Congo, Dem. Rep.: PPP conversion factor, households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (LCU per international $)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2021, Congo, Dem. Rep.'s PPP conversion factor, households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (LCU per international $) rose 42.63 on 2020 (from 885.97 to 928.6).

Across the 26 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2020), the average change was +34.08 and a typical year strayed about 49.94 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 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 161.67 in 2018 and the biggest yearly fall was 24.88 in 2015. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is upward, about 48.9 a year. A straight line explains 77% 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

In 2021, Congo, Dem. Rep. had the 1st highest value of the 25 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 2021 ranking

• Myanmar — 2nd of 25: 499.7
• South Sudan — 3rd of 25: 158.05
• New Caledonia — 4th of 25: 116.09

What this measures

The purchasing power parity (PPP) conversion factor is a currency conversion factor and a spatial price deflator. They 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 gross domestic product (GDP) and its expenditure components. This conversion factor is for households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure and the base currency is the US dollar.

Limitations: Global PPP estimates provided by ICP are produced by the ICP Global Office and regional implementing agencies, based on data supplied by the national implementing agencies in the participating economies, and in accordance with the methodology recommended by the ICP Technical Advisory Group and approved by the ICP Governing Board. As such, these results are not produced by participating economies as part of their national official statistics.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a no aggregation provided for this indicator..

All 28 values

PPP conversion factor, households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (LCU per international $) in nearby economies

• Angola — 364.1 (2025)
• Benin — 196.18 (2025)
• Botswana — 5.31 (2025)
• Burkina Faso — 193.11 (2025)
• Burundi — 1,345 (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 52.98 (2025)
• Cameroon — 209.01 (2025)

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 PPP conversion factor, households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (LCU per international $)?

928.6 in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1994?

It is up 6.58 million% from 0.01 in 1994 (50.81% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 928.6 in 2021 and the lowest 0.01 in 1994.

How does Congo, Dem. Rep. rank?

1st highest of 25 economies with data for 2021.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator PA.NUS.PRVT.PP, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/icp/data, publisher: International Comparison Program, type: International statistical program, date accessed: May 30, 2024, date published: May 30, 2024; The Eurostat PPP Programme, Eurostat (ESTAT),… 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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