Congo, Dem. Rep.: Consumer price index (2010 = 100)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2016, Congo, Dem. Rep.'s consumer price index (2010 = 100) rose 3.75 on 2015 (from 130.1 to 133.85).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1986 to 2015), the average change was +4.34 and a typical year strayed about 6.11 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 24.47 in 2001 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.00000000000000131 in 1965. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2007 to 2016 the straight-line trend is upward, about 6.4 a year. A straight line explains 91% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

What this measures

Index of the prices of consumption goods and services, as compared to a certain reference period (2010=100).

Limitations: Consumer price indexes should be interpreted with caution. The definition of a household, the basket of goods, and the geographic (urban or rural) and income group coverage of consumer price surveys can vary widely by country. In addition, weights are derived from household expenditure surveys, which, for budgetary reasons, tend to be conducted infrequently in developing countries, impairing comparability over time. Although useful for measuring consumer price inflation within a country, consumer price indexes are of less value in comparing countries.

All 54 values

Consumer price index (2010 = 100) in nearby economies

• Angola — 1,240 (2025)
• Benin — 123.58 (2025)
• Botswana — 202.64 (2025)
• Burkina Faso — 136.48 (2025)
• Burundi — 515.21 (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 131.11 (2025)
• Cameroon — 153.29 (2025)
• Central African Republic — 179.37 (2025)
• Chad — 149.69 (2025)
• Comoros — 157.9 (2025)
• Congo, Rep. — 146.54 (2025)

More financial sector data for Congo, Dem. Rep.

• GDP deflator (base year varies by country) — 1,316 (2025)
• DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$2,677 (2025)
• Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) — 7.8% (2025)
• Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$2,693 (2025)
• Broad money (current LCU) — 42.99 trillion (2025)
• Broad money (% of GDP) — 17.64% (2025)
• Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 11.23% (2023)
• Net domestic credit (current LCU) — 23.76 trillion (2023)
• Net foreign assets (current LCU) — 18.33 trillion (2023)

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Questions people ask

What is Congo, Dem. Rep.'s consumer price index (2010 = 100)?

133.85 in 2016, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1963?

It is up 377,410.84 trillion% from 0.0000000000000355 in 1963 (96.74% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 133.85 in 2016 and the lowest 0.0000000000000355 in 1963.

Is the latest change in consumer price index (2010 = 100) unusual for Congo, Dem. Rep.?

In 2016, Congo, Dem. Rep.'s consumer price index (2010 = 100) rose 3.75 on 2015 (from 130.1 to 133.85). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1986 to 2015), the average change was +4.34 and a typical year strayed about 6.11 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FP.CPI.TOTL, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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