Dem. Rep. Congo - Inflation

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

The value for Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 2.89 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 52 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 23,773.13 in 1994 and a minimum value of -2.73 in 1965.

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.

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Year Value
1964 35.42
1965 -2.73
1966 15.78
1967 36.93
1968 53.32
1969 6.18
1970 8.03
1971 5.78
1972 15.80
1973 15.64
1974 29.47
1975 28.66
1976 80.39
1977 68.95
1978 48.77
1979 101.05
1980 46.63
1981 35.41
1982 36.70
1983 76.53
1984 52.23
1985 23.82
1986 44.40
1987 78.67
1988 71.09
1989 104.07
1990 81.30
1991 2,154.44
1992 4,129.17
1993 1,986.91
1994 23,773.13
1995 541.91
1996 492.44
1997 198.52
1998 29.15
1999 284.90
2000 513.91
2001 359.94
2002 31.52
2003 12.87
2004 3.99
2005 21.32
2006 13.05
2007 16.95
2008 17.30
2009 2.80
2010 7.10
2011 15.32
2012 9.72
2013 0.81
2014 1.24
2015 0.74
2016 2.89

Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %)

The value for Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 6.74 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 26,765.86 in 1994 and a minimum value of -2.84 in 1970.

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 6.10
1962 21.24
1963 87.85
1964 3.55
1965 38.95
1966 4.97
1967 58.57
1968 59.88
1969 17.73
1970 -2.84
1971 8.20
1972 10.18
1973 17.89
1974 18.24
1975 12.27
1976 57.40
1977 37.27
1978 28.41
1979 101.77
1980 51.41
1981 33.23
1982 43.49
1983 78.22
1984 89.60
1985 25.81
1986 28.45
1987 73.77
1988 91.59
1989 110.26
1990 108.96
1991 2,338.45
1992 3,855.31
1993 1,657.64
1994 26,765.86
1995 466.41
1996 638.19
1997 192.64
1998 26.94
1999 441.90
2000 2,630.12
2001 73.06
2002 31.72
2003 13.42
2004 6.37
2005 29.87
2006 13.33
2007 20.27
2008 20.47
2009 32.66
2010 20.79
2011 13.79
2012 5.94
2013 2.77
2014 0.99
2015 -1.16
2016 4.35
2017 43.07
2018 29.84
2019 4.01
2020 6.74

Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series (annual %)

The latest value for Inflation, GDP deflator: linked series (annual %) in Dem. Rep. Congo was 6.74 as of 2020. Over the past 30 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 26,765.86 in 1994 and -1.16 in 2015.

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. This series has been linked to produce a consistent time series to counteract breaks in series over time due to changes in base years, source data and methodologies. Thus, it may not be comparable with other national accounts series in the database for historical years.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on World Bank national accounts data archives, OECD National Accounts, and the IMF WEO database.

See also:

Year Value
1990 108.96
1991 2,338.45
1992 3,855.31
1993 1,657.64
1994 26,765.86
1995 466.41
1996 638.19
1997 192.64
1998 26.94
1999 441.90
2000 2,630.12
2001 73.06
2002 31.72
2003 13.42
2004 6.37
2005 29.87
2006 13.33
2007 20.27
2008 20.47
2009 32.66
2010 20.79
2011 13.79
2012 5.94
2013 2.77
2014 0.99
2015 -1.16
2016 4.35
2017 43.07
2018 29.84
2019 4.01
2020 6.74

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exchange rates & prices