Congo - Kinshasa

Inflation in Congo - Kinshasa

Inflation in Congo - Kinshasa: 40% a year in 1980 and 7.4% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
7.4% a year
Since 1980
−32.6 percentage points
Rank, 2025
30 of 179
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
7% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% a year · IMF

Inflation in Congo - KinshasaInflation in Congo - Kinshasa: 40% a year in 1980 and 7.4% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 7% a year in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 7% a year in 2031.
  • The highest was 23,770% a year in 1994, the lowest 0.7% a year in 2015.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearCongo - Kinshasa
20257.4
202417.7
202319.9
20229.3
20219
202011.4
20194.7
201829.3
201735.7
20163.2
20150.7
20141.2
20130.9
20120.9
201115
201023.5
200946.1
200818
200716.7
200612.9
200521.6
20044
200312.8
200225.3
2001357.3
2000550
1999284.9
199829.1
1997199
1996617
1995541.8
199423,770
19931,987
19924,129
19912,154
199081.3
1989104.1
198882.8
198790.4
198646.7
198523.5
198452.6
198376.7
198237.1
198134.9
198040
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearCongo - Kinshasa
20264.3
20277.4
20287
20297
20307
20317

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.

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