Congo - Kinshasa vs Germany

Congo - Kinshasa vs Germany: GDP growth

GDP growth: 8.5% a year in Congo - Kinshasa in 2023 and 0.2% a year in Germany in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Congo - Kinshasa, by 9.5 percentage points.

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% a year · IMF

Congo - Kinshasa vs Germany: GDP growthGDP growth: 8.5% a year in Congo - Kinshasa in 2023 and 0.2% a year in Germany in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Congo - Kinshasa, by 9.5 percentage points.
Congo - KinshasaGermanyIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Congo - Kinshasa has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Germany.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Congo - Kinshasa at 5.5% a year and Germany at 0.6% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearCongo - KinshasaGermany
20255.70.2
20246.10
20238.5-1
20229.31.9
20216.44
20200.8-4
20190.61.1
20186.11.2
20174.22.9
20160.42.3
20156.41.8
20147.32.2
20139.60.5
20128.70.5
20117.63.8
20107.84.1
20090.6-5.5
20087.40.9
20078.52.9
20065.13.9
20059.80.9
20047.71.2
20036.6-0.5
20022.9-0.2
2001-2.11.6
2000-8.12.9
1999-3.82.1
1998-3.92.1
1997-7.81.9
1996-1.91
19952.81.5
1994-6.12.6
1993-13.5-1
1992-10.52
1991-8.45
1990-6.65.7
1989-1.33.9
19880.53.7
19872.71.5
19864.72.4
19850.52.2
19844.82.8
19831.41.6
1982-0.5-0.8
19810.90.1
19802.41.3
  • 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearCongo - KinshasaGermany
20265.21.3
20275.71.1
20285.51.1
20295.50.9
20305.50.7
20315.50.6

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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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