History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Congo
Congo: History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale was 5,715 2011 US$ in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
5,715 2011 US$
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
103rd
of 145 countries
All-time high
6,321 2011 US$
in 2014
All-time low
1,693 2011 US$
in 1950
Years of data
69
1950–2018
History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Congo, 1950–2018
Source: Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in 2011 US$.
Analysis
In 2018, history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Congo stood at 5,715 2011 US$.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Congo peaked at 6,321 2011 US$ in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1,693 2011 US$, in 1950.
Congo ranks 103rd of 145 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 69 years of available data.
History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Congo, year by year
| Year | 2011 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1,693 2011 US$ | — |
| 1951 | 1,726 2011 US$ | +1.9% |
| 1952 | 1,758 2011 US$ | +1.9% |
| 1953 | 1,790 2011 US$ | +1.8% |
| 1954 | 1,822 2011 US$ | +1.8% |
| 1955 | 1,854 2011 US$ | +1.8% |
| 1956 | 1,884 2011 US$ | +1.6% |
| 1957 | 1,914 2011 US$ | +1.6% |
| 1958 | 1,946 2011 US$ | +1.7% |
| 1959 | 1,977 2011 US$ | +1.6% |
| 1960 | 1,999 2011 US$ | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 2,020 2011 US$ | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 2,039 2011 US$ | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 2,059 2011 US$ | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 2,079 2011 US$ | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 2,099 2011 US$ | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 2,157 2011 US$ | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 2,216 2011 US$ | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 2,275 2011 US$ | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 2,335 2011 US$ | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 2,396 2011 US$ | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 2,546 2011 US$ | +6.3% |
| 1972 | 2,582 2011 US$ | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 2,950 2011 US$ | +14.3% |
| 1974 | 2,848 2011 US$ | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 2,745 2011 US$ | -3.6% |
| 1976 | 2,794 2011 US$ | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 2,517 2011 US$ | -9.9% |
| 1978 | 2,595 2011 US$ | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 2,807 2011 US$ | +8.2% |
| 1980 | 3,075 2011 US$ | +9.5% |
| 1981 | 3,625 2011 US$ | +17.9% |
| 1982 | 4,355 2011 US$ | +20.1% |
| 1983 | 4,473 2011 US$ | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 4,664 2011 US$ | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 4,484 2011 US$ | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 4,058 2011 US$ | -9.5% |
| 1987 | 3,953 2011 US$ | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 3,908 2011 US$ | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 3,865 2011 US$ | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 3,794 2011 US$ | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 3,863 2011 US$ | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 3,941 2011 US$ | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 3,874 2011 US$ | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 3,636 2011 US$ | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 3,764 2011 US$ | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 3,989 2011 US$ | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 3,900 2011 US$ | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 4,043 2011 US$ | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 3,926 2011 US$ | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 4,159 2011 US$ | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 4,257 2011 US$ | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 4,459 2011 US$ | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 4,468 2011 US$ | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 4,561 2011 US$ | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 4,821 2011 US$ | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 5,016 2011 US$ | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 4,845 2011 US$ | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 5,081 2011 US$ | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 5,379 2011 US$ | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 5,738 2011 US$ | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 5,875 2011 US$ | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 5,949 2011 US$ | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 6,031 2011 US$ | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 6,321 2011 US$ | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 6,272 2011 US$ | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 5,974 2011 US$ | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 5,747 2011 US$ | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 5,715 2011 US$ | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,836 2011 US$ | 1,693 2011 US$ | 1,977 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1960s | 2,128 2011 US$ | 1,999 2011 US$ | 2,335 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 2,678 2011 US$ | 2,396 2011 US$ | 2,950 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,046 2011 US$ | 3,075 2011 US$ | 4,664 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,873 2011 US$ | 3,636 2011 US$ | 4,043 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,704 2011 US$ | 4,159 2011 US$ | 5,379 2011 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,958 2011 US$ | 5,715 2011 US$ | 6,321 2011 US$ | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Congo?
- History’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale in Congo was 5,715 2011 US$ in 2018, according to Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 6,321 2011 US$ in 2014.
- What is the lowest history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,693 2011 US$ in 1950.
- How does Congo rank for history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale?
- Congo ranks 103rd out of 145 countries with data for 2018.
- Is history’s hockey stick: real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Maddison Project Database (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of History’s hockey stick: Real gross domestic product per capita using the ratio scale. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Unit 1 'The capitalist revolution’ Section 1.3 'History's Hockey Stick: Growth in income' in The CORE Team, The Economy. Available at: https://tinyco.re/28126370 [Figure 1.1b]