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Democratic Republic of the Congo: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 2.9% (2016). GDP deflator is 7.8% (2025), 34th of 209 in the world and 14th of 46 in Sub-Saharan Africa. Lending rate is 24.1% (2025), 7th of 136 in the world and 4th of 36 in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Inflation
Democratic Republic of the C…Sub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeWorld
GDP deflator
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14 indicators
Prices & public finance: Democratic Republic of the Congo in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Sub-Saharan Africa; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 2.9%2016 | — | — | 513.9% | 7.1% | · | −10.2 ppsince 2006 | 3.4% | 4.4% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 7.8%2025 | 34/209 | 14/46 | 2,630.1% | 33.7% | 11.1% | +9.2 ppsince 2015 | 4.1% | 6.3% | 3.3% | |
| Lending rateLending interest rate, % | 24.1%2025 | 7/136 | 4/36 | · | 56.5% | 26.0% | +4.7 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Real interest rateReal interest rate, % | 15.1%2025 | 11/136 | 5/36 | · | 17.0% | 13.4% | −6.0 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 2,693.242025 | 15/210 | 5/47 | 21.82 | 905.91 | 1,851.12 | +191%since 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenueTax revenue, % of GDP | 10.7%2022 | 121/142 | 24/32 | 0.8% | 7.5% | 6.7% | +2.0 ppsince 2012 | — | 9.9% | 13.9% | |
| Government revenueGovernment revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 13.2%2022 | 130/142 | 26/32 | 0.8% | 12.7% | 8.1% | +1.0 ppsince 2012 | — | 11.4% | 24.0% | |
| Government expenseGovernment expense, % of GDP | 12.4%2022 | 129/142 | 24/32 | 2.0% | 7.5% | 9.5% | −1.4 ppsince 2012 | — | 13.9% | 28.5% | |
| Government debtCentral government debt, % of GDP | 14.9%2022 | 73/78 | 12/15 | · | · | 14.9%2022 | −137.2 ppsince 1997 | — | — | — | |
| External debtExternal debt stocks, % of GNI | 18.3%2024 | 106/119 | 40/43 | 63.1% | 27.5% | 17.9% | +1.1 ppsince 2014 | — | 42.2% | — | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 11.3%2023 | 150/169 | 27/42 | 0.8% | 3.3% | 7.8% | +6.4 ppsince 2013 | 31.7% | 12.6% | 140.3% | |
| Broad moneyBroad money, % of GDP | 17.6%2025 | 141/146 | 37/42 | 3.4% | 9.0% | 21.7% | +6.0 ppsince 2015 | 42.6% | 22.6% | 135.7% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 1.72023 | 140/165 | 27/32 | · | 1.3 | 0.6 | +38%since 2013 | 6.1 | 3.3 | 8.6 | |
| Military spendingMilitary expenditure, % of GDP | 1.38%2025 | 94/156 | 21/45 | 0.22% | 0.82% | 0.73% | +0.2 ppsince 2015 | 1.13% | 1.57% | 2.48% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Inflation−10.2 pp2.9% in 2016
- Government debt−137.2 pp14.9% in 2022
- Reserves, months of imports+38%1.7 in 2023
Worse than ten years ago
- External debt+1.1 pp18.3% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Democratic Republic of the Congo and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Democratic Republic of the Congo. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Tanzania | Uganda | Angola | Cameroon | Zambia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 2.9%2016 | 3.3%2025 | 3.6%2025 | 20.2%2025 | 3.4%2025 | 13.9%2025 |
| GDP deflator | 7.8%2025 | 5.1%2025 | 5.2%2025 | 20.5%2025 | 2.8%2025 | 5.6%2025 |
| Lending rate | 24.1%2025 | 16.7%2020 | 19.8%2018 | 19.4%2025 | — | 9.5%2020 |
| Real interest rate | 15.1%2025 | 9.6%2020 | 14.7%2018 | -0.9%2025 | — | -3.9%2020 |
| Exchange rate | 2,693.242025 | 2,597.902024 | 3,602.992025 | 911.992025 | 581.932025 | 25.282025 |
| Tax revenue | 10.7%2022 | 12.3%2024 | 12.6%2024 | 7.6%2024 | 11.3%2021 | 18.8%2024 |
| Government revenue | 13.2%2022 | 14.0%2024 | 14.0%2024 | 18.2%2024 | 13.7%2021 | 23.4%2024 |
| Government expense | 12.4%2022 | 16.3%2024 | 16.6%2023 | 14.6%2019 | 12.4%2021 | 25.1%2021 |
| Government debt | 14.9%2022 | — | 54.4%2024 | — | — | 71.4%2021 |