Congolese Franc Inflation Calculator

CDF 100,000 in 1963 has the same buying power as CDF 1,440,693,267,839,393,202,176 in 2026.

CDF 1,440,693,267,839,393,202,176CDF 100,000 in 1963 is now
1,440,693,267,839,392,768.00%Cumulative inflation
80.50%Average per year
3.30%Inflation in 2026

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CDF 100,000 in 2001 is worth CDF 1,634,001 in 2026

Annual inflation rate 11.82%
Cumulative inflation 1,534.00%

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Inflation in DR Congo

DR Congo inflation is 3.30% in 2026, following 7.40% in 2025. 64 years of data are available, from 1963.

This page covers 64 years of DR Congo consumer price data, from 1963 to 2026. The steepest single year on record was 1994, when consumer prices in DR Congo rose 23,773%. That is hyperinflation — prices were rising faster than most people could spend their money, and figures from either side of an episode like that are barely comparable without the context of what happened to the currency itself.

Prices fell in 1 of those 63 years — about 2% of the time — most sharply in 1965, when they dropped 2.7%. In a year like that money gained purchasing power rather than losing it. By decade, the 1990s were the most inflationary stretch, averaging 3,367% a year, while the 2010s were the calmest at 10.8%. Over the last ten years inflation has averaged 14.8% a year, markedly calmer than the 570.9% average across the whole record.

DR Congo CPI and inflation rate by year

The full annual series behind this calculator, from 1963 to 2026. The final column shows what CDF 100,000 in that year is worth in 2026 money.

DR Congo consumer price index and annual inflation, 1963–2026
Year CPI index Inflation CDF 100,000 then, in 2026
2026392.753.30%CDF 100,000
2025380.207.40%CDF 103,300
2024354.0017.70%CDF 110,944
2023300.7719.90%CDF 130,581
2022250.859.30%CDF 156,567
2021229.519.00%CDF 171,128
2020210.5611.40%CDF 186,529
2019189.014.70%CDF 207,794
2018180.5229.30%CDF 217,560
2017139.6235.70%CDF 281,305
2016102.892.89%CDF 381,731
2015100.000.74%CDF 392,747
201499.261.24%CDF 395,670
201398.040.81%CDF 400,588
201297.269.72%CDF 403,826
201188.6415.32%CDF 443,085
201076.877.10%CDF 510,950
200971.772.80%CDF 547,228
200869.8217.30%CDF 562,550
200759.5216.95%CDF 659,879
200650.8913.05%CDF 771,696
200545.0221.32%CDF 872,423
200437.113.99%CDF 1,058,396
200335.6812.87%CDF 1,100,672
200231.6131.52%CDF 1,242,373
200124.04359.94%CDF 1,634,001
20005.23513.91%CDF 7,515,367
19990.85284.89%CDF 46,137,353
19980.2229.15%CDF 177,580,354
19970.17198.52%CDF 229,342,908
19960.06492.44%CDF 684,626,899
19950.00968541.91%CDF 4,056,016,266
19940.0015123,773.13%CDF 26,035,928,720
19936.32e-061,986.90%CDF 6,215,591,571,894
19923.03e-074,129.17%CDF 129,713,476,494,418
19917.16e-092,154.44%CDF 5,485,803,247,872,895
19903.18e-1081.30%CDF 123,673,968,683,077,680
19891.75e-10104.07%CDF 224,215,222,173,257,504
19888.58e-1171.09%CDF 457,545,307,540,940,160
19875.02e-1178.67%CDF 782,822,187,998,418,944
19862.81e-1144.40%CDF 1,398,671,222,325,373,440
19851.94e-1123.82%CDF 2,019,681,245,032,459,008
19841.57e-1152.23%CDF 2,500,785,162,439,208,448
19831.03e-1176.53%CDF 3,806,870,513,239,572,480
19825.84e-1236.70%CDF 6,720,142,801,460,493,312
19814.28e-1235.41%CDF 9,186,414,886,135,235,584
19803.16e-1246.63%CDF 12,439,165,001,501,331,456
19792.15e-12101.05%CDF 18,239,038,485,544,726,528
19781.07e-1248.77%CDF 36,669,816,762,090,770,432
19777.2e-1368.95%CDF 54,553,333,490,951,061,504
19764.26e-1380.39%CDF 92,166,606,679,154,573,312
19752.36e-1328.66%CDF 166,255,617,405,637,787,648
19741.84e-1329.47%CDF 213,901,102,689,137,295,360
19731.42e-1315.64%CDF 276,936,219,801,325,273,088
19721.23e-1315.80%CDF 320,256,693,899,748,442,112
19711.06e-135.78%CDF 370,870,751,606,091,939,840
19701e-138.03%CDF 392,297,252,330,769,022,976
19699.27e-146.18%CDF 423,780,221,131,326,619,648
19688.73e-1453.32%CDF 449,953,717,075,533,430,784
19675.69e-1436.93%CDF 689,876,565,444,615,208,960
19664.16e-1415.78%CDF 944,624,006,974,586,093,568
19653.59e-14-2.73%CDF 1,093,686,631,699,482,017,792
19643.69e-1435.42%CDF 1,063,862,012,953,364,529,152
19632.73e-14CDF 1,440,693,267,839,393,202,176

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DR Congo inflation FAQ

What is the current inflation rate in DR Congo?
DR Congo inflation was 3.30% in 2026, the most recent year in this dataset, measured as the change in the annual average consumer price index from 2025.
How much has Congolese Franc lost in value since 1963?
CDF 100,000 in 1963 has the same purchasing power as CDF 1,440,693,267,839,393,202,176 in 2026. That is cumulative inflation of 1,440,693,267,839,392,768.00% over 63 years, an average of 80.50% per year.
What years does this DR Congo inflation calculator cover?
This calculator covers 64 years, from 1963 to 2026. You can convert an amount between any two years in that range.
Can Congolese Franc inflation be negative?
Yes. Negative inflation, or deflation, means prices fell and Congolese Franc gained purchasing power over that year. DR Congo recorded deflation in 1 of the 63 years measured here, most recently in 1965. The steepest fall was -2.73% in 1965.
What is the difference between CPI and the inflation rate?
The consumer price index (CPI) is a level: it measures the cost of a fixed basket of goods and services in a given year. The inflation rate is the percentage change in that level between two periods. This calculator uses the ratio of CPI values for your two chosen years to convert an amount between them.

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