Congo, Dem. Rep. — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Congo, Dem. Rep., 1964–2016.
Inflation for Congo, Dem. Rep. was 2.89% in 2016, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 53 years, from 1964 to 2016. The highest recorded value was 23773.13% in 1994. The lowest was -2.73% in 1965 (about -1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -4.71% per year.
Congo, Dem. Rep. ranks 99 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 53%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 3.51%, so Congo, Dem. Rep. sits below it. It peaked in 1994 and has fallen 100% since. Over the last decade (2006–2016) the figure moved down 78%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 30 of 46 economies; Botswana (2.66%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 2550% in 1991. That is 64% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1964 level: doubled by 1976; grown tenfold by 1991.
World ranking. Slipped: 3rd of 72 in 1964 → 15th of 92 in 1970 → 8th of 106 in 1980 → 8th of 131 in 1990 → 1st of 163 in 2000 → 35th of 186 in 2010 → 69th of 186 in 2016.
Key figures
Full history — 1964 to 2016
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2.89% | +2.1 pp |
| 2015 | 0.74% | -0.5 pp |
| 2014 | 1.24% | +0.4 pp |
| 2013 | 0.81% | -8.9 pp |
| 2012 | 9.72% | -5.6 pp |
| 2011 | 15.32% | +8.2 pp |
| 2010 | 7.1% | +4.3 pp |
| 2009 | 2.8% | -14.5 pp |
| 2008 | 17.3% | +0.4 pp |
| 2007 | 16.95% | +3.9 pp |
| 2006 | 13.05% | -8.3 pp |
| 2005 | 21.32% | +17.3 pp |
| 2004 | 3.99% | -8.9 pp |
| 2003 | 12.87% | -18.6 pp |
| 2002 | 31.52% | -328.4 pp |
| 2001 | 359.94% | -154.0 pp |
| 2000 | 513.91% | +229.0 pp |
| 1999 | 284.89% | +255.7 pp |
| 1998 | 29.15% | -169.4 pp |
| 1997 | 198.52% | -293.9 pp |
| 1996 | 492.44% | -49.5 pp |
| 1995 | 541.91% | -23231.2 pp |
| 1994 | 23,773.13% | +21786.2 pp |
| 1993 | 1,986.9% | -2142.3 pp |
| 1992 | 4,129.17% | +1974.7 pp |
| 1991 | 2,154.44% | +2073.1 pp |
| 1990 | 81.3% | -22.8 pp |
| 1989 | 104.07% | +33.0 pp |
| 1988 | 71.09% | -7.6 pp |
| 1987 | 78.67% | +34.3 pp |
| 1986 | 44.4% | +20.6 pp |
| 1985 | 23.82% | -28.4 pp |
| 1984 | 52.23% | -24.3 pp |
| 1983 | 76.53% | +39.8 pp |
| 1982 | 36.7% | +1.3 pp |
| 1981 | 35.41% | -11.2 pp |
| 1980 | 46.63% | -54.4 pp |
| 1979 | 101.05% | +52.3 pp |
| 1978 | 48.77% | -20.2 pp |
| 1977 | 68.95% | -11.4 pp |
| 1976 | 80.39% | +51.7 pp |
| 1975 | 28.66% | -0.8 pp |
| 1974 | 29.47% | +13.8 pp |
| 1973 | 15.64% | -0.2 pp |
| 1972 | 15.8% | +10.0 pp |
| 1971 | 5.78% | -2.2 pp |
| 1970 | 8.03% | +1.8 pp |
| 1969 | 6.18% | -47.1 pp |
| 1968 | 53.32% | +16.4 pp |
| 1967 | 36.93% | +21.1 pp |
| 1966 | 15.78% | +18.5 pp |
| 1965 | -2.73% | -38.1 pp |
| 1964 | 35.42% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Congo, Dem. Rep.’s Inflation in 1965?
-2.73% (1965). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Congo, Dem. Rep.’s Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1964 and 2016 the series was shrinking overall: -91.9% in total — about 4.7% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2016: 2.89%; 2015: 0.74%; 2014: 1.24%; 2013: 0.81%; 2012: 9.72%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.