Congo, Rep. — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Congo, Rep., 1961–2025.
GDP growth for Congo, Rep. was 3.08% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 23.60% in 1982. The lowest was -8.95% in 1977 (about -2.9× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.54% per year.
Congo, Rep. ranks 111 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 52%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 4.61%, so Congo, Rep. sits below it. It peaked in 1982 and has fallen 87% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 643%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 35 of 47 economies; Sudan (3.06%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 2192% in 2016. That is 389% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1961 level: doubled by 1980.
World ranking. Slipped: 17th of 107 in 1961 → 48th of 119 in 1970 → 4th of 152 in 1980 → 116th of 176 in 1990 → 30th of 199 in 2000 → 15th of 209 in 2010 → 135th of 209 in 2020 → 100th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.08% | +1.0 pp |
| 2024 | 2.1% | +0.2 pp |
| 2023 | 1.91% | +0.4 pp |
| 2022 | 1.48% | +0.5 pp |
| 2021 | 1.02% | +7.3 pp |
| 2020 | -6.27% | -7.4 pp |
| 2019 | 1.12% | +3.4 pp |
| 2018 | -2.3% | +3.3 pp |
| 2017 | -5.59% | +3.1 pp |
| 2016 | -8.69% | -9.1 pp |
| 2015 | 0.42% | -6.2 pp |
| 2014 | 6.65% | +7.4 pp |
| 2013 | -0.71% | -10.7 pp |
| 2012 | 9.95% | +7.7 pp |
| 2011 | 2.21% | -7.7 pp |
| 2010 | 9.93% | -1.7 pp |
| 2009 | 11.64% | +5.3 pp |
| 2008 | 6.31% | +12.9 pp |
| 2007 | -6.61% | -14.6 pp |
| 2006 | 7.99% | +0.2 pp |
| 2005 | 7.76% | +4.3 pp |
| 2004 | 3.48% | +2.7 pp |
| 2003 | 0.81% | -3.8 pp |
| 2002 | 4.58% | +0.8 pp |
| 2001 | 3.8% | -3.8 pp |
| 2000 | 7.58% | +10.2 pp |
| 1999 | -2.58% | -6.3 pp |
| 1998 | 3.74% | +4.4 pp |
| 1997 | -0.62% | -4.9 pp |
| 1996 | 4.29% | +0.3 pp |
| 1995 | 3.99% | +9.5 pp |
| 1994 | -5.49% | -4.5 pp |
| 1993 | -0.98% | -3.6 pp |
| 1992 | 2.61% | +0.2 pp |
| 1991 | 2.4% | +1.4 pp |
| 1990 | 1% | -1.6 pp |
| 1989 | 2.6% | +0.8 pp |
| 1988 | 1.77% | +1.6 pp |
| 1987 | 0.19% | +7.1 pp |
| 1986 | -6.86% | -5.7 pp |
| 1985 | -1.19% | -8.2 pp |
| 1984 | 6.98% | +1.1 pp |
| 1983 | 5.85% | -17.7 pp |
| 1982 | 23.6% | +6.0 pp |
| 1981 | 17.62% | -0.0 pp |
| 1980 | 17.64% | +7.8 pp |
| 1979 | 9.81% | +3.5 pp |
| 1978 | 6.36% | +15.3 pp |
| 1977 | -8.95% | -9.9 pp |
| 1976 | 0.92% | -6.8 pp |
| 1975 | 7.73% | -0.2 pp |
| 1974 | 7.89% | -0.3 pp |
| 1973 | 8.23% | -0.4 pp |
| 1972 | 8.62% | +0.9 pp |
| 1971 | 7.75% | +1.4 pp |
| 1970 | 6.36% | -1.2 pp |
| 1969 | 7.55% | -0.1 pp |
| 1968 | 7.63% | +5.5 pp |
| 1967 | 2.12% | +0.8 pp |
| 1966 | 1.36% | -2.3 pp |
| 1965 | 3.68% | -0.1 pp |
| 1964 | 3.82% | +7.8 pp |
| 1963 | -4.03% | -9.2 pp |
| 1962 | 5.2% | -3.1 pp |
| 1961 | 8.35% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Congo, Rep.’s GDP growth in 1962?
5.2% (1962). 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, Rep.’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -63.1% in total — about 1.5% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.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: 2025: 3.08%; 2024: 2.1%; 2023: 1.91%; 2022: 1.48%; 2021: 1.02%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (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.