In 2024, the average inflation rate in the Congo (Congo Kinshasa) was approximately 17.65 percent. Between 1980 and 2024, the figure dropped by around 22.39 percentage points, though the decline followed an uneven course rather than a steady trajectory. The inflation is forecast to decline by about 10.65 percentage points from 2024 to 2030, fluctuating as it trends downward.This indicator measures inflation based upon the year-on-year change in the average consumer price index, expressed in percent. The latter expresses a country's average level of prices based on a typical basket of consumer goods and services.

Quarterly data on democratically weighted and CPI-consistent indices, annual inflation rates, expenditure shares and contributions for UK household groups.

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Inflation forecast: The latest value from 2030 is 7 percent, unchanged from 7 percent in 2029. In comparison, the world average is 3.65 percent, based on data from 182 countries. Historically, the average for Democratic Republic of the Congo from 1981 to 2030 is 518.75 percent. The minimum value, -11.09 percent, was reached in 1983 while the maximum of 9796.9 percent was recorded in 1994.

Graph and download economic data for Inflation, consumer prices for the Lao People's Democratic Republic (FPCPITOTLZGLAO) from 1989 to 2024 about Laos, consumer, CPI, inflation, price index, indexes, and price.

Congo, The Democratic Republic of the CD: Inflation:(GDP) Gross Domestic ProductDeflator: Linked Series data was reported at 41.686 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 4.349 % for 2016. Congo, The Democratic Republic of the CD: Inflation:(GDP) Gross Domestic ProductDeflator: Linked Series data is updated yearly, averaging 30.795 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2017, with 28 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 26,765.858 % in 1994 and a record low of -1.156 % in 2015. Congo, The Democratic Republic of the CD: Inflation:(GDP) Gross Domestic ProductDeflator: Linked Series data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Democratic Republic of Congo – Table CD.World Bank: Inflation. 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.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on World Bank national accounts data archives, OECD National Accounts, and the IMF WEO database.; ;

According to a survey from late December 2024, the two most important issues among Republican voters in the United States were inflation and immigration, with ** and ** percent ranking it their primary political concerns respectively. In contrast, only *** percent of Democrats considered immigration their most important issue. Inflation and healthcare were the leading issues among democrats in the U.S.

Graph and download economic data for Inflation, consumer prices for the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (FPCPITOTLZGTLS) from 2003 to 2024 about East Timor, consumer, CPI, inflation, price index, indexes, and price.

As of April 2025, 20 percent of people in the UK thought that the Labour Party would be the best at handling the economy, compared with 16 percent who believed that the Conservatives would be the best, while six percent thought the Liberal Democrats would handle the economy the best.

Consumer price index of Lao People’s Democratic Republic shot up by 23.13% from 239.1 index in 2023 to 294.4 index in 2024. Since the 4.13% upward trend in 2014, consumer price index soared by 136.98% in 2024. Consumer price index reflects changes 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.

Congo, The Democratic Republic of the CD: Real Interest Rate data was reported at -14.868 % pa in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 14.084 % pa for 2016. Congo, The Democratic Republic of the CD: Real Interest Rate data is updated yearly, averaging 21.006 % pa from Dec 2006 (Median) to 2017, with 12 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 29.583 % pa in 2010 and a record low of -14.868 % pa in 2017. Congo, The Democratic Republic of the CD: Real Interest Rate data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Democratic Republic of Congo – Table CD.World Bank.WDI: Interest Rates. Real interest rate is the lending interest rate adjusted for inflation as measured by the GDP deflator. The terms and conditions attached to lending rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability.; ; International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files using World Bank data on the GDP deflator.; ;

Congo, The Democratic Republic of the CD: GDP: USD: Gross National Income per Capita: Atlas Method data was reported at 450.000 USD in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 460.000 USD for 2016. Congo, The Democratic Republic of the CD: GDP: USD: Gross National Income per Capita: Atlas Method data is updated yearly, averaging 260.000 USD from Dec 1984 (Median) to 2017, with 33 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 950.000 USD in 1984 and a record low of 110.000 USD in 1999. Congo, The Democratic Republic of the CD: GDP: USD: Gross National Income per Capita: Atlas Method data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Democratic Republic of Congo – Table CD.World Bank: Gross Domestic Product: Nominal. GNI per capita (formerly GNP per capita) is the gross national income, converted to U.S. dollars using the World Bank Atlas method, divided by the midyear population. GNI is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. GNI, calculated in national currency, is usually converted to U.S. dollars at official exchange rates for comparisons across economies, although an alternative rate is used when the official exchange rate is judged to diverge by an exceptionally large margin from the rate actually applied in international transactions. To smooth fluctuations in prices and exchange rates, a special Atlas method of conversion is used by the World Bank. This applies a conversion factor that averages the exchange rate for a given year and the two preceding years, adjusted for differences in rates of inflation between the country, and through 2000, the G-5 countries (France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States). From 2001, these countries include the Euro area, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.; ; World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.; Weighted Average;

Congo, The Democratic Republic of the CD: GDP: USD: Gross National Income: Atlas Method data was reported at 36.525 USD bn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 36.117 USD bn for 2016. Congo, The Democratic Republic of the CD: GDP: USD: Gross National Income: Atlas Method data is updated yearly, averaging 10.437 USD bn from Dec 1984 (Median) to 2017, with 33 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 36.525 USD bn in 2017 and a record low of 4.836 USD bn in 1999. Congo, The Democratic Republic of the CD: GDP: USD: Gross National Income: Atlas Method data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Democratic Republic of Congo – Table CD.World Bank.WDI: Gross Domestic Product: Nominal. GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in current U.S. dollars. GNI, calculated in national currency, is usually converted to U.S. dollars at official exchange rates for comparisons across economies, although an alternative rate is used when the official exchange rate is judged to diverge by an exceptionally large margin from the rate actually applied in international transactions. To smooth fluctuations in prices and exchange rates, a special Atlas method of conversion is used by the World Bank. This applies a conversion factor that averages the exchange rate for a given year and the two preceding years, adjusted for differences in rates of inflation between the country, and through 2000, the G-5 countries (France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States). From 2001, these countries include the Euro area, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.; ; World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.; Gap-filled total;

A survey conducted in December 2022 found that ** percent of Americans felt that inflation should be the top priority for the next Congress. However, ** percent of Democrats felt that preserving democracy should be the top congressional priority.

