GDP per capita growth in Congo
Congo: GDP per capita growth was 0.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in Congo, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp per capita growth in Congo stood at 0.7%.
The figure is up 311.2% on the previous year and up 134.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Congo peaked at 21.0% in 1982 and was at its lowest, -11.1%, in 1977.
Congo ranks 160th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.1% | -6.6% | 5.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.6% | -11.1% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.1% | -9.6% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.9% | -8.3% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | -10.0% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.4% | -10.9% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.8% | -8.5% | 0.7% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Congo
- DEC alternative conversion factor 581.93 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 172.96 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 297.23 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 512.42 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 880.56 million current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -992.51 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -1.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 1.31 million current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 2,280 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 8.50 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in Congo?
- Gdp per capita growth in Congo was 0.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 21.0% in 1982.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.1% in 1977.
- How does Congo rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Congo ranks 160th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 134.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.