Congo, Rep.
Capital: BrazzavilleRegion: Sub-Saharan Africa Income: Lower middle income
GDP
$16.95B
2026
Population
6.3M
2024
GDP per Capita
$3K
2026
Life Expectancy
65.8 years
2023
Economy
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| GDP (Current USD, Billions) | $16.95B | 2026 |
| Real GDP Growth (%) | 2.8% | 2026 |
| GDP per Capita (USD) | $3K | 2026 |
| GDP, PPP (Billions Intl $) | $44.24B | 2026 |
| GDP per Capita, PPP (Intl $) | $7K | 2026 |
| Share of World GDP, PPP (%) | 0.02% | 2026 |
| GNI (Current USD) | $14.18B | 2024 |
| GNI per Capita (USD) | $2K | 2024 |
| GNI per Capita, PPP (USD) | $6K | 2024 |
| Industry Value Added (% of GDP) | 40.1% | 2024 |
| Services Value Added (% of GDP) | 45.0% | 2024 |
| Agriculture Value Added (% of GDP) | 9.4% | 2024 |
| Government Consumption (% of GDP) | 13.4% | 2024 |
| Household Consumption (% of GDP) | 47.4% | 2024 |
| Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP) | 26.8% | 2024 |
| Gross Savings (% of GNI) | 31.7% | 2021 |
| GDP Deflator (%) | -0.0% | 2024 |
| GDP per Person Employed (USD) | $19K | 2024 |
| Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP) | 12.9% | 2020 |
| Medium/High-Tech Manufacturing (% of total) | 2.4% | 2022 |
| Adjusted Net National Income per Capita (USD) | $1K | 2021 |
| Adjusted Net Savings (% of GNI) | -33.5% | 2020 |
| External Balance on Goods & Services (% of GDP) | 12.4% | 2024 |
| Coal Rents (% of GDP) | 0.00% | 2021 |
| Mineral Rents (% of GDP) | 0.00% | 2021 |
| Oil Rents (% of GDP) | 34.38% | 2021 |
| Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP) | 0.36% | 2021 |
| Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP) | 37.7% | 2021 |
| Forest Rents (% of GDP) | 2.97% | 2021 |
| Industry Value Added (Current USD) | $6.31B | 2024 |
Fiscal & Monetary
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Inflation, Consumer Prices (%) | 3.2% | 2026 |
| Govt Gross Debt (% of GDP) | 89.9% | 2026 |
| Fiscal Balance (% of GDP) | 2.2% | 2026 |
| Current Account Balance (% of GDP) | -7.0% | 2026 |
| Total Investment (% of GDP) | 29.6% | 2026 |
| Gross National Savings (% of GDP) | 22.7% | 2026 |
| Inflation, CPI (%, World Bank) | 3.1% | 2024 |
| Government Revenue (% of GDP) | 20.1% | 2021 |
| Tax Revenue (% of GDP) | 6.5% | 2021 |
| Taxes on Goods & Services (% of revenue) | 13.8% | 2021 |
| Taxes on Income, Profits & Capital Gains (% of rev) | 8.6% | 2021 |
| Net Investment in Nonfinancial Assets (% of GDP) | 3.1% | 2021 |
| Total Reserves incl. Gold (USD) | $715.4M | 2023 |
| Total Reserves (months of imports) | 1.6 | 2021 |
| Official Exchange Rate (per USD) | 606.35 | 2024 |
| Broad Money (% of GDP) | 28.4% | 2023 |
Trade
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Trade (% of GDP) | 93.2% | 2024 |
| Imports of Goods & Services (% of GDP) | 40.4% | 2024 |
| Exports of Goods & Services (USD) | $8.30B | 2024 |
| Imports of Goods & Services (USD) | $6.35B | 2024 |
| Merchandise Exports (USD) | $7.86B | 2024 |
| Merchandise Imports (USD) | $5.22B | 2024 |
| FDI Inflows (% of GDP) | 3.8% | 2024 |
| FDI Outflows (% of GDP) | 0.2% | 2024 |
| FDI Net Inflows (USD) | $603.6M | 2024 |
| Personal Remittances Received (USD) | $44.0M | 2024 |
| Personal Remittances Received (% of GDP) | 0.3% | 2024 |
| High-Tech Exports (% of manufactured) | 3.2% | 2023 |
| Current Account Balance (% of GDP) | 11.6% | 2021 |
| Current Account Balance (USD) | $1.72B | 2021 |
External Debt
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| External Debt (% of GNI) | 44.9% | 2024 |
| External Debt Stocks (USD) | $6.73B | 2024 |
| Total Debt Service (% of GNI) | 7.7% | 2024 |
| Present Value of External Debt (USD) | $4.60B | 2024 |
| Use of IMF Credit (USD) | $729.0M | 2024 |
| Net ODA Received (% of GNI) | 2.7% | 2023 |
Finance
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP) | 13.8% | 2023 |
| Bank Capital to Assets Ratio (%) | 8.9% | 2023 |
