Congo - Kinshasa vs Somalia: GDP growth
GDP growth: 8.5% a year in Congo - Kinshasa in 2023 and 4% a year in Somalia in 2024, by IMF estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Congo - Kinshasa, by 4.3 percentage points, or 2.03 times that in Somalia.
Congo - KinshasaSomalia
Watch it change on the map% a year · IMF
Latest figures
% a year · IMF
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Projected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congo - Kinshasa | 8.5 2023 | 9.6 | 5.5 2031 |
| Somalia | 4 2024 | 2.7 | 4 2031 |
What the numbers say
- Congo - Kinshasa has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Somalia.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Congo - Kinshasa at 5.5% a year and Somalia at 4% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Congo - Kinshasa | Somalia |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.1 | 4 |
| 2023 | 8.5 | 4.2 |
| 2022 | 9.3 | 2.8 |
| 2021 | 6.4 | 3.5 |
| 2020 | 0.8 | -2.7 |
| 2019 | 0.6 | 3.6 |
| 2018 | 6.1 | 1.4 |
| 2017 | 4.2 | 9.5 |
| 2016 | 0.4 | -1.3 |
| 2015 | 6.4 | 4.6 |
| 2014 | 7.3 | 2.7 |
| 2013 | 9.6 | 5.7 |
| 2012 | 8.7 | 1.2 |
| 2011 | 7.6 | – |
| 2010 | 7.8 | – |
| 2009 | 0.6 | – |
| 2008 | 7.4 | – |
| 2007 | 8.5 | – |
| 2006 | 5.1 | – |
| 2005 | 9.8 | – |
| 2004 | 7.7 | – |
| 2003 | 6.6 | – |
| 2002 | 2.9 | – |
| 2001 | -2.1 | – |
| 2000 | -8.1 | – |
| 1999 | -3.8 | – |
| 1998 | -3.9 | – |
| 1997 | -7.8 | – |
| 1996 | -1.9 | – |
| 1995 | 2.8 | – |
| 1994 | -6.1 | – |
| 1993 | -13.5 | – |
| 1992 | -10.5 | – |
| 1991 | -8.4 | – |
| 1990 | -6.6 | – |
| 1989 | -1.3 | – |
| 1988 | 0.5 | – |
| 1987 | 2.7 | – |
| 1986 | 4.7 | – |
| 1985 | 0.5 | – |
| 1984 | 4.8 | – |
| 1983 | 1.4 | – |
| 1982 | -0.5 | – |
| 1981 | 0.9 | – |
| 1980 | 2.4 | – |
- 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2025–2031
| Year | Congo - Kinshasa | Somalia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.7 | 3.1 |
| 2026 | 5.2 | 2.3 |
| 2027 | 5.7 | 2.7 |
| 2028 | 5.5 | 3.2 |
| 2029 | 5.5 | 3.6 |
| 2030 | 5.5 | 3.8 |
| 2031 | 5.5 | 4 |
Each country on its own
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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time