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Congo

CG Β· COG Β· #63 Β· 6 cities

Nomad score 36/100 Compare

Key indicators

GDP per capita (PPP) (2025)
$7,248
GDP (2025)
$15.6B
GDP growth (2025)
2.4% ↑
Inflation (2025)
2.6% ↓
Unemployment (2025)
19.9% ↓
Population (2025)
6.5M
Population growth (2025)
2.4% ↓
Gini index (2011)
48.9
Government debt (2025)
96.8% of GDP
Current account (2025)
-5.9% of GDP
FDI inflows (2024)
$603.6M
Life expectancy (2024)
66.0 yrs
Health spending (2023)
3.3% of GDP
Internet users (2024)
47.3%
Mobile subscriptions (2024)
95.5/100
Trade openness (2025)
91.7% of GDP
Exchange rate (2025)
581.93/USD
Foreign reserves (2024)
$758.6M
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. Most recent observed data: 2025.

GDP overview

Nominal GDP and real growth. Dashed = IMF forecast.

GDP per capita (PPP)

Purchasing power parity adjusted, in international dollars

Inflation (CPI)

Unemployment

ILO modeled estimate

Population

Fiscal and trade

Government debt (2025)
96.8% of GDP
Current account (2025)
-5.9% of GDP
FDI inflows (2024)
$603.6M

Income inequality (Gini)

Gini index (2011)
0.49
Assessment
High inequality
Source: World Bank PIP via OWID. 0 = perfect equality, 1 = maximum inequality.

Business environment

New business density (2024)
0.40/1k
Tax revenue (2021)
6.5% of GDP
Services sector (2025)
54.3% of GDP

Financial access and costs

ATMs per 100k (2022)
13.5
Bank branches per 100k (2022)
3.9
ICT service exports (2021)
5.5%
Goods and services tax (2021)
3.3%

Historical data

Historical economic data
Year GDP GDP/cap PPP Growth Inflation Unemp. Population Gini Debt Curr. acct FDI Life exp. Health Internet FX rate
2031 * $23.2B $9,144 3.6% 3.0% No data for this year 7.7M No data for this year 60.4% -4.3% No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year
2030 * $21.7B $8,734 3.6% 3.0% No data for this year 7.4M No data for this year 66.1% -5.2% No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year
2029 * $20.4B $8,452 3.7% 3.0% No data for this year 7.2M No data for this year 72.3% -5.6% No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year
2028 * $19.1B $8,156 3.7% 3.0% No data for this year 7.0M No data for this year 79.1% -6.0% No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year
2027 * $18.0B $7,867 3.2% 3.0% No data for this year 6.9M No data for this year 85.8% -5.8% No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year
2026 * $17.0B $7,628 2.8% 2.8% No data for this year 6.7M No data for this year 91.3% -6.0% No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year
2025 $15.6B $7,248 2.4% 2.6% 19.9% 6.5M No data for this year 96.8% -5.9% No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year 581.93
2024 $14.8B $7,004 2.1% 3.1% 19.9% 6.3M No data for this year 98.0% -3.0% $603.6M 66.0 No data for this year 47.3% 606.35
2023 $14.2B $6,856 2.0% 4.3% 19.9% 6.1M No data for this year 102.9% -5.0% $626.5M 65.8 3.3% 43.2% 606.57
2022 $14.0B $6,646 1.8% 3.0% 20.1% 6.0M No data for this year 93.5% 17.0% $532.3M 65.0 2.3% 41.0% 623.76
2021 $13.4B $6,263 1.1% 2.0% 22.0% 5.8M No data for this year 97.8% 12.8% -$320.2M 64.2 3.5% 30.0% 554.53
2020 $11.5B $4,771 -6.3% 1.4% 22.3% 5.7M No data for this year 102.5% 12.6% -$2.0B 64.4 4.0% 22.0% 575.59
2019 $14.0B $5,720 1.1% 0.4% 20.5% 5.6M No data for this year 77.6% 11.7% -$1.4B 63.2 2.4% 16.1% 585.91
2018 $14.8B $5,593 -2.3% 1.2% 20.8% 5.4M No data for this year 71.2% 18.5% $4.3B 64.5 1.8% 11.8% 555.45
2017 $11.8B $4,445 -5.6% 0.4% 20.7% 5.3M No data for this year 88.5% -6.4% $4.4B 64.2 2.4% 8.7% 580.66
2016 $10.9B $4,016 -5.0% 3.2% 20.3% 5.2M No data for this year 84.5% -45.3% $50.6M 63.9 2.6% 8.1% 592.61
2015 $11.9B $4,715 -3.6% 3.2% 20.0% 5.1M No data for this year 74.2% -39.0% $4.3B 63.7 2.5% 7.6% 591.21
2014 $17.9B $5,733 6.7% 0.9% 19.7% 4.9M No data for this year 42.3% 1.0% $2.9B 63.4 2.0% 7.1% 493.76
2013 $18.0B $5,834 -0.7% 4.6% 19.9% 4.8M No data for this year 33.9% 10.8% $1.9B 63.0 1.9% 6.6% 493.90
2012 $17.7B $6,058 9.9% 5.0% 19.5% 4.7M No data for this year 30.2% 13.6% -$69.2M 62.7 1.9% 6.1% 510.56
2011 $15.7B $5,175 2.2% 1.8% 19.4% 4.6M 48.9 34.4% 13.2% $298.7M 62.3 1.8% 5.6% 471.25
2010 $13.2B $5,125 9.9% 0.4% 19.3% 4.4M No data for this year 43.5% 6.9% $1.5B 61.7 1.9% 5.0% 494.79
2009 $9.7B $4,801 11.6% 4.3% 19.8% 4.3M No data for this year 83.8% -14.1% $1.2B 61.2 2.1% 4.5% 470.29
2008 $11.6B $4,448 6.3% 6.0% 20.0% 4.1M No data for this year 69.6% 7.5% $1.9B 60.8 2.2% 4.3% 446.00
2007 $8.8B $4,243 -6.6% 2.6% 19.9% 4.0M No data for this year 93.8% -24.0% $1.4B 60.1 1.9% 2.8% 478.63
2006 $8.1B $4,588 8.0% 4.7% 19.6% 3.8M No data for this year 94.7% 13.9% $1.5B 59.5 1.7% 2.0% 522.43
2005 $6.7B $4,279 9.2% 2.5% 19.8% 3.7M 47.3 99.8% 6.1% $801.3M 58.7 1.7% 1.5% 527.26
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. * = IMF forecast.

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