Consumer price index in Congo
Congo: Consumer price index was 146.54 2010 = 100 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Consumer price index in Congo, 1985–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in 2010 = 100.
Analysis
In 2025, consumer price index in Congo stood at 146.54 2010 = 100. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumer price index in Congo peaked at 146.54 2010 = 100 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 35.45 2010 = 100, in 1985.
Congo ranks 117th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.74 2010 = 100 | 35.45 2010 = 100 | 37.47 2010 = 100 | 5 |
| 1990s | 52.73 2010 = 100 | 35.76 2010 = 100 | 76.51 2010 = 100 | 9 |
| 2000s | 84.78 2010 = 100 | 75.84 2010 = 100 | 99.61 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 113.72 2010 = 100 | 100 2010 = 100 | 124.74 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 136.28 2010 = 100 | 126.98 2010 = 100 | 146.54 2010 = 100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 114 Seychelles 147.52 2010 = 100 compare
- 115 Hong Kong 147.16 2010 = 100 compare
- 116 Netherlands 146.91 2010 = 100 compare
- 118 Barbados 146.53 2010 = 100 compare
- 119 Belgium 145.66 2010 = 100 compare
- 120 New Zealand 144.86 2010 = 100 compare
More financial sector data for Congo
- Domestic credit to private sector 13.8% (2023)
- Claims on central government, etc. 17.2% (2023)
- Broad money 28.4% (2023)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 13.8% (2023)
- Net foreign assets 230.97 billion current LCU (2023)
- Net domestic credit 1.81 trillion current LCU (2016)
- Net migration -2,999 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.6 (2021)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 13.7% (2023)
- Official exchange rate 581.93 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is consumer price index in Congo?
- Consumer price index in Congo was 146.54 2010 = 100 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest consumer price index recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 146.54 2010 = 100 in 2025.
- What is the lowest consumer price index recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.45 2010 = 100 in 1985.
- How does Congo rank for consumer price index?
- Congo ranks 117th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is consumer price index rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Consumer price index (2010 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Index of the prices of consumption goods and services, as compared to a certain reference period (2010=100).