178th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.0364 million USD per square kilometre
in 2015
All-time low
0.0063 million USD per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Congo, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Congo is 0.0305 million USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Congo peaked at 0.0364 million USD per square kilometre in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0063 million USD per square kilometre, in 1970.
Congo ranks 178th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Congo, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0063 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0068 million USD per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0071 million USD per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0083 million USD per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0083 million USD per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0082 million USD per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0086 million USD per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 0.008 million USD per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0084 million USD per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0094 million USD per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0106 million USD per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0128 million USD per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0158 million USD per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0167 million USD per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0179 million USD per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0177 million USD per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0165 million USD per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0165 million USD per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0165 million USD per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0165 million USD per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0164 million USD per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0169 million USD per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0176 million USD per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0179 million USD per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0176 million USD per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0183 million USD per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 0.019 million USD per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0188 million USD per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0204 million USD per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0197 million USD per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.022 million USD per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0209 million USD per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0212 million USD per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0213 million USD per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0212 million USD per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0232 million USD per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 0.025 million USD per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0234 million USD per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0248 million USD per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0277 million USD per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0305 million USD per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0311 million USD per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0342 million USD per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 0.034 million USD per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0363 million USD per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0364 million USD per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0332 million USD per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0314 million USD per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0307 million USD per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0306 million USD per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0287 million USD per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0294 million USD per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0299 million USD per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0305 million USD per square kilometre | +2.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.0305 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.157 million USD per square kilometre, 19% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.0305 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.088 million USD per square kilometre, 35% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0079 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0063 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0094 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0158 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0106 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0179 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0183 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0164 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0204 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0231 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0209 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0277 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0328 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0305 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0364 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0296 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0287 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0305 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 175 Liberia 0.0362 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 176 Yemen 0.0358 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 177 Botswana 0.0317 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 179 Suriname 0.0281 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 180 Mozambique 0.0261 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 181 Afghanistan 0.0253 million USD per square kilometre compare
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 25.39 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 4.01 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 603.62 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -3.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0384 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 95.31 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 6.03 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Congo?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Congo was 0.0305 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0364 million USD per square kilometre in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0063 million USD per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Congo rank for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Congo ranks 178th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.