Congo - Brazzaville
Inflation in Congo - Brazzaville
Inflation in Congo - Brazzaville: 7.3% a year in 1980 and 2.6% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.
- Latest, 2025
- 2.6% a year
- Since 1980
- −4.7 percentage points
- Rank, 2025
- 97 of 179
- counting from the highest
- Projected, 2031
- 3% a year
- IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 3% a year in 2031.
- The highest was 12.7% a year in 1997, the lowest -13% a year in 1988.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Congo - Brazzaville |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.6 |
| 2024 | 3.1 |
| 2023 | 4.3 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1.4 |
| 2019 | 0.4 |
| 2018 | 1.2 |
| 2017 | 0.4 |
| 2016 | 3.2 |
| 2015 | 3.2 |
| 2014 | 0.9 |
| 2013 | 4.6 |
| 2012 | 5 |
| 2011 | 1.8 |
| 2010 | 0.4 |
| 2009 | 4.3 |
| 2008 | 6 |
| 2007 | 2.6 |
| 2006 | 4.7 |
| 2005 | 2.5 |
| 2004 | 3.7 |
| 2003 | 1.7 |
| 2002 | 3 |
| 2001 | 0.8 |
| 2000 | 0.5 |
| 1999 | 3 |
| 1998 | 2.2 |
| 1997 | 12.7 |
| 1996 | 7.4 |
| 1995 | 6.3 |
| 1994 | 7.5 |
| 1993 | -4.1 |
| 1992 | -3.2 |
| 1991 | 9.4 |
| 1990 | 0.3 |
| 1989 | -9.6 |
| 1988 | -13 |
| 1987 | 3.5 |
| 1986 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | 3.5 |
| 1984 | 3.5 |
| 1983 | 3.5 |
| 1982 | 3.5 |
| 1981 | 0.8 |
| 1980 | 7.3 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Congo - Brazzaville |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 |
| 2027 | 3.4 |
| 2028 | 3 |
| 2029 | 3 |
| 2030 | 3 |
| 2031 | 3 |
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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Congo - Brazzaville in numbers
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Military
- Military spending1.31% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$190M in 2025
- Military spending per person$32 in 2025
- Military share of state spending6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel12,000 people in 2020
- National power0.05% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers0.55% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports9 million TIV in 2024