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Congo, Dem. Rep.

Sub-Saharan AfricaLow incomeCapital: Kinshasa213,799 observations
Population
112.83M
world rank #15 / 217
GDP
91.03B
world rank #80 / 186
GDP / capita
1,640.6
world rank #180 / 185
Life expectancy
62.1
world rank #205 / 217

Governance

585 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile17.2#192Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile18.4#197Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile29.7#199Rule of Law0-100 percentile29#196
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

2,274 indicators
GDPcurrent US$91.03B#80GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $1,640.6#180GDP growth%5.8%#36Inflation%2.9%#121
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

128 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$32.1B#68Merchandise importscurrent US$28.1B#76Exports of goods & services% GDP43.4%#51Imports of goods & services% GDP43.9%#63
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

4,214 indicators
Life expectancyyears62.1#205Infant mortalityper 1k births56.4#141Maternal mortalityper 100k427#105Health spending% GDP3.7%#162
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

3,536 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross55.5%#130Education spending% GDP2.8%#126Adult literacy%68.5%#30Primary enrollment% gross117.6%#12
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2023

Demography

1,374 indicators
Populationpeople112.83M#15Population growth%3.2%#10Urban population%45.1%#150Fertility ratebirths/woman6#3
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

255 indicators
Electricity access% pop22.5%#75Renewable energy share%96.3%#1Forest area% land54.2%#41Electric power consumptionkWh per capita128.5#138
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Energy

225 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop1%#80Electricity access, urban% urban pop55%#62Energy use per capitakg oil eq.409.4#128Electricity from coal% of output0%#1
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

351 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area14.9%#100Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources0.08%#5Capture fisheries productiontonnes265,975#54
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

307 indicators
Agricultural land% land area15.5%#164Cereal yieldkg per hectare871.8#71Aquaculture productiontonnes5,790#98Food production index2014-16 = 100122.8#38
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

665 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people58.5#148Secure internet serversper 1M people9.7#208Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people0#144
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

1,849 indicators
Gini indexindex44.7#59Extreme poverty% pop85.3%#35Internet users% pop19.7%#170Female labor participation%61.8%#39
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

372 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths29,291#51INFORM risk score0-108#63Hazard & exposure0-108.3#70Vulnerability0-107.7#61
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0UCDP CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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