Congo, Rep. — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Congo, Rep., 1986–2025.
Inflation for Congo, Rep. was 2.40% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 38 years, from 1986 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 42.44% in 1994. The lowest was -3.94% in 1992 (about -1.6× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.40% per year.
Congo, Rep. ranks 111 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 59%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 3.51%, so Congo, Rep. sits below it. It peaked in 1994 and has fallen 94% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 24%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 33 of 46 economies; Cabo Verde (2.34%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 7721% in 2002.
Data highlights
From its 1986 level: doubled by 1994; grown tenfold by 1994.
World ranking. Slipped: 73rd of 126 in 1986 → 112th of 131 in 1990 → 155th of 163 in 2000 → 175th of 186 in 2010 → 92nd of 178 in 2020 → 96th of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1986 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.4% | -0.7 pp |
| 2024 | 3.09% | -1.2 pp |
| 2023 | 4.3% | +1.3 pp |
| 2022 | 3.04% | +1.3 pp |
| 2021 | 1.72% | -0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -0.4 pp |
| 2019 | 2.21% | +1.1 pp |
| 2018 | 1.15% | +0.7 pp |
| 2017 | 0.45% | -2.7 pp |
| 2016 | 3.19% | +0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 3.17% | +2.3 pp |
| 2014 | 0.91% | -3.7 pp |
| 2013 | 4.63% | -0.4 pp |
| 2012 | 5.01% | +3.3 pp |
| 2011 | 1.76% | +1.4 pp |
| 2010 | 0.39% | -4.0 pp |
| 2009 | 4.42% | -0.5 pp |
| 2008 | 4.96% | +2.3 pp |
| 2007 | 2.65% | -3.9 pp |
| 2006 | 6.54% | +3.4 pp |
| 2005 | 3.09% | +0.7 pp |
| 2004 | 2.43% | +3.1 pp |
| 2003 | -0.63% | -5.0 pp |
| 2002 | 4.38% | +4.3 pp |
| 2001 | 0.06% | +0.9 pp |
| 2000 | -0.88% | -5.0 pp |
| 1999 | 4.14% | -5.9 pp |
| 1996 | 10.03% | +0.6 pp |
| 1995 | 9.42% | -33.0 pp |
| 1994 | 42.44% | +37.5 pp |
| 1993 | 4.92% | +8.9 pp |
| 1992 | -3.94% | -2.3 pp |
| 1991 | -1.68% | -4.6 pp |
| 1990 | 2.89% | +4.7 pp |
| 1989 | -1.8% | -2.8 pp |
| 1988 | 1.03% | +0.6 pp |
| 1987 | 0.44% | -3.7 pp |
| 1986 | 4.16% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Congo, Rep.’s Inflation in 1987?
0.44% (1987). 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 Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1986 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -42.3% in total — about 1.4% 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: 2025: 2.4%; 2024: 3.09%; 2023: 4.3%; 2022: 3.04%; 2021: 1.72%. 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.