Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate was 2.68 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate in Democratic Republic of the Congo is 2.68 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 76.9% on the previous year and down 72.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 66.9 % change on previous year in 1989 and was at its lowest, -45.77 % change on previous year, in 1994.
That places Democratic Republic of the Congo 183rd out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 11.79 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 10.33 % change on previous year | -12.5% |
| 1973 | 27.47 % change on previous year | +166.0% |
| 1974 | 21.95 % change on previous year | -20.1% |
| 1975 | 6.68 % change on previous year | -69.6% |
| 1976 | -5.76 % change on previous year | -186.4% |
| 1977 | 27.95 % change on previous year | -584.9% |
| 1978 | 41.94 % change on previous year | +50.0% |
| 1979 | -2 % change on previous year | -104.8% |
| 1980 | -4.47 % change on previous year | +124.0% |
| 1981 | -11.6 % change on previous year | +159.3% |
| 1982 | -0.2713 % change on previous year | -97.7% |
| 1983 | -15.2 % change on previous year | +5504.5% |
| 1984 | -39.84 % change on previous year | +162.0% |
| 1985 | 6.98 % change on previous year | -117.5% |
| 1986 | 15.54 % change on previous year | +122.8% |
| 1987 | -14.74 % change on previous year | -194.9% |
| 1988 | 14.46 % change on previous year | -198.1% |
| 1989 | 66.9 % change on previous year | +362.6% |
| 1990 | 6.17 % change on previous year | -90.8% |
| 1991 | -5.62 % change on previous year | -191.2% |
| 1992 | -8.31 % change on previous year | +47.8% |
| 1993 | 30.48 % change on previous year | -467.0% |
| 1994 | -45.77 % change on previous year | -250.1% |
| 1995 | -2.81 % change on previous year | -93.9% |
| 1996 | 2.33 % change on previous year | -183.0% |
| 1997 | 2.88 % change on previous year | +23.4% |
| 1998 | 4.61 % change on previous year | +60.0% |
| 1999 | -11.04 % change on previous year | -339.5% |
| 2000 | -4.8 % change on previous year | -56.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1039 % change on previous year | -102.2% |
| 2002 | 4.55 % change on previous year | +4275.9% |
| 2003 | 2.4 % change on previous year | -47.3% |
| 2004 | 15.15 % change on previous year | +532.1% |
| 2005 | 16.19 % change on previous year | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 20.79 % change on previous year | +28.4% |
| 2007 | 15.81 % change on previous year | -23.9% |
| 2008 | 18.23 % change on previous year | +15.3% |
| 2009 | -5.76 % change on previous year | -131.6% |
| 2010 | 15.64 % change on previous year | -371.5% |
| 2011 | 19.82 % change on previous year | +26.7% |
| 2012 | 13.42 % change on previous year | -32.3% |
| 2013 | 11.51 % change on previous year | -14.2% |
| 2014 | 9.88 % change on previous year | -14.2% |
| 2015 | 5.59 % change on previous year | -43.4% |
| 2016 | 6.38 % change on previous year | +14.1% |
| 2017 | -6.68 % change on previous year | -204.7% |
| 2018 | 25.25 % change on previous year | -477.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3682 % change on previous year | -98.5% |
| 2020 | -4.25 % change on previous year | -1254.7% |
| 2021 | 16.65 % change on previous year | -491.5% |
| 2022 | 17.57 % change on previous year | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 11.6 % change on previous year | -34.0% |
| 2024 | 2.68 % change on previous year | -76.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, annual growth rate in Democratic Republic of the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | -5504.5% | -0.2713 % change on previous year | -15.2 % change on previous year |
| 2002 | +4275.9% | 0.1039 % change on previous year | 4.55 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | -1254.7% | 0.3682 % change on previous year | -4.25 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.59 % change on previous year | -5.76 % change on previous year | 41.94 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 1.78 % change on previous year | -39.84 % change on previous year | 66.9 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -2.71 % change on previous year | -45.77 % change on previous year | 30.48 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.27 % change on previous year | -5.76 % change on previous year | 20.79 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.12 % change on previous year | -6.68 % change on previous year | 25.25 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.85 % change on previous year | -4.25 % change on previous year | 17.57 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 181 Ethiopia PDR 2.75 % change on previous year compare
- 182 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.72 % change on previous year compare
- 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
More economy & growth data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.8929 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.08 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP Standard Local Currency 33.06 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$, 2015 prices 18.78 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 7.21 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth Standard Local 18.78 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth Standard Local Currency 27.32 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP Standard Local Currency 116.48 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency 65.42 million million SLC (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 23,541 million USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 2.68 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 66.9 % change on previous year in 1989.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was -45.77 % change on previous year in 1994.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 183rd out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, annual growth rate rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of the 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.