Benin vs Congo - Kinshasa

Benin vs Congo - Kinshasa: GDP growth

GDP growth: 8.1% a year in Benin in 2025 and 8.5% a year in Congo - Kinshasa in 2023, by IMF estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Congo - Kinshasa, by 2.2 percentage points, or 1.34 times that in Benin.

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% a year · IMF

Benin vs Congo - Kinshasa: GDP growthGDP growth: 8.1% a year in Benin in 2025 and 8.5% a year in Congo - Kinshasa in 2023, by IMF estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Congo - Kinshasa, by 2.2 percentage points, or 1.34 times that in Benin.
BeninCongo - KinshasaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Congo - Kinshasa has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Benin.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Benin at 6.7% a year and Congo - Kinshasa at 5.5% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearBeninCongo - Kinshasa
20258.15.7
20247.56.1
20236.48.5
20226.39.3
20217.26.4
20203.80.8
20197.10.6
20186.66.1
20175.64.2
20163.30.4
20151.86.4
20146.47.3
20137.29.6
20124.88.7
201137.6
20102.17.8
20092.30.6
20084.97.4
200768.5
20063.95.1
20051.79.8
20044.47.7
20033.46.6
20024.62.9
20015.3-2.1
20005.9-8.1
19994.4-3.8
19984-3.9
19975.7-7.8
19964.3-1.9
199562.8
19942-6.1
19935.8-13.5
19923-10.5
19914.2-8.4
19909-6.6
1989-2.8-1.3
19883.40.5
1987-2.12.7
19862.74.7
19854.30.5
19840.44.8
1983-21.4
19821.7-0.5
19811.90.9
19809.32.4
  • 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearBeninCongo - Kinshasa
202675.2
20276.85.7
20286.85.5
20296.75.5
20306.75.5
20316.75.5

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Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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