Congo - Kinshasa vs Poland

Congo - Kinshasa vs Poland: GDP growth

GDP growth: 8.5% a year in Congo - Kinshasa in 2023 and 3.7% a year in Poland in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Congo - Kinshasa, by 8.3 percentage points, or 32 times that in Poland.

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% a year · IMF

Congo - Kinshasa vs Poland: GDP growthGDP growth: 8.5% a year in Congo - Kinshasa in 2023 and 3.7% a year in Poland in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Congo - Kinshasa, by 8.3 percentage points, or 32 times that in Poland.
Congo - KinshasaPolandIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Congo - Kinshasa has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Poland.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Congo - Kinshasa at 5.5% a year and Poland at 2.5% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearCongo - KinshasaPoland
20255.73.7
20246.13.2
20238.50.3
20229.35.3
20216.47
20200.8-2.1
20190.64.6
20186.16.2
20174.25.2
20160.43
20156.44.4
20147.33.9
20139.60.7
20128.71.5
20117.65.3
20107.83.2
20090.62.6
20087.44.3
20078.56.8
20065.16.2
20059.83.3
20047.75
20036.63.5
20022.91.4
2001-2.11.2
2000-8.14.3
1999-3.84.5
1998-3.95
1997-7.87.1
1996-1.96.2
19952.86.7
1994-6.15.2
1993-13.54.3
1992-10.52
1991-8.4-7
1990-6.6-7.2
1989-1.33.8
19880.53.3
19872.72.3
19864.73.5
19850.53.9
19844.8-0.4
19831.45.6
1982-0.5-4.8
19810.9-10
19802.4-6
  • 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearCongo - KinshasaPoland
20265.23.4
20275.72.5
20285.52.5
20295.52.5
20305.52.5
20315.52.5

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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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