Democratic Republic of the Congo Food Prices from 1992 to 2026

Market-level price records for staples including maize, rice, beans, fish, and sugar in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are provided by the World Food Programme. The data spans from as early as 1992 through March 2026, reflecting weekly updates of primarily monthly observations.

Use Cases

• Analyzing price volatility of maize and rice to assess regional food security
• Tracking historical price trends for fish and sugar in DRC markets
• Modeling economic indicators using longitudinal food cost data

Strengths

• Sourced from the World Food Programme Price Database
• Includes specific commodities like maize, rice, beans, fish, and sugar
• Temporal coverage spanning over 30 years for select regions

Limitations

• Inconsistent start dates across markets, with many only reporting from 2003 onwards
• Granularity is largely monthly despite weekly update frequencies
• Specific row counts and column headers are not defined in the source metadata

Provenance

Source

World Food Programme (WFP) Price Database

Collection Method

Market monitoring and surveys

Time Range

1992 - 2026

Freshness

Updated weekly with data primarily at a monthly granularity.

Geography

Democratic Republic of the Congo