Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate in Congo
Congo: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate was 2.6 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate in Congo, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Congo recorded 2.6 % change on previous year for gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 58.3% on the previous year and up 1,286.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate in Congo peaked at 42.82 % change on previous year in 1980 and was at its lowest, -31.14 % change on previous year, in 1994.
That places Congo 187th out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate in Congo, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 14.38 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 20.14 % change on previous year | +40.1% |
| 1973 | 33.28 % change on previous year | +65.3% |
| 1974 | 20.81 % change on previous year | -37.5% |
| 1975 | 17.83 % change on previous year | -14.3% |
| 1976 | 3.74 % change on previous year | -79.0% |
| 1977 | -0.2643 % change on previous year | -107.1% |
| 1978 | 24.29 % change on previous year | -9290.0% |
| 1979 | 35.91 % change on previous year | +47.8% |
| 1980 | 42.82 % change on previous year | +19.2% |
| 1981 | 16.87 % change on previous year | -60.6% |
| 1982 | 8.39 % change on previous year | -50.3% |
| 1983 | -2.93 % change on previous year | -134.9% |
| 1984 | 4.59 % change on previous year | -256.5% |
| 1985 | -1.49 % change on previous year | -132.4% |
| 1986 | -14.43 % change on previous year | +870.1% |
| 1987 | 24.25 % change on previous year | -268.1% |
| 1988 | -5.45 % change on previous year | -122.5% |
| 1989 | 7.61 % change on previous year | -239.7% |
| 1990 | 14.98 % change on previous year | +96.8% |
| 1991 | 4.34 % change on previous year | -71.1% |
| 1992 | 8.08 % change on previous year | +86.3% |
| 1993 | -8.44 % change on previous year | -204.5% |
| 1994 | -31.14 % change on previous year | +269.0% |
| 1995 | 18.8 % change on previous year | -160.4% |
| 1996 | 15.6 % change on previous year | -17.0% |
| 1997 | -9.59 % change on previous year | -161.5% |
| 1998 | -12.78 % change on previous year | +33.2% |
| 1999 | 18.04 % change on previous year | -241.1% |
| 2000 | 37.43 % change on previous year | +107.5% |
| 2001 | -16.31 % change on previous year | -143.6% |
| 2002 | 10.03 % change on previous year | -161.5% |
| 2003 | 15.5 % change on previous year | +54.5% |
| 2004 | 32.06 % change on previous year | +106.8% |
| 2005 | 30.32 % change on previous year | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 21.39 % change on previous year | -29.5% |
| 2007 | 8.8 % change on previous year | -58.9% |
| 2008 | 32.65 % change on previous year | +271.0% |
| 2009 | -16.54 % change on previous year | -150.7% |
| 2010 | 35.23 % change on previous year | -313.0% |
| 2011 | 19.07 % change on previous year | -45.9% |
| 2012 | 13.01 % change on previous year | -31.7% |
| 2013 | 1.5 % change on previous year | -88.5% |
| 2014 | -0.2194 % change on previous year | -114.6% |
| 2015 | -30.61 % change on previous year | +13850.7% |
| 2016 | -12.09 % change on previous year | -60.5% |
| 2017 | 8.26 % change on previous year | -168.3% |
| 2018 | 24.84 % change on previous year | +200.6% |
| 2019 | -5.4 % change on previous year | -121.7% |
| 2020 | -17.94 % change on previous year | +232.5% |
| 2021 | 16.67 % change on previous year | -192.9% |
| 2022 | 4.17 % change on previous year | -75.0% |
| 2023 | 1.64 % change on previous year | -60.5% |
| 2024 | 2.6 % change on previous year | +58.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate in Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -13850.7% | -0.2194 % change on previous year | -30.61 % change on previous year |
| 1978 | +9290.0% | -0.2643 % change on previous year | 24.29 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.9 % change on previous year | -0.2643 % change on previous year | 35.91 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 8.02 % change on previous year | -14.43 % change on previous year | 42.82 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.79 % change on previous year | -31.14 % change on previous year | 18.8 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.53 % change on previous year | -16.54 % change on previous year | 37.43 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.36 % change on previous year | -30.61 % change on previous year | 35.23 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.43 % change on previous year | -17.94 % change on previous year | 16.67 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 184 Cook Islands 2.68 % change on previous year compare
- 185 Jamaica 2.61 % change on previous year compare
- 186 Azerbaijan 2.61 % change on previous year compare
- 188 Bangladesh 2.44 % change on previous year compare
- 189 Brunei 2.44 % change on previous year compare
- 189 Brunei Darussalam 2.44 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for Congo
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.79 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.01 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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$), annual growth rate 6.03 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate in Congo?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate in Congo was 2.6 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 42.82 % change on previous year in 1980.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was -31.14 % change on previous year in 1994.
- How does Congo rank for gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate?
- Congo ranks 187th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,286.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross Domestic Product — Value US$. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross Domestic Product — Value US$. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.