Congo, Dem. Rep.

Sub-Saharan Africa · Low income · Capital: Kinshasa

$649GDP per capita · 2024

Long-run GDP per capita

Real GDP per capita in 2011 international dollars, 1950–2022. Maddison Project Database 2023.

Economic events

Crises and shocks, also marked on the chart above.

Demographics

Life expectancy

62.1 · 2024

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Population

109.3M · 2024

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Population growth

3.2% · 2024

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Urban population

44.7% · 2024

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Environment

CO₂ per capita

0.1 · 2024

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External

Current account balance

-3.8% · 2024

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Current account balance (IMF)

-3.7% · 2025

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Government

Central government debt

14.9% · 2022

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Government gross debt

20.2% · 2025

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Labour

Unemployment

4.4% · 2025

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Unemployment rate (IMF)

No data

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Output & growth

GDP

$71B · 2024

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GDP (IMF)

$92.8B · 2025

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GDP (PPP)

Int’l$ 216.6B · 2025

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GDP growth

6.1% · 2024

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GDP per capita

$649 · 2024

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GDP per capita (IMF)

$871 · 2025

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GNI per capita

$670 · 2024

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Real GDP growth

5.7% · 2025

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Prices

Inflation (CPI)

2.9% · 2016

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Inflation (avg CPI)

7.4% · 2025

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Society

Income inequality (Gini)

44.7 · 2020

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Internet users

19.7% · 2024

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Trade

Exports

48.8% · 2024

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Imports

51.8% · 2024

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Trade

100.6% · 2024

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