Congo - Kinshasa vs Ethiopia
Congo - Kinshasa vs Ethiopia: Inflation
Inflation: 7.4% a year in Congo - Kinshasa in 2025 and 26.6% a year in Ethiopia in 2024, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 8.9 percentage points, or 1.51 times that in Congo - Kinshasa.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Ethiopia has been higher since 2019, when it overtook Congo - Kinshasa.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Congo - Kinshasa at 7% a year and Ethiopia at 6.7% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Congo - Kinshasa | Ethiopia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.4 | 16 |
| 2024 | 17.7 | 26.6 |
| 2023 | 19.9 | 32.5 |
| 2022 | 9.3 | 33.9 |
| 2021 | 9 | 20.2 |
| 2020 | 11.4 | 19.9 |
| 2019 | 4.7 | 12.6 |
| 2018 | 29.3 | 14.5 |
| 2017 | 35.7 | 6.9 |
| 2016 | 3.2 | 9.7 |
| 2015 | 0.7 | 7.7 |
| 2014 | 1.2 | 8.1 |
| 2013 | 0.9 | 13.5 |
| 2012 | 0.9 | 34.1 |
| 2011 | 15 | 18.1 |
| 2010 | 23.5 | 2.8 |
| 2009 | 46.1 | 36.4 |
| 2008 | 18 | 25.3 |
| 2007 | 16.7 | 15.8 |
| 2006 | 12.9 | 12.3 |
| 2005 | 21.6 | 6.8 |
| 2004 | 4 | 8.6 |
| 2003 | 12.8 | 15.1 |
| 2002 | 25.3 | -7.2 |
| 2001 | 357.3 | -5.2 |
| 2000 | 550 | 6.2 |
| 1999 | 284.9 | 4.8 |
| 1998 | 29.1 | 3.6 |
| 1997 | 199 | -6.4 |
| 1996 | 617 | 0.9 |
| 1995 | 541.8 | 13.4 |
| 1994 | 23,770 | 1.2 |
| 1993 | 1,987 | 10 |
| 1992 | 4,129 | 21 |
| 1991 | 2,154 | 20.9 |
| 1990 | 81.3 | 5.2 |
| 1989 | 104.1 | 9.6 |
| 1988 | 82.8 | 2.2 |
| 1987 | 90.4 | -9.1 |
| 1986 | 46.7 | 5.6 |
| 1985 | 23.5 | 18.4 |
| 1984 | 52.6 | -0.3 |
| 1983 | 76.7 | 3.6 |
| 1982 | 37.1 | 7.8 |
| 1981 | 34.9 | – |
| 1980 | 40 | – |
- 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Congo - Kinshasa | Ethiopia |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4.3 | 11.7 |
| 2027 | 7.4 | 12.3 |
| 2028 | 7 | 9.2 |
| 2029 | 7 | 7.8 |
| 2030 | 7 | 6.8 |
| 2031 | 7 | 6.7 |
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
Congo - Kinshasa vs Ethiopia
Health
- Life expectancyCongo - Kinshasa: 61.9 years in 2023Ethiopia: 67.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCongo - Kinshasa: 9 per 100 live births in 2024Ethiopia: 4.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCongo - Kinshasa: 49.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Ethiopia: 33 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCongo - Kinshasa: 11.6% in 2022Ethiopia: 13.2% in 2022
- DepressionCongo - Kinshasa: 3.96% in 2017Ethiopia: 3.82% in 2017
- Suicide rateCongo - Kinshasa: 11.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Ethiopia: 9.6 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCongo - Kinshasa: 106 million people in 2023Ethiopia: 129 million people in 2023
- Population growthCongo - Kinshasa: 3.26% a year in 2023Ethiopia: 2.59% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCongo - Kinshasa: 6.05 births per woman in 2023Ethiopia: 3.99 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCongo - Kinshasa: 45.1% in 2025Ethiopia: 24.1% in 2025
- Median ageCongo - Kinshasa: 15.8 years in 2023Ethiopia: 18.7 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCongo - Kinshasa: 3.1% in 2023Ethiopia: 3.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateCongo - Kinshasa: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Ethiopia: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCongo - Kinshasa: 1.38% of GDP in 2025Ethiopia: 0.49% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCongo - Kinshasa: $1.08B in 2025Ethiopia: $785M in 2025
- Military spending per personCongo - Kinshasa: $11 in 2025Ethiopia: $4 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCongo - Kinshasa: 8.1% of government spending in 2025Ethiopia: 4.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCongo - Kinshasa: 134,000 people in 2020Ethiopia: 138,000 people in 2020
- National powerCongo - Kinshasa: 0.59% of world capability in 2022Ethiopia: 0.85% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCongo - Kinshasa: 0.41% of the labour force in 2020Ethiopia: 0.28% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCongo - Kinshasa: 44 million TIV in 2025Ethiopia: 63 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCongo - Kinshasa: 22 million TIV in 1997Ethiopia: 17 million TIV in 1997