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General profile: Congo

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2022
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
5.970 Millions
623.760 XAF/US$
13 215 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 341 500 km²
3.50 %
2.58 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+27.2 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2022
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Merchandise exports
4 745
6 918
8 623
(e) 10 661
Merchandise imports
1 304
4 369
10 550
(e) 3 060
Merchandise trade balance
3 441
2 548
-1 927
(e) 7 601
Export structure by product group in 2022
(as % of total exports)
5 %5 %7 %7 %63 %63 %25 %25 %
Top 5 partners in 2022
(exports, millions of US$)
4 1661 5531 4045285014 1661 5531 404528501
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Services exports
221
471
400
-
Services imports
1 418
3 329
3 718
-
Services trade balance
-1 197
-2 857
-3 318
-
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Transport
4.5
22.0
17.4
-
Travel
18.3
5.8
11.4
-
Other services
77.2
72.3
71.3
-
TRADE INDICES
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74586713110097100961157013371911078490735546423845126901221301089510012513112012110087121103103896756525257
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+2.6 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2022
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2022
GDP, current
6 647
13 136
11 881
13 215
GDP per capita, current US$
1 810
2 960
2 346
2 213
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
9.21
9.93
-3.55
2.58
Current account balance, % of GDP
10.47
6.86
-38.97
(e) 24.99
Exchange rate (/US$)
527.258
494.794
591.212
623.760
GDP by expenditure in 2021
(as % of total GDP)
42.111.314.568.840.342.111.314.568.840.3
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+0.2 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2022
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2022
FDI inflows
585.16
928.44
3 803.30
532.26
FDI outflows
..
..
-16.16
24.91
Personal remittances, % of GDP
0.17
0.25
0.25
0.09
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
12.010.012.626.212.012.07.729.841.672.168.362.233.134.121.716.713.211.415.05325324 0163 3664 3154 4171 6123 8031 659609-2831869281 2732 0321 468554585-832313777166FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Balance, % of GDP
33.76
13.00
-37.27
-
Balance, % of imports
82.39
23.39
-46.57
-
Normalized balance
0.292
0.105
-0.303
-
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
76991011161231049397125124136123142134116
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2022
(% of population)
Urban
69%Urban 69%Rural
31%Rural 31%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.001 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2022
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2022
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
1
1
42
15
Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum 2006 = 100 for China)
..
11.17
20.95
23.53
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
355 000
571 860
999 999
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
..
0.01
0.01
..
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
..
0.89
0.63
..
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
..
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
e
Estimated.
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
Not available or not separately reported
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
***
Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 21 December 2023