| Bank Nonperforming Loans (%) | 15.2% | 2023 |
| Account Ownership at Financial Institution (%) | 55.6% | 2024 |
| Account Ownership, Female (%) | 50.6% | 2024 |
| Account Ownership, Male (%) | 60.6% | 2024 |
| Firms Using Banks to Finance Investment (%) | 8.7% | 2024 |
Business Environment
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Time to Get Electricity (days) | 6 | 2024 |
Private Sector
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Firms Expected to Pay Bribes (%) | 26.4% | 2024 |
| Firms with Female Top Manager (%) | 22.9% | 2024 |
| Firms with Female Participation in Ownership (%) | 19.3% | 2024 |
| Average Firm Age (years) | 5 years | 2024 |
| Firms Using Computers (%) | 59.2% | 2024 |
People
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 6.3M | 2024 |
| Population Growth (%) | 2.4% | 2024 |
| Population Density (per km²) | 18 | 2023 |
| Surface Area (sq km) | 342,000 | 2023 |
| Land Area (sq km) | 341,500 | 2023 |
| Urban Population (%) | 63.9% | 2024 |
| Urban Population (total) | 4.0M | 2024 |
| Rural Population (%) | 36.1% | 2024 |
| Life Expectancy at Birth | 65.8 years | 2023 |
| Life Expectancy, Male | 64.1 years | 2023 |
| Life Expectancy, Female | 67.5 years | 2023 |
| Fertility Rate (births per woman) | 4.2 | 2023 |
| Birth Rate (per 1,000) | 30.6 | 2023 |
| Death Rate (per 1,000) | 6.3 | 2023 |
| Net Migration | -2,999 | 2025 |
| Population Ages 0–14 (%) | 40.4% | 2024 |
| Population Ages 15–64 (%) | 56.6% | 2024 |
| Population Ages 65+ (%) | 3.0% | 2024 |
| Age Dependency Ratio (%) | 76.8% | 2024 |
| Mortality Rate, Adult Male (per 1,000) | 273.1 | 2023 |
| Mortality Rate, Adult Female (per 1,000) | 216.4 | 2023 |
Labor
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Total Labor Force | 2.6M | 2025 |
| Labor Force Participation (%) | 67.8% | 2025 |
| Female Labor Force Participation (%) | 65.6% | 2025 |
| Male Labor Force Participation (%) | 70.1% | 2025 |
| Unemployment (%) | 19.9% | 2025 |
| Female Unemployment (%) | 21.1% | 2025 |
| Male Unemployment (%) | 18.7% | 2025 |
| Youth Unemployment (%) | 40.5% | 2025 |
| Employment in Agriculture (%) | 36.4% | 2025 |
| Employment in Industry (%) | 19.5% | 2025 |
| Employment in Services (%) | 44.2% | 2025 |
| Vulnerable Employment (%) | 75.9% | 2025 |
| Wage & Salaried Workers (% of total) | 23.2% | 2025 |
| Employers (% of total employment) | 0.9% | 2025 |
| Labor Force, Female (% of total) | 48.6% | 2025 |
Education
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Education Spending (% of GDP) | 3.3% | 2023 |
| Education Spending (% of govt expenditure) | 14.7% | 2023 |
| Primary School Enrollment (%) | 87.9% | 2023 |
| Tertiary School Enrollment (%) | 10.4% | 2023 |
| Primary Completion Rate (%) | 71.1% | 2023 |
| Out-of-School Children, Primary | 171,125 | 2023 |
| Out-of-School Girls, Primary | 84,011 | 2023 |
| Primary School Teachers | 23,019 | 2023 |
| Secondary School Teachers | 38,064 | 2023 |
Health
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Health Spending (% of GDP) | 3.3% | 2023 |
| Health Spending per Capita (USD) | $76 | 2023 |
| Government Health Spending (% of GDP) | 1.1% | 2023 |
| Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (% of total) | 28.0% | 2023 |
| Physicians (per 1,000 people) | 0.2 | 2022 |
| Nurses & Midwives (per 1,000) | 1.1 | 2022 |
| Infant Mortality (per 1,000 live births) | 40.5 | 2023 |
| Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000) | 36.8 | 2023 |
| Under-5 Mortality, Male (per 1,000) | 43.9 | 2023 |
| Cause of Death, Communicable (%) | 52.0% | 2019 |
| Cause of Death, Non-Communicable (%) | 38.6% | 2019 |
| Cause of Death, Injury (%) | 9.5% | 2019 |
| Measles Immunization (% of children) | 72.0% | 2024 |
| DPT Immunization (% of children) | 78.0% | 2024 |
| HIV Incidence (per 1,000) | 1.70 | 2024 |
| Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100,000) | 302 | 2024 |
| Smoking Prevalence, Males (%) | 28.8% | 2022 |
