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Inflation, annual average in Democratic Republic of the Congo

Inflation, annual average in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 2.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank. That is up 2.1 pts from 2015.

20162.9%
Change on 2015+2.1 pts
Series high23,773.11994
Series low-2.71965

Inflation, annual average in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1964 to 2016

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-5,00005,00010K15K20K25K196419721980198819962004201220161964: 35.4 %1965: -2.7 %1966: 15.8 %1967: 36.9 %1968: 53.3 %1969: 6.2 %1970: 8 %1971: 5.8 %1972: 15.8 %1973: 15.6 %1974: 29.5 %1975: 28.7 %1976: 80.4 %1977: 68.9 %1978: 48.8 %1979: 101.1 %1980: 46.6 %1981: 35.4 %1982: 36.7 %1983: 76.5 %1984: 52.2 %1985: 23.8 %1986: 44.4 %1987: 78.7 %1988: 71.1 %1989: 104.1 %1990: 81.3 %1991: 2,154.4 %1992: 4,129.2 %1993: 1,986.9 %1994: 23,773.1 %1995: 541.9 %1996: 492.4 %1997: 198.5 %1998: 29.1 %1999: 284.9 %2000: 513.9 %2001: 359.9 %2002: 31.5 %2003: 12.9 %2004: 4 %2005: 21.3 %2006: 13.1 %2007: 16.9 %2008: 17.3 %2009: 2.8 %2010: 7.1 %2011: 15.3 %2012: 9.7 %2013: 0.8 %2014: 1.2 %2015: 0.7 %2016: 2.9 %
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 53 values
Period%
20162.9
20150.7
20141.2
20130.8
20129.7
201115.3
20107.1
20092.8
200817.3
200716.9
200613.1
200521.3
20044
200312.9
200231.5
2001359.9
2000513.9
1999284.9
199829.1
1997198.5
1996492.4
1995541.9
199423,773.1
19931,986.9
19924,129.2
19912,154.4
199081.3
1989104.1
198871.1
198778.7
198644.4
198523.8
198452.2
198376.5
198236.7
198135.4
198046.6
1979101.1
197848.8
197768.9
197680.4
197528.7
197429.5
197315.6
197215.8
19715.8
19708
19696.2
196853.3
196736.9
196615.8
1965-2.7
196435.4

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Definition

Annual average change in the consumer price index, percent.

United States: percent change between the annual average CPI-U (all items, US city average) of the year and of the previous year, rounded to one decimal as the Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes it; both averages are shown with each value. A whole-year figure: it differs from the December 12-month change in cpi_annual_change. Other countries and the World: World Bank, from IMF International Financial Statistics and national sources; the World value is the median of country rates, not a weighted average.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Inflation, consumer prices, annual % (FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the average annual inflation in Democratic Republic of the Congo?

Inflation, annual average in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 2.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank. That is up 2.1 pts from 2015.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Inflation, consumer prices, annual % (FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest average annual inflation in Democratic Republic of the Congo?

23,773.1% in 1994, the highest value since 1964 in this series.

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