China vs Congo - Kinshasa

China vs Congo - Kinshasa: GDP growth

GDP growth: 5% a year in China 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 3.2 percentage points, or 1.59 times that in China.

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% a year · IMF

China vs Congo - Kinshasa: GDP growthGDP growth: 5% a year in China 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 3.2 percentage points, or 1.59 times that in China.
ChinaCongo - KinshasaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Congo - Kinshasa has been higher since 2022, when it overtook China.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts China at 3.3% a year and Congo - Kinshasa at 5.5% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearChinaCongo - Kinshasa
202555.7
202456.1
20235.48.5
20223.19.3
20218.66.4
20202.30.8
20196.10.6
20186.86.1
20176.94.2
20166.80.4
201576.4
20147.57.3
20137.89.6
20127.88.7
20119.57.6
201010.67.8
20099.40.6
20089.67.4
200714.28.5
200612.75.1
200511.49.8
200410.17.7
200310.16.6
20029.22.9
20018.3-2.1
20008.6-8.1
19997.8-3.8
19987.9-3.9
19979.3-7.8
199610-1.9
1995112.8
199413.1-6.1
199313.9-13.5
199214.3-10.5
199110.2-8.4
19903.9-6.6
19894.2-1.3
198811.20.5
198711.72.7
19868.94.7
198513.50.5
198415.24.8
198310.81.4
19829-0.5
19815.10.9
19807.92.4
  • 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearChinaCongo - Kinshasa
20264.55.2
202745.7
202845.5
20293.75.5
20303.35.5
20313.35.5

Each country on its own

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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