Congo, Dem. Rep.: GNI per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Congo, Dem. Rep.'s GNI per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $) fell 20.96 on 2024 (from 1,260 to 1,239).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −4.68 and a typical year strayed about 75.49 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 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 236.89 in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 123.58 in 2000. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 15% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

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

How it compares

In 2025, Congo, Dem. Rep. had the 100th highest value of the 100 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Congo, Dem. Rep. in the 2025 ranking

• Madagascar — 96th of 100: 1,658
• Somalia, Fed. Rep. — 97th of 100: 1,418
• Mozambique — 98th of 100: 1,354
• Central African Republic — 100th of 100: 1,181

What this measures

This indicator provides values for gross national income (GNI) per person expressed in constant international dollars, converted by purchasing power parities (PPPs). PPPs account for the different price levels across countries and thus PPP-based comparisons of economic output are more appropriate for comparing the output of economies and the average material well-being of their inhabitants than exchange-rate based comparisons. Gross national income is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2021. The PPP conversion factor is a currency conversion factor and a spatial price deflator. PPPs convert different currencies to a common currency and, in the process of conversion, equalize their purchasing power by eliminating the differences in price levels between countries, thereby allowing volume or output comparisons of GDP and its expenditure components.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 32 values

GNI per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $) in nearby economies

• Angola — 7,878 (2024)
• Benin — 4,028 (2025)
• Botswana — 17,803 (2024)
• Burkina Faso — 2,757 (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 10,243 (2025)
• Cameroon — 4,857 (2025)
• Central African Republic — 1,181 (2025)
• Chad — 2,405 (2025)
• Comoros — 3,682 (2025)
• Congo, Rep.

More economic policy & debt data for Congo, Dem. Rep.

• Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$) — US$28.48 billion (2025)
• Exports of goods and services (constant LCU) — 13.49 trillion (2025)
• Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$) — US$30.49 billion (2025)
• Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) — 8.25 trillion (2025)
• GDP (current US$) — US$91.03 billion (2025)
• GDP (current LCU) — 243.66 trillion (2025)
• GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$64.04 billion (2025)
• GDP (constant LCU) — 18.51 trillion (2025)
• GDP per capita (current US$) — US$806.78 (2025)
• GDP per capita (current LCU)

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Questions people ask

What is Congo, Dem. Rep.'s GNI per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $)?

1,239 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1994?

It is down 11.53% from 1,400 in 1994 (0.39% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1,400 in 1994 and the lowest 941.08 in 2002.

How does Congo, Dem. Rep. rank?

100th highest of 100 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in GNI per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $) unusual for Congo, Dem. Rep.?

In 2025, Congo, Dem. Rep.'s GNI per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $) fell 20.96 on 2024 (from 1,260 to 1,239). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −4.68 and a typical year strayed about 75.49 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GNP.PCAP.PP.KD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/icp/data, note: This information is for ICP’s PPPs utilized in WDI, publisher: International Comparison Program (ICP), date accessed: May 30, 2024, date published: May 30, 2024; The Eurostat PPP Progr… 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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