Congo - Kinshasa vs Saudi Arabia

Congo - Kinshasa vs Saudi Arabia: GDP growth

GDP growth: 8.5% a year in Congo - Kinshasa in 2023 and 4.6% a year in Saudi Arabia in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Congo - Kinshasa, by 8 percentage points, or 16 times that in Saudi Arabia.

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% a year · IMF

Congo - Kinshasa vs Saudi Arabia: GDP growthGDP growth: 8.5% a year in Congo - Kinshasa in 2023 and 4.6% a year in Saudi Arabia in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Congo - Kinshasa, by 8 percentage points, or 16 times that in Saudi Arabia.
Congo - KinshasaSaudi ArabiaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Congo - Kinshasa has been higher since 2023, when it overtook Saudi Arabia.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Congo - Kinshasa at 5.5% a year and Saudi Arabia at 3.6% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearCongo - KinshasaSaudi Arabia
20255.74.6
20246.12.6
20238.50.5
20229.312
20216.46.5
20200.8-3.8
20190.61.7
20186.13.2
20174.21.2
20160.41.7
20156.44.7
20147.34
20139.62.9
20128.75.8
20117.611.8
20107.85
20090.6-1.1
20087.46.2
20078.52.2
20065.13.3
20059.85.9
20047.78.6
20036.68.8
20022.9-0.7
2001-2.10.3
2000-8.14.7
1999-3.8-0.6
1998-3.92.8
1997-7.82.6
1996-1.93.3
19952.80.3
1994-6.11
1993-13.50.4
1992-10.54.6
1991-8.48.2
1990-6.69.4
1989-1.30.4
19880.56.6
19872.7-3.1
19864.71
19850.5-7.2
19844.8-4
19831.4-11
1982-0.5-16.1
19810.93
19802.45.8
  • 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearCongo - KinshasaSaudi Arabia
20265.2-3.3
20275.77.9
20285.54.8
20295.53.4
20305.53.5
20315.53.6

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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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