Congo - Inflation

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

The value for Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) in Congo was 5.04 as of 2009. As the graph below shows, over the past 23 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 42.44 in 1994 and a minimum value of -3.94 in 1992.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the consumer price index reflects the annual percentage change in the cost to the average consumer of acquiring a basket of goods and services that may be fixed or changed at specified intervals, such as yearly. The Laspeyres formula is generally used.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1986 4.16
1987 0.44
1988 1.03
1989 -1.80
1990 2.89
1991 -1.68
1992 -3.94
1993 4.92
1994 42.44
1995 9.42
1996 10.03
1999 4.14
2000 -0.88
2001 0.06
2002 4.38
2003 -0.63
2004 2.43
2005 3.09
2006 6.54
2007 2.66
2008 7.33
2009 5.04

Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %)

The value for Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) in Congo was 20.72 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 47.01 in 2000 and a minimum value of -29.17 in 1986.

Definition: Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1961 6.29
1962 4.25
1963 7.77
1964 3.86
1965 3.03
1966 10.03
1967 5.52
1968 -1.04
1969 3.00
1970 3.71
1971 8.31
1972 7.43
1973 7.84
1974 8.11
1975 8.30
1976 8.68
1977 14.52
1978 -0.83
1979 17.10
1980 20.14
1981 27.79
1982 6.04
1983 6.34
1984 12.11
1985 2.50
1986 -29.17
1987 7.63
1988 -6.23
1989 12.74
1990 -1.03
1991 -1.49
1992 -1.56
1993 -1.11
1994 36.76
1995 3.38
1996 17.98
1997 4.94
1998 -18.19
1999 29.38
2000 47.01
2001 -13.92
2002 -1.76
2003 -4.24
2004 16.78
2005 21.28
2006 18.63
2007 1.13
2008 25.03
2009 -20.63
2010 20.72

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exchange rates & prices