Indicators of economy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The essential economic performance of a country is reflected by the gross domestic product, the total of all goods and services sold. Worldwide gross domestic product in 2021 was at about 12,230 USD per capita. GDP in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the other hand, reached USD 577 per capita, or 55.35 billion USD for the whole country. The Democratic Republic of the Congo is therefore currently ranked 86 of the major economies. If this is calculated per inhabitant, taking purchasing power parity into account, then the Congo (Dem. Republic) ranks 188th in the list of the richest countries.

Inflation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2016 was around 2.89%. Within the EU, the average in the same year was 2.55 percent. In the United States, it was most recently 4.70%.

Compared with the USA, prices for daily consumer goods are around 68.4 percent lower.
The index for perceived corruption in the public sector is 19, which is rather poor by global standards.


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