Inflation Rate in Congo decreased to 9.27 percent in May from 10.46 percent in April of 2025. This dataset provides - Congo Inflation Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

A survey conducted in July 2025 found that the most important issue for ***percent of Americans was inflation and prices. A further ***percent of respondents were most concerned about jobs and the economy.

As of July 2025, approximately 24 percent of people in the UK would vote for the governing Labour Party in a potential general election, behind Reform UK on 26 percent, with the Conservatives third on 16 percent. Since returning to power, support for the Labour Party has fallen considerably, with the government's sinking approval rating approaching the unpopularity of the previous government. Labour's return to power in 2024 On May 22, 2024, Rishi Sunak announced his decision to hold the 2024 general election on July 4. Sunak's surprise announcement came shortly after some positive economic figures were released in the UK, and he may have hoped this would boost his poor job ratings and perhaps also his government's low approval ratings. This was a long-shot, however, and as predicted in the polls, Labour won the 2024 general election by a landslide, winning 412 out of 650 seats. The sting in the tale for the Labour Party was that despite this large majority, they won a relatively low share of the votes and almost immediately saw their popularity fall in the second half of 2024. Sunak's five pledges in 2023 After a tough 2022, in which Britain suffered through its worst cost of living crisis in a generation, the economy was consistently identified as the main issue facing the country, just ahead of healthcare. To respond to these concerns, Rishi Sunak started 2023 with five pledges; halve inflation, grow the economy, reduce national debt, cut NHS waiting times, and stop small boats. By the end of that year, just one pledge can be said to have been fully realized, with CPI inflation falling from 10.1 percent at the start of 2023 to 4 percent by the end of it. There is some ambiguity regarding the success of some of the other pledges. The economy shrank in the last two quarters of 2023 but started to grow again in early 2024. National debt increased slightly, while small boat arrivals declined compared to 2022, but were still higher than in most other years. The pledge to cut NHS waiting times was not fulfilled either, with the number of people awaiting treatment rising in 2023.

In the first week of November, 2022, ** percent of Democrats said that civil rights were very important when casting their vote in the midterm elections versus ** percent of Republicans. Further, ** percent of Republicans said the climate was very important, compared with ** percent of Democrats. Republicans were much more likely to classify taxes and government spending as very important.

In July 2025, the net favorability rating for the current British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, was -44 percent, ten points below the Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch. Starmer's popularity has fallen considerably since taking office in July 2024, and as of this month, he was noticeably less popular than the Reform Party leader, Nigel Farage, and Liberal Democrat leader, Ed Davey.
Labour win the 2024 general election Towards the end of May 2024, Rishi Sunak announced that the next UK general election will happen on July 4, 2024. In this election, the Labour Party won a huge overall majority, the first time the party has won a general election since 2005. The Conservatives, by contrast, are heading for a spell in opposition after emerging as the largest party in the previous four UK elections. In the run-up to the election, polls put them far behind Labour for several months, while the populist right-wing party, Reform UK, grew in popularity at the Conservative's expense. Glimmers of economic recovery not enough to save Sunak After coming to power in late 2022, Sunak's time in office coincided with a tough economic environment. The Cost of Living Crisis, driven by high inflation, pushed many UK households to the brink, while the overall economy, struggled to grow at a consistent pace. Just before he called the election, however, there was some positive economic news. GDP growth in the first quarter of 2024 was 0.6 percent, the fastest the economy had grown since the end of 2021. CPI inflation, meanwhile, was 2.3 percent in May 2024, the lowest rate in three years. Although it was ultimately not enough to save Sunak, re-establishing themselves as the best party for handling the economy would give the Conservatives a much better chance at future general elections.

Adding to national debt is an inevitable fact of being President of the United States. The extent to which debt rises under any sitting president depends not only on the policy and spending choices they have made, but also the choices made by presidents and congresses that have come before them. Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush President Ronald Reagan increased the U.S. debt by around **** trillion U.S. dollars, or ****** percent. This is often attributed to "Reaganomics," in which Reagan implemented significant supply-side economic policies in which he reduced government regulation, cut taxes, and tightened the money supply. Spending increased under President George W. Bush in light of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. To finance the wars, President Bush chose to borrow the money, rather than use war bonds or increase taxes, unlike previous war-time presidents. Additionally, Bush introduced a number of tax cuts, and oversaw the beginning of the 2008 financial crisis. Barack Obama President Obama inherited both wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the financial crisis. The Obama administration also did not increase taxes to pay for the wars, and additionally passed expensive legislation to kickstart the economy following the economic crash, as well as the Affordable Care Act in 2010. The ACA expanded healthcare coverage to cover more than ** million more Americans through programs like Medicare and Medicaid. Though controversial at the time, more than half of Americans have a favorable view of the ACA in 2023. Additionally, he signed legislation making the W. Bush-era tax cuts permanent.