Democratic Republic of the Congo Inflation en glissement annuel (year-on-year CPI inflation)
Democratic Republic of the Congo Inflation en glissement annuel (year-on-year CPI inflation) is 7.203 percent, in force since 15 Oct 2026, cited to Banque Centrale du Congo, statistiques Secteur réel. It was 3.677 percent before that. Last checked against the official source on 26 Oct 2026.
Official source: Banque Centrale du Congo, statistiques Secteur réel · Last checked 2026-10-26 · source fingerprint
Year-on-year consumer price inflation for the DRC, from the Institut National de la Statistique (INS) price index republished WEEKLY by the Banque Centrale du Congo in its statistics portal (Secteur réel > Hebdomadaire > Taux d'inflation/INS). The DRC's headline price statistic is a weekly series with Saturday reference dates, not a monthly release.
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| Current value | 7.203 percent (year-on-year, glissement annuel) |
|---|---|
| In force from | 2026-10-15 |
| Official source | Banque Centrale du Congo, statistiques Secteur réel — Inflation / IPC (INS). Glissement annuel % 7,203 for 2026-10-S3. |
| Last verified | 2026-10-26 |
| Verification | primary — No verification limitation recorded — read from the official source cited. |
| Provenance | source fingerprint |
What this value means
Newer week than live 2026-10-S1 / 3.677. effective_from is periodStartUtc of 2026-10-S3, same convention as live S1.
Earlier values
| From | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | 3.677 | Banque Centrale du Congo, statistiques Secteur réel —… |
| 2026-09-22 | 3.436 | Glissement annuel % 3,436 — 2026-09-S4. Valeur comparable… |
| 2026-09-15 | 3.343 | BCC/INS weekly national YoY — Glissement annuel 3,343 %… |
| 2026-09-08 | 3.363 | BCC/INS weekly national YoY (not monthly)… — Glissement… |
| 2026-09-01 | 3.385 | BCC/INS weekly YoY — Glissement annuel % 3,385 2026-09-S1 |
| 2026-08-08 | 3.222 | Banque Centrale du Congo — Statistiques, Secteur réel… |
| 2026-07-25 | 3.102 | Banque Centrale du Congo - Statistiques, Secteur reel… |
| 2026-07-18 | 3.025 | Banque Centrale du Congo — Statistiques, Secteur réel… |
| 2026-07-11 | 2.969 | BCC — Taux d'inflation/INS, semaine du samedi 11 juillet… |
| 2026-07-04 | 2.916 | BCC — Taux d'inflation/INS, semaine du samedi 4 juillet… |
| 2026-06-27 | 2.869 | BCC — Taux d'inflation/INS, semaine du samedi 27 juin 2026… |
| 2026-06-20 | 2.772 | BCC — Taux d'inflation/INS, semaine du samedi 20 juin 2026… |
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