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SFQ Global signs $41.4 million solar contract in DR Congo
SFQ Global announces a $41.4 million contract to build a solar power facility with storage in DR Congo. Construction is planned in two phases.
Country
GDP growth
5.7%
2025 · 2026 : 5.2% (projection)
Inflation
7.4%
2025 · 2026 : 4.3% (projection)
Public debt
20.4%
2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : 23.7% (projection)
Fiscal balance
-2.4%
2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : -2.7% (projection)
Current account balance
-3.7%
2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : -1.9% (projection)
Nominal GDP
92.9 bn USD
2025 · 2026 : 122 bn USD (projection)
GDP per capita
872 USD
2025 · 2026 : 1,111 USD (projection)
Population
112.8 million
2025
In %
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook
| Observed or estimated | IMF projection | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6.4 | – |
| 2016 | 0.4 | – |
| 2017 | 4.2 | – |
| 2018 | 6.1 | – |
| 2019 | 0.6 | – |
| 2020 | 0.8 | – |
| 2021 | 6.4 | – |
| 2022 | 9.3 | – |
| 2023 | 8.5 | – |
| 2024 | 6.1 | – |
| 2025 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
| 2026 | – | 5.2 |
| 2027 | – | 5.7 |
| 2028 | – | 5.5 |
| 2029 | – | 5.5 |
| 2030 | – | 5.5 |
| 2031 | – | 5.5 |
In %
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook
| Observed or estimated | IMF projection | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.7 | – |
| 2016 | 3.2 | – |
| 2017 | 35.7 | – |
| 2018 | 29.3 | – |
| 2019 | 4.7 | – |
| 2020 | 11.4 | – |
| 2021 | 9 | – |
| 2022 | 9.3 | – |
| 2023 | 19.9 | – |
| 2024 | 17.7 | – |
| 2025 | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| 2026 | – | 4.3 |
| 2027 | – | 7.4 |
| 2028 | – | 7 |
| 2029 | – | 7 |
| 2030 | – | 7 |
| 2031 | – | 7 |
Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (key figures, growth and inflation; estimates and projections from 2026); World Bank World Development Indicators (population and structural indicators). The latest available year is shown for each figure.
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