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Democratic Republic of the Congo

Congo - Kinshasa in figures

  • 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

Congo - Kinshasa: real GDP growth

In %

Observed or estimatedIMF projection-2.502.557.51012.5201520182021202420272030Observed or estimated · 2015 : 6.4 %Observed or estimated · 2016 : 0.4 %Observed or estimated · 2017 : 4.2 %Observed or estimated · 2018 : 6.1 %Observed or estimated · 2019 : 0.6 %Observed or estimated · 2020 : 0.8 %Observed or estimated · 2021 : 6.4 %Observed or estimated · 2022 : 9.3 %Observed or estimated · 2023 : 8.5 %Observed or estimated · 2024 : 6.1 %Observed or estimated · 2025 : 5.7 %5.7IMF projection · 2025 : 5.7 %IMF projection · 2026 : 5.2 %IMF projection · 2027 : 5.7 %IMF projection · 2028 : 5.5 %IMF projection · 2029 : 5.5 %IMF projection · 2030 : 5.5 %IMF projection · 2031 : 5.5 %5.5Source: IMF World Economic Outlook · bifinances

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook

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Observed or estimatedIMF projection
20156.4–
20160.4–
20174.2–
20186.1–
20190.6–
20200.8–
20216.4–
20229.3–
20238.5–
20246.1–
20255.75.7
2026–5.2
2027–5.7
2028–5.5
2029–5.5
2030–5.5
2031–5.5
Congo - Kinshasa: inflation

In %

Observed or estimatedIMF projection-10010203040201520182021202420272030Observed or estimated · 2015 : 0.7 %Observed or estimated · 2016 : 3.2 %Observed or estimated · 2017 : 35.7 %Observed or estimated · 2018 : 29.3 %Observed or estimated · 2019 : 4.7 %Observed or estimated · 2020 : 11.4 %Observed or estimated · 2021 : 9 %Observed or estimated · 2022 : 9.3 %Observed or estimated · 2023 : 19.9 %Observed or estimated · 2024 : 17.7 %Observed or estimated · 2025 : 7.4 %7.4IMF projection · 2025 : 7.4 %IMF projection · 2026 : 4.3 %IMF projection · 2027 : 7.4 %IMF projection · 2028 : 7 %IMF projection · 2029 : 7 %IMF projection · 2030 : 7 %IMF projection · 2031 : 7 %7Source: IMF World Economic Outlook · bifinances

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook

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Observed or estimatedIMF projection
20150.7–
20163.2–
201735.7–
201829.3–
20194.7–
202011.4–
20219–
20229.3–
202319.9–
202417.7–
20257.47.4
2026–4.3
2027–7.4
2028–7
2029–7
2030–7
2031–7
Access to electricity
23% (2024)
Internet users
20% (2024)
Foreign direct investment
+2.1% (2025)
Personal remittances
3.6% (2025)

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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