Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) in Congo
Congo: Inflation, GDP deflator was -3.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Inflation, GDP deflator in Congo, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Congo recorded -3.4% for inflation, gdp deflator in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 850.2% on the previous year and up 80.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inflation, gdp deflator in Congo peaked at 47.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, -29.2%, in 1986.
That places Congo 205th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Inflation, GDP deflator in Congo, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.3% | — |
| 1962 | 4.3% | -32.4% |
| 1963 | 7.8% | +82.8% |
| 1964 | 3.9% | -50.4% |
| 1965 | 3.0% | -21.5% |
| 1966 | 10.0% | +231.4% |
| 1967 | 5.5% | -45.0% |
| 1968 | -1.0% | -118.9% |
| 1969 | 3.0% | -386.9% |
| 1970 | 3.7% | +23.8% |
| 1971 | 8.3% | +124.0% |
| 1972 | 7.4% | -10.6% |
| 1973 | 7.8% | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 8.1% | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 8.3% | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 8.7% | +4.5% |
| 1977 | 14.5% | +67.4% |
| 1978 | -0.8% | -105.7% |
| 1979 | 17.1% | -2164.6% |
| 1980 | 20.1% | +17.8% |
| 1981 | 27.8% | +38.0% |
| 1982 | 6.0% | -78.2% |
| 1983 | 6.3% | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 12.1% | +91.1% |
| 1985 | 2.5% | -79.4% |
| 1986 | -29.2% | -1267.6% |
| 1987 | 7.6% | -126.1% |
| 1988 | -6.2% | -181.6% |
| 1989 | 12.7% | -304.7% |
| 1990 | -1.0% | -108.1% |
| 1991 | -1.5% | +43.9% |
| 1992 | -1.6% | +6.0% |
| 1993 | -1.1% | -27.9% |
| 1994 | 36.8% | -3350.1% |
| 1995 | 3.4% | -90.8% |
| 1996 | 18.0% | +429.8% |
| 1997 | 5.0% | -72.4% |
| 1998 | -18.2% | -467.0% |
| 1999 | 29.4% | -261.1% |
| 2000 | 47.0% | +60.2% |
| 2001 | -13.9% | -129.6% |
| 2002 | -1.7% | -87.5% |
| 2003 | -4.3% | +144.5% |
| 2004 | 16.8% | -495.3% |
| 2005 | 32.5% | +93.4% |
| 2006 | 11.4% | -65.0% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | -40.8% |
| 2008 | 16.3% | +141.4% |
| 2009 | -21.2% | -230.1% |
| 2010 | 29.4% | -239.0% |
| 2011 | 11.0% | -62.8% |
| 2012 | 11.4% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | -1.1% | -109.7% |
| 2014 | -6.5% | +485.3% |
| 2015 | -17.3% | +166.9% |
| 2016 | -3.5% | -79.7% |
| 2017 | 12.4% | -453.1% |
| 2018 | 22.2% | +79.8% |
| 2019 | -1.3% | -105.9% |
| 2020 | -14.0% | +962.7% |
| 2021 | 23.3% | -266.4% |
| 2022 | 18.3% | -21.6% |
| 2023 | -7.6% | -141.4% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -106.0% |
| 2025 | -3.4% | -850.2% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's -3.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.0%. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's -3.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.3%. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Inflation, GDP deflator 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +3350.1% | -1.1% | 36.8% |
| 1979 | +2164.6% | -0.8% | 17.1% |
| 1986 | -1267.6% | 2.5% | -29.2% |
| 2020 | -962.7% | -1.3% | -14.0% |
| 2025 | -850.2% | 0.5% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.7% | -1.0% | 10.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.3% | -0.8% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.0% | -29.2% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.9% | -18.2% | 36.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.0% | -21.2% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | -17.3% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | -14.0% | 23.3% | 6 |
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 inflation, gdp deflator in Congo?
- Inflation, gdp deflator in Congo was -3.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest inflation, gdp deflator recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 47.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest inflation, gdp deflator recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was -29.2% in 1986.
- How does Congo rank for inflation, gdp deflator?
- Congo ranks 205th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is inflation, gdp deflator rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.