Benin vs Congo - Kinshasa

Benin vs Congo - Kinshasa: Inflation

Inflation in 2025: 1.1% a year in Benin and 7.4% a year in Congo - Kinshasa, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Congo - Kinshasa, by 6.3 percentage points, or 6.58 times that in Benin.

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% a year · IMF

Benin vs Congo - Kinshasa: InflationInflation in 2025: 1.1% a year in Benin and 7.4% a year in Congo - Kinshasa, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Congo - Kinshasa, by 6.3 percentage points, or 6.58 times that in Benin.
BeninCongo - KinshasaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Congo - Kinshasa has been higher since 2013, when it overtook Benin.
  • In 2025, Benin ranked 139 and Congo - Kinshasa ranked 30 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Benin at 2% a year and Congo - Kinshasa at 7% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearBeninCongo - Kinshasa
20251.17.4
20241.217.7
20232.719.9
20221.49.3
20211.79
2020311.4
2019-0.94.7
20180.829.3
20171.835.7
2016-0.83.2
20150.20.7
2014-0.61.2
20130.40.9
20126.70.9
20112.715
20102.123.5
20090.946.1
20087.418
20071.316.7
20063.812.9
20055.421.6
20040.94
20031.512.8
20022.425.3
20014357.3
20004.2550
19990.3284.9
19985.829.1
19973.8199
19964.9617
199514.5541.8
199438.523,770
19930.41,987
19925.94,129
19912.12,154
19901.181.3
1989-0.2104.1
19883.482.8
1987-1.390.4
19860.446.7
19851.223.5
198410.352.6
1983-6.176.7
19824.137.1
19810.834.9
19809.640
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearBeninCongo - Kinshasa
20260.84.3
202727.4
202827
202927
203027
203127

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Good to know

  • How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
  • 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 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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