Congo - Kinshasa vs Egypt: Inflation
Inflation in 2025: 7.4% a year in Congo - Kinshasa and 20.4% a year in Egypt, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Egypt, by 13 percentage points, or 2.75 times that in Congo - Kinshasa.
Congo - KinshasaEgypt
Watch it change on the mapLatest figures
% a year · IMF
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 | Projected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Congo - Kinshasa | 7.4 2025 | 0.7 | 30 of 179 | 7 2031 |
| Egypt | 20.4 2025 | 11 | 11 of 179 | 5.4 2031 |
What the numbers say
- Egypt has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Congo - Kinshasa.
- In 2025, Congo - Kinshasa ranked 30 and Egypt ranked 11 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Congo - Kinshasa at 7% a year and Egypt at 5.4% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Congo - Kinshasa | Egypt |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.4 | 20.4 |
| 2024 | 17.7 | 33.3 |
| 2023 | 19.9 | 24.4 |
| 2022 | 9.3 | 8.5 |
| 2021 | 9 | 4.5 |
| 2020 | 11.4 | 5.7 |
| 2019 | 4.7 | 13.9 |
| 2018 | 29.3 | 20.9 |
| 2017 | 35.7 | 23.5 |
| 2016 | 3.2 | 10.2 |
| 2015 | 0.7 | 11 |
| 2014 | 1.2 | 10.1 |
| 2013 | 0.9 | 6.9 |
| 2012 | 0.9 | 8.7 |
| 2011 | 15 | 11.1 |
| 2010 | 23.5 | 11.7 |
| 2009 | 46.1 | 16.2 |
| 2008 | 18 | 11.7 |
| 2007 | 16.7 | 10.9 |
| 2006 | 12.9 | 4.3 |
| 2005 | 21.6 | 8.7 |
| 2004 | 4 | 8.2 |
| 2003 | 12.8 | 3.4 |
| 2002 | 25.3 | 2.3 |
| 2001 | 357.3 | 2.4 |
| 2000 | 550 | 2.8 |
| 1999 | 284.9 | 3.7 |
| 1998 | 29.1 | 5 |
| 1997 | 199 | 6.2 |
| 1996 | 617 | 7.1 |
| 1995 | 541.8 | 9.4 |
| 1994 | 23,770 | 9 |
| 1993 | 1,987 | 11 |
| 1992 | 4,129 | 21.1 |
| 1991 | 2,154 | 14.7 |
| 1990 | 81.3 | 21.2 |
| 1989 | 104.1 | 20.1 |
| 1988 | 82.8 | 15.2 |
| 1987 | 90.4 | 25.2 |
| 1986 | 46.7 | 23.9 |
| 1985 | 23.5 | 12.1 |
| 1984 | 52.6 | 17.1 |
| 1983 | 76.7 | 16 |
| 1982 | 37.1 | 14.9 |
| 1981 | 34.9 | 10.4 |
| 1980 | 40 | 20.5 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Congo - Kinshasa | Egypt |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4.3 | 13.3 |
| 2027 | 7.4 | 14.8 |
| 2028 | 7 | 8.9 |
| 2029 | 7 | 6.5 |
| 2030 | 7 | 5.8 |
| 2031 | 7 | 5.4 |
Each country on its own
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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time