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General profile: Dem. Rep. of the Congo

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2023
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
105.790 Millions
..
65 707 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 2 267 050 km²
19.89 %
5.22 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+4.6 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2023
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Merchandise exports
2 403
(e) 5 300
8 685
(e) 16 400
Merchandise imports
2 690
(e) 4 500
8 068
(e) 11 600
Merchandise trade balance
-288
(e) 800
617
(e) 4 800
Export structure by product group in 2023
(as % of total exports)
4 %4 %16 %16 %80 %80 %
Top 5 partners in 2023
(exports, millions of US$)
9 2461 0047567545609 2461 004756754560
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Services exports
343
389
173
(e) 50
Services imports
1 169
2 663
2 192
(e) 5 645
Services trade balance
-826
-2 274
-2 018
(e) -5 595
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Transport
3.4
22.8
52.1
(e) 11.4
Travel
0.9
2.8
0.1
(e) 63.8
Other services
95.7
74.4
47.8
(e) 24.8
TRADE INDICES
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147137207156147217138831008266656660424838361341401501151151241169410010710511111310994107126128
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+5.2 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2023
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2023
GDP, current
11 965
21 566
37 918
65 707
GDP per capita, current US$
204
315
468
621
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
6.14
7.11
6.92
5.22
Current account balance, % of GDP
-3.25
-10.08
-3.91
-5.94
Exchange rate (/US$)
473.908
905.913
925.985
..
GDP by expenditure in 2022
(as % of total GDP)
82.49.910.548.251.182.49.910.548.251.1
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+0.4 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2023
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2023
FDI inflows
266.60
2 939.27
1 673.50
1 634.63
FDI outflows
13.45
7.20
507.78
235.50
Personal remittances, % of GDP
..
..
3.08
..
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
1 663.61 347.91 196.02 076.31 822.71 076.3593.51 166.6756.41 001.4855.91 6351 8461 8701 6471 4881 6171 3401 2051 6741 8432 0983 3121 6872 9396641 7271 80825626740939118810294FDI 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
2023
Balance, % of GDP
-9.31
-8.53
-8.92
-
Balance, % of imports
-28.85
-17.18
-26.48
-
Normalized balance
-0.169
-0.094
-0.153
-
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
8260656963625877776885916383804855
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2023
(% of population)
Urban 47%Urban 47%Rural 53%Rural 53%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.002 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2023
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2023
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
..
17
43
41
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
59 133
45 000
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
..
..
0.01
..
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
..
..
2.02
..
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
..
..
Source: UN Trade and Development, UNCTADstat (https://unctadstat.unctad.org/datacentre)
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
..
No value reported or collected
_
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: 11 October 2024