CPI: National consumer price index, country weights in Congo
Congo: CPI: National consumer price index, country weights was 43.87 in 2025. ▼ Falling
CPI: National consumer price index, country weights in Congo, 2005–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cpi: national consumer price index, country weights in Congo is 43.87, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cpi: national consumer price index, country weights in Congo peaked at 48.06 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 43.87, in 2020.
Congo ranks 30th of 172 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
CPI: National consumer price index, country weights in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 47.4 | — |
| 2006 | 47.4 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 47.4 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 47.4 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 48.06 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 48.06 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 48.06 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 48.06 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 48.06 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 48.06 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 48.06 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 48.06 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 48.06 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 48.06 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 48.06 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 43.87 | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 43.87 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 43.87 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 43.87 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 43.87 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 43.87 | +0.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 43.87 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.96, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Congo's 43.87 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40.29, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.53 | 47.4 | 48.06 | 5 |
| 2010s | 48.06 | 48.06 | 48.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.87 | 43.87 | 43.87 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 27 Lao People's Democratic Republic 46.09 compare
- 28 Somalia 46.04 compare
- 29 Cambodia 44.77 compare
- 31 Uzbekistan 43.18 compare
- 32 Algeria 43.09 compare
- 33 Micronesia, Federated States of 43 compare
More work & labour data for Congo
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.6949 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.6877 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.7017 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2906 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.46 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 9,208 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 2,302 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 10,131 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 9,894 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 20,026 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cpi: national consumer price index, country weights in Congo?
- Cpi: national consumer price index, country weights in Congo was 43.87 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest cpi: national consumer price index, country weights recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 48.06 in 2009.
- What is the lowest cpi: national consumer price index, country weights recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.87 in 2020.
- How does Congo rank for cpi: national consumer price index, country weights?
- Congo ranks 30th out of 172 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cpi: national consumer price index, country weights rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of CPI: National consumer price index, country weights (1. Food and non-alcoholic beverages). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The weights are meant to reflect the relative importance of the goods and services as measured by their shares in the total consumption of households. Data are disaggregated by the Classification of Individual Consumption According to Purpose (COICOP). For more information, refer to the Prices, Costs, and Currency Conversions (PRICES) database description.