Wholesale price index in Congo
Congo: Wholesale price index was 101.07 2010 = 100 in 1993. ▲ Rising
Wholesale price index in Congo, 1977–1993
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in 2010 = 100.
Analysis
Congo recorded 101.07 2010 = 100 for wholesale price index in 1993. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wholesale price index in Congo peaked at 101.07 2010 = 100 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 37.01 2010 = 100, in 1977.
Congo ranks 39th of 55 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.64 2010 = 100 | 37.01 2010 = 100 | 44.28 2010 = 100 | 3 |
| 1980s | 78.97 2010 = 100 | 50.49 2010 = 100 | 98.12 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 98.91 2010 = 100 | 96.47 2010 = 100 | 101.07 2010 = 100 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 36 Singapore 103.62 2010 = 100 compare
- 37 Dominican Republic 102.96 2010 = 100 compare
- 38 Lebanon 102.7 2010 = 100 compare
- 40 Australia 100 2010 = 100 compare
- 40 Bangladesh 100 2010 = 100 compare
- 40 Croatia 100 2010 = 100 compare
- 40 Ghana 100 2010 = 100 compare
- 40 Jordan 100 2010 = 100 compare
- 40 Kenya 100 2010 = 100 compare
- 40 Mexico 100 2010 = 100 compare
- 40 Paraguay 100 2010 = 100 compare
- 40 Sierra Leone 100 2010 = 100 compare
- 40 Thailand 100 2010 = 100 compare
- 40 Zambia 100 2010 = 100 compare
More financial sector data for Congo
- Net migration -2,999 (2025)
- Net foreign assets 230.97 billion current LCU (2023)
- Net domestic credit 1.81 trillion current LCU (2016)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.6 (2021)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 13.8% (2023)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 13.7% (2023)
- Claims on central government, etc. 17.2% (2023)
- Domestic credit to private sector 13.8% (2023)
- Broad money 28.4% (2023)
- Official exchange rate 581.93 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wholesale price index in Congo?
- Wholesale price index in Congo was 101.07 2010 = 100 in 1993, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest wholesale price index recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 101.07 2010 = 100 in 1993.
- What is the lowest wholesale price index recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.01 2010 = 100 in 1977.
- How does Congo rank for wholesale price index?
- Congo ranks 39th out of 55 countries with data for 1993.
- Is wholesale price index rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.7%. 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 Wholesale price index (2010 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Index of prices of a mix of agricultural and industrial goods at various stages of production and distribution, including import duties, as compared to a certain reference period (2010=100).