Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo

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Republic of the Congo, is a country located at Middle Africa, it has an area of 342,000 Km2.

Republic of the Congo, with a population of 5,835,806 people, it is one of the least populous country in the world and it has a low population density, 17 people per km2.

It's capital is Brazzaville and its currency is Franco Central African CFA franc

Republic of the Congo is holding the 131 position by nominal GDP. Its national debt in 2021 was 11,058 millions of euros (13,088 millions of dollars), ( 97.76% debt-to-GDP ratio) and its public debt per capita is €1,895 euros per inhabitant$2,243 dollars per inhabitant.

In terms of the human development index (HDI) of Republic of the Congo, which is the index used by the United Nations to measure the progress of a country, was 0.571 points in 2021, leaving it in 153th place in the table of 191 countries published.

If the reason to visit Republic of the Congo are business, you must know it's in the 180th of the Doing Business ranking , which provides objective measures of business regulations for local firms.

In the tables at the bottom of the page, you can see more information about the economy and demography of Republic of the Congo, if you want to see information about other countries click here

Republic of the Congo Economy
Gouvernement
Annual GDP [+]2022€15,021M
Annual GDP [+]2022$15,817M
GDP per capita [+]2022€2,574
GDP per capita [+]2022$2,710
Debt (M.€.) [+]202111,058
Debt ($M) [+]202113,088
Debt (%GDP) [+]202197.76%
Debt Per Capita [+]2021€1,895
Debt Per Capita [+]2021$2,243
Deficit (M.€) [+]2021184
Deficit ($M) [+]2021218
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20211.63%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20212,368.0
Expenditure ($M) [+]20212,802.6
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2020447.7
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2020510.9
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202117.88%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2017125.0
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2017141.2
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20173.40%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022277.5
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2022292.2
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202210.13%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202120.94%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2021€406
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2021$480
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2020€96
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2020$109
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2017€18
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2017$20
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2022€48
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2022$50
S&P Rating [+]07/28/2023B-
Fitch Rating [+]09/16/2022CCC+
Corruption Index [+]202221
Fragile States Index [+]201893.1
Labour
NMW [+]2022$144.3
Business
Doing Business [+]2020180º
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]20218.3%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]20200%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2018156,000
Exports [+]2021€5,893.3M
Exports [+]2021$6,970.0M
Exports % GDP [+]202152.15%
Imports [+]2021€1,946.4M
Imports [+]2021$2,302.0M
Imports % GDP [+]202117.22%
Trade balance [+]2021€3,946.9M
Trade balance [+]2021$4,668.0M
Trade balance % GDP [+]202134.93%
Socio-Demography
Density [+]202117
Global Peace Ranking [+]2023113º
% Immigrant [+]20208.28%
% Emigrant [+]20204.78%
Birth Rate [+]202130.69‰
Remittance sent ($M) [+]2017216.3
Crude death rate [+]20217.06‰
Fertility Rate [+]20214.17
% risk of poverty [+]201140.9%
Population [+]20215,835,806
Immigrant stock [+]2020387,606
Emigrant stock [+]2020223,767
HDI [+]20210.571
Life expectancy [+]202163.52
Suicides [+]2015443
Suicide rate [+]201510.70
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20211.26
Annual crude oil production [+]2022275
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20212,882.0
Consumption GWh [+]20212,215
Generation GWh [+]20214,020
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]03/05/2024389
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]03/05/202425,213
Fully vaccinated [+]07/31/2022654,119
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]03/05/202466.66
Doses administered [+]07/31/2022833,210