Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Congo
Congo: Growth rate of real gdp per employed person was -0.57 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Congo, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Congo is -0.57, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 43.0% on the previous year and up 54.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Congo peaked at 7.43 in 2012 and was at its lowest, -10.38, in 2016.
That places Congo 164th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.3 | — |
| 2001 | -0.77 | -133.5% |
| 2002 | 1.8 | -333.8% |
| 2003 | -1.87 | -203.9% |
| 2004 | -0.37 | -80.2% |
| 2005 | 3.41 | -1021.6% |
| 2006 | 3.33 | -2.3% |
| 2007 | -9.81 | -394.6% |
| 2008 | 2.93 | -129.9% |
| 2009 | 6.91 | +135.8% |
| 2010 | 4.63 | -33.0% |
| 2011 | -0.62 | -113.4% |
| 2012 | 7.43 | -1298.4% |
| 2013 | -2.18 | -129.3% |
| 2014 | 4.35 | -299.5% |
| 2015 | -1.25 | -128.7% |
| 2016 | -10.38 | +730.4% |
| 2017 | -7.31 | -29.6% |
| 2018 | -4.58 | -37.3% |
| 2019 | -1.86 | -59.4% |
| 2020 | -2.09 | +12.4% |
| 2021 | -2.97 | +42.1% |
| 2022 | -6.83 | +130.0% |
| 2023 | -1.28 | -81.3% |
| 2024 | -1 | -21.9% |
| 2025 | -0.57 | -43.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's -0.57 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.77. (46 countries reporting)
- Congo's -0.57 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.19. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +1298.4% | -0.62 | 7.43 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.786 | -9.81 | 6.91 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.18 | -10.38 | 7.43 | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.46 | -6.83 | -0.57 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Congo
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 growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Congo?
- Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Congo was -0.57 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 7.43 in 2012.
- What is the lowest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.38 in 2016.
- How does Congo rank for growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Congo ranks 164th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Growth rate of real gdp per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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