Congo, Dem. Rep.: Inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2016, Congo, Dem. Rep.'s inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth) rose 2.14 percentage points on 2015 (from 0.74% to 2.89%).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1986 to 2015), the average change was −0.77 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 5,952.36 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above 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 21,786.23 percentage points in 1994 and the biggest yearly fall was 23,231.22 percentage points in 1995. 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 downward, about 1.66 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 54% 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.

How it compares

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What this measures

Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly.

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

All 53 values

Inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth) in nearby economies

• Angola — 20.16% (2025)
• Benin — 1.1% (2025)
• Botswana — 2.66% (2025)
• Burkina Faso — -0.59% (2025)
• Burundi — 34.13% (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 2.34% (2025)
• Cameroon — 3.4% (2025)
• Central African Republic — 1% (2025)
• Chad — -3.91% (2025)
• Comoros — 3.25% (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 inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth)?

2.89% in 2016, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1964?

It is down 32.54 percentage points from 35.42% in 1964. The highest value was 23,773% in 1994 and the lowest -2.73% in 1965.

Is the latest change in inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth) unusual for Congo, Dem. Rep.?

In 2016, Congo, Dem. Rep.'s inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth) rose 2.14 percentage points on 2015 (from 0.74% to 2.89%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1986 to 2015), the average change was −0.77 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 5,952.36 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations above 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?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG, 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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