Congo, Dem. Rep.'s terms of trade adjustment (constant LCU) was -5.34 trillion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 151.43% from -2.12 trillion in 2015.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | -5.34 trillion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | -3.12 trillion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | -2.12 trillion | 2015 |
| Highest | 155.08 billion | 2007 |
| Lowest | -5.34 trillion | 2025 |
| Average since 2016 | -3.03 trillion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | -136.83 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Congo, Dem. Rep.'s terms of trade adjustment (constant LCU) fell 668.44 billion on 2024 (from -4.67 trillion to -5.34 trillion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −151.1 billion and a typical year strayed about 537.92 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 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 1.77 trillion in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.62 trillion in 2023. 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 the straight-line trend is downward, about 279.64 billion a year. A straight line explains 47% 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 2025, Congo, Dem. Rep. had the 126th highest value of the 128 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
- Somalia, Fed. Rep. — 122nd of 128: -2.33 trillion
- Guinea — 123rd of 128: -3.94 trillion
- Uganda — 124th of 128: -5.1 trillion
- Korea, Rep. — 126th of 128: -41.6 trillion
- Indonesia — 127th of 128: -312.72 trillion
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — 128th of 128: -9,327.9 trillion
What this measures
The terms of trade adjustment is equal to the capacity to import (current price value of exports of goods and services deflated by the import price index) less exports of goods and services in constant prices. 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 varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 32 values
| Year | Terms of trade adjustment (constant LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -5,338,372,262,239 |
| 2024 | -4,669,936,626,387 |
| 2023 | -3,781,872,965,741 |
| 2022 | -2,158,943,617,194 |
| 2021 | -1,358,214,192,974 |
| 2020 | -3,123,804,735,979 |
| 2019 | -2,752,320,496,932 |
| 2018 | -2,486,110,687,101 |
| 2017 | -2,123,691,171,654 |
| 2016 | -2,518,022,917,059 |
Terms of trade adjustment (constant LCU) in nearby economies
- Angola — 2.49 trillion (2024)
- Benin — -92.22 billion (2025)
- Botswana — -27.67 billion (2025)
- Burkina Faso — 2.23 trillion (2025)
- Cabo Verde — 11.67 billion (2025)
- Cameroon — 166.52 billion (2025)
- Central African Republic — -872.72 million (2025)
- Chad — 748.12 billion (2025)
- Comoros — -1.26 billion (2025)
- Congo, Rep. — -1.24 trillion (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)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Congo, Dem. Rep.'s terms of trade adjustment (constant LCU)?
- -5.34 trillion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1994?
- It is down 3,801% from -136.83 billion in 1994. The highest value was 155.08 billion in 2007 and the lowest -5.34 trillion in 2025.
- How does Congo, Dem. Rep. rank?
- 126th highest of 128 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in terms of trade adjustment (constant LCU) unusual for Congo, Dem. Rep.?
- In 2025, Congo, Dem. Rep.'s terms of trade adjustment (constant LCU) fell 668.44 billion on 2024 (from -4.67 trillion to -5.34 trillion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −151.1 billion and a typical year strayed about 537.92 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 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.TTF.GNFS.KN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) 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.
Want to ask your own questions of data like this? Try AnalyzeIt: upload a file or ask about public data in plain words, and every figure comes with its working.
Legal entity
Devansh Yadav
Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh
Governing law: Courts at Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh
Phone: +91 8433475698
Legal: legal@analyzeit.in