| Smoking Prevalence, Females (%) | 2.1% | 2022 |
| Suicide Mortality Rate (per 100,000) | 6.7 | 2021 |
| Alcohol Consumption (liters per capita) | 6.0 | 2020 |
Energy & Environment
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Energy Use (kg oil eq. per capita) | 628 | 2022 |
| Electric Power Consumption (kWh per capita) | 459 | 2022 |
| Renewable Electricity Output (%) | 26.3% | 2021 |
| Renewable Energy Consumption (%) | 71.4% | 2021 |
| Access to Clean Fuels for Cooking (%) | 40.1% | 2023 |
| PM2.5 Air Pollution (µg/m³) | 28.6 | 2020 |
| Forest Area (%) | 64.1% | 2023 |
| Forest Area (sq km) | 219,010 | 2023 |
| Terrestrial Protected Areas (%) | 33.3% | 2024 |
| Marine Protected Areas (%) | 3.5% | 2024 |
| Access to Basic Drinking Water (%) | 73.5% | 2021 |
| Access to Basic Sanitation (%) | 20.6% | 2021 |
Agriculture
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Land (%) | 31.2% | 2023 |
| Cereal Yield (kg per hectare) | 878 | 2023 |
| Food Production Index (2014–2016=100) | 106.1 | 2022 |
| Crop Production Index (2014–2016=100) | 105.9 | 2022 |
| Livestock Production Index (2014–2016=100) | 106.6 | 2022 |
| Land Under Cereal Production (hectares) | 34,588 | 2023 |
| Fertilizer Consumption (kg per hectare) | 10.3 | 2023 |
| Annual Freshwater Withdrawals (% of internal) | 0.0% | 2022 |
Technology
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Internet Users (%) | 38.4% | 2023 |
| Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100) | 1.3 | 2023 |
| Secure Internet Servers (per million) | 16.6 | 2024 |
| R&D Spending (% of GDP) | 0.38% | 2022 |
| Scientific Journal Articles | 90 | 2022 |
| High-Technology Exports (USD) | $30.9M | 2023 |
| ICT Service Exports (% of service exports) | 5.5% | 2021 |
| Researchers in R&D (per million) | 127 | 2022 |
Infrastructure
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Air Transport, Passengers Carried | 147,084 | 2023 |
| Air Transport, Freight (million ton-km) | 4.2 | 2019 |
| Container Port Traffic (TEU) | 999,999 | 2022 |
| Logistics Performance Index (1–5) | 2.60 | 2022 |
| Electricity from Oil (%) | 5.8% | 2022 |
| Electricity from Nuclear (%) | 0.0% | 2021 |
Gender
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Women in Parliament (%) | 14.6% | 2024 |
| Female Wage & Salaried Workers (%) | 9.9% | 2025 |
| Adolescent Fertility Rate (per 1,000) | 109.9 | 2023 |
| Gender Parity Index, Secondary | 0.92 | 2018 |
Governance
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Control of Corruption | -1.35 | 2023 |
| Government Effectiveness | -1.33 | 2023 |
| Regulatory Quality | -1.24 | 2023 |
| Voice & Accountability | -1.15 | 2023 |
| Control of Corruption (percentile rank) | 8.0% | 2023 |
| Government Effectiveness (percentile rank) | 9.4% | 2023 |
| Rule of Law (percentile rank) | 17.9% | 2023 |
| Political Stability (percentile rank) | 46.9% | 2023 |
Military
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Military Spending (% of GDP) | 1.2% | 2024 |
| Armed Forces (% of labor force) | 0.6% | 2020 |
Social Protection
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Human Capital Index (0–1) | 0.42 | 2020 |
| Human Capital Index, Female | 0.43 | 2020 |
| Human Capital Index, Male | 0.41 | 2020 |
| Learning-Adjusted Years of School | 5.3 years | 2020 |
Tourism
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| International Tourism, Arrivals | 158,000 | 2018 |
| Tourism Receipts (USD) | $42.9M | 2016 |
| Tourism Expenditures (USD) | $457.0M | 2016 |
| Tourism Receipts (% of total exports) | 0.9% | 2016 |
| International Tourism, Transport Services (USD) | $1.9M | 2016 |
Urban Development
| Indicator | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Population in Largest City | 2.8M | 2025 |
| Population in Agglomerations >1M (% of total) | 65.3% | 2025 |
| Population in Slums (% of urban) | 75.3% | 2022 |
| Rural Population Growth (%) | 1.8% | 2024 |