Services, value added in Congo
Congo: Services, value added was 4.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Services, value added in Congo, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for services, value added in Congo is 4.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 15.8% on the previous year and up 767.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Congo peaked at 36.4% in 1981 and was at its lowest, -14.2%, in 1997.
Congo ranks 65th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.5% | -7.4% | 13.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.0% | -5.4% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.7% | -7.1% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | -2.1% | -14.2% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.7% | -2.4% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | -13.3% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | -11.7% | 8.1% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Congo
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP 4.4% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 2.4% (2025)
- GDP per capita 1,683 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 12.9% (2020)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 10.91 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 1,683 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 581.93 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 172.96 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 297.23 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 512.42 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Congo?
- Services, value added in Congo was 4.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 36.4% in 1981.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.2% in 1997.
- How does Congo rank for services, value added?
- Congo ranks 65th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 767.4%. 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 Services, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.