Democratic Republic of the Congo, is a country located at Middle Africa, it has an area of 2,344,860 Km2 and it may be considered a large country.

Democratic Republic of the Congo, with a population of 103,197,000 people, it is ranked at 15º position by population of 196 countries and it has a moderate population density, 44 people per km2.

It's capital is Kinshasa and its currency is Congolese francs

Democratic Republic of the Congo is holding the 89 position by nominal GDP. Its national debt in 2023 was 16,819 millions of euros (18,191 millions of dollars), ( 26.98% debt-to-GDP ratio) and its public debt per capita is €168 euros per inhabitant$182 dollars per inhabitant.

In terms of the human development index (HDI) of Democratic Republic of the Congo, which is the index used by the United Nations to measure the progress of a country, was 0.481 points in 2022, leaving it in 180th place in the table of 193 countries published.

If the reason to visit Democratic Republic of the Congo are business, you must know it's in the 183th of the Doing Business ranking , which provides objective measures of business regulations for local firms.

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Democratic Republic of the Congo Economy
Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20246.7%
Annual GDP [+]2024€65,365M
Annual GDP [+]2024$70,749M
GDP per capita [+]2024€633
GDP per capita [+]2024$686
Debt (M.€.) [+]202316,819
Debt ($M) [+]202318,191
Debt (%GDP) [+]202326.98%
Debt Per Capita [+]2023€168
Debt Per Capita [+]2023$182
Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-1,031
Deficit ($M) [+]2023-1,115
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-1.65%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]202310,268.1
Expenditure ($M) [+]202311,105.8
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]20221,777.6
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]20221,871.8
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202218.41%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2023429.2
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023464.1
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]20234.00%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023721.6
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]2023780.2
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20236.96%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202316.47%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€103
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$111
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€18
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$19
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€4
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$4
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€7
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$8
S&P Rating [+]01/28/2022B-
Corruption Index [+]202320
Competitiveness Ranking [+]2019139º
Fragile States Index [+]2024106.7
Labour
NMW [+]2021$92.5
Business
Doing Business [+]2020183º
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]201424.44
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202212.5%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202040.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2021382,000
Exports [+]2023€15,166.9M
Exports [+]2023$16,400.0M
Exports % GDP [+]202324.48%
Imports [+]2023€10,727.8M
Imports [+]2023$11,600.0M
Imports % GDP [+]202317.31%
Trade balance [+]2023€4,439.1M
Trade balance [+]2023$4,800.0M
Trade balance % GDP [+]20237.16%
Socio-Demography
Density [+]202444
Global Peace Ranking [+]2024158º
Remittance received ($M) [+]201717.1
% Immigrant [+]20201.05%
% Emigrant [+]20202.02%
Birth Rate [+]202341.31‰
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201767.2
Crude death rate [+]20238.53‰
Fertility Rate [+]20236.05
% risk of poverty [+]202056.2%
Population [+]2024103,197,000
Immigrant stock [+]2020952,871
Emigrant stock [+]20201,832,069
HDI [+]20220.481
Gender Gap Ranking [+]2024140º
Life expectancy [+]202361.90
Suicides [+]20157,577
Suicide rate [+]20159.81
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20230.04
Annual crude oil production [+]202417
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021180.0
Consumption GWh [+]202316,069
Generation GWh [+]202315,900
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]11/23/20251,474
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]11/23/2025101,010
Fully vaccinated [+]06/04/202314,399,520
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]11/23/202514.28
Doses administered [+]06/04/202318,808,672