Indicators of economy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

The essential economic performance of a country is reflected by the gross domestic product. So the total of all goods and services sold. Worldwide gross domestic product in 2019 was at about 11.181 US Dollar per capita. The GDP in the Democratic Republic of the Congo reached 581 US Dollar per capita. The gross national product has been at 530 US Dollar per capita. The Democratic Republic of the Congo is therefore currently ranked 89 of the major economies.

Inflation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo was in 2016 at around 2.89%. For the the EU, the average of the same was year at 1.63%.

The Corruption Perceptions Index for the public sector counts 18 and is compared to other countries very bad.


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Unemployment rates in percent 1991 - 2020

Unemployment rates Congo (Dem. Republic)

Economic performance 2019

 Congo (Dem. Republic)
Total		Congo (Dem. Republic)
per capita		EU
Total		EU
per capita
GDP50.40 bn USD580.72 USD15,626.45 tn USD30,381.17 USD
Gross national product46.31 bn USD533.61 USD16,026.52 tn USD31,158.99 USD


Development of the Gross domestic product in billion US Dollar 1979 - 2019


GDP Congo (Dem. Republic)
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Im- and Exports 2019

 Congo (Dem. Republic)
Total		Congo (Dem. Republic)
per capita		EU
Total		EU
per capita
Exports16.08 bn USD185.29 USD8,590.51 bn USD16,701.80 USD
Imports17.77 bn USD204.80 USD8,032.20 bn USD15,616.32 USD


Development of imports and exports in billion US dollars 2005 - 2019


Exports
Imports