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DRC Economic Indicators (2025 Estimates)
Comparison of Nominal and PPP GDP for the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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East Africa tops Africa growth rankings | Monitor
Rwanda’s economy is expected to expand by 7. 3 percent, while Ethiopia will grow at 9.8 percent and Tanzania at 6.1 percent
Economy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo - Wikipedia
Economy of the Democratic Republic of the CongoKinshasa, capital and economic center of the Democratic Republic of the CongoCurrencyCongolese Franc (CDF)Fiscal yearCalendar yearTrade organisationsAU, AfCFTA (signed), AfDB, SADC, COMESA, ECCAS, SADC, WTO, Group of 77Country group Least developed[1] Low-income economy[2] StatisticsPopulation 95,894,118 (2021)[3]GDP $79.12 billion (nominal; 2025)[4] $200.76 billion (PPP; 2025)[4] GDP rank 83rd (nominal; 2025) 79th (PPP; 2025) GDP growth 8.5% (2023)[4] 6.5% (2024)[4] 4.7% (2025)[4] 5.2% (2026f)[4] GDP per capita $742 (nominal; 2025)[4] $1,880 (PPP; 2025)[4] GDP per capita rank 179th (nominal; 2025) 180th (PPP; 2025) GDP by sector primary sector: 44.2% industry: 22.6% services: 33.1% (2012 est.) Inflation (CPI)5.0% (2020 est.)[5]Population below poverty line 63.9% (2012)[6] 76.6% on less than $1.90/day (2012)[7] Gini coefficient42.1 medium (2012)[8]Human Development Index 0.479 low (2021)[9] (179th) 0.341 IHDI (2021)[10] Corruption Perceptions Index 20 out of 100 points (2023, 162nd rank)Labour force 29,699,289 (2019)[11] 63.1% employment rate (2012)[12] Labour force by occupationN/AUnemployment4.5% (2022)Main industriesmining (copper, cobalt, gold, diamonds, coltan, zinc, tin, tungsten), mineral processing, consumer products (including textiles, plastics, footwear, cigarettes, processed foods, beverages), metal products, lumber, cement, commercial ship repairExternalExports $8.872 billion (2012 est.)Export goodsgold, diamonds, copper, cobalt, coltan, zinc, tin, tungsten, crude oil, wood products, coffeeMain export partners China 68.9% United Arab Emirates 7.02% (2023)[13] Imports $8.187 billion (2012 est.)Import goodsmachinery, transportation equipment, fuel, foodMain import partners China 34.9% Zambia 12.5% South Africa 12.1% (2023)[14] Gross external debt $6.089 billion (31 December 2012 est.)Public financesForeign reserves $1.633 billion (31 December 2012 est.)Revenues$4.943 billion (2018 est.)Expenses$5.198 billion (2018 est.)All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US dollars. The economy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo declined drastically in the years leading up to and during the First and Second Congo Wars,[15] despite being home to vast potential in natural resources and mineral wealth; its gross domestic product is $79.12 billion as of 2025. During the last five reported years, the exports of the Democratic Republic of the Congo have changed by $15.2 billion from $13.3 billion in 2017 to $...
The Question of Africa's Economic Sovereignty and the Debt Conundrum
Ghana's 2022 IMF return exposed a deeper African debt crisis: high borrowing costs, currency risks, and reliance on external creditors. African nations pay a premium due to perceived risk and weak financial structures. Rising debt servicing crowds out health and education. Lasting solutions lie in fairer global systems, stronger local markets, and deeper intra-African trade.
A counterfactual analysis of the impact of stock market absence on economic growth in selected Sub-Saharan African countries | Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
This paper provides novel evidence from nine sub-Saharan African countries on how the absence of stock markets impacts economic growth. Using the synthetic control method (SCM), we estimate the counterfactual GDP per capita these countries would have experienced had they established a stock market during 1993–1995. The findings reveal that the absence of a stock market resulted in substantial losses for most countries, including Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Comoros, Guinea, Gambia, Liberia, Madagascar, and Mauritania.
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