DR Congo
World Bank name: Congo, Dem. Rep.
- Capital
- Kinshasa
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Income group
- Low income
- Population
- 113 million (2025)
At a glance
- DR Congo's economy grew 5.8% in 2025, faster than most economies.
- Output per person in DR Congo was US$807 in 2025, lower than in most countries.
- 4.4% of DR Congo's labour force had no job in 2025, a lower share than in most countries.
- DR Congo's central government owed 14.9% of GDP in 2022, less than in most countries with data.
- DR Congo had 113 million people in 2025: about 1.4% of everyone on Earth, the 15th largest population of 217 countries and territories.
- DR Congo had a current account deficit of 4.3% of GDP in 2025, lower than in most countries.
Economic growth
2025Real GDP, change over the year
Since 2000
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| Year | DR Congo | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.8% | 3.4% |
| 2024 | 6.1% | 3.4% |
| 2023 | 8.5% | 3.2% |
| 2022 | 9.3% | 4.3% |
| 2021 | 6.4% | 5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | −3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | 2.8% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | 3.2% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | 3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | 3.1% |
GDP per person
2025GDP divided by population, in US dollars at current prices
Since 2000
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| Year | DR Congo | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | US$807 | US$7,882 |
| 2024 | US$693 | US$7,853 |
| 2023 | US$660 | US$7,862 |
| 2022 | US$688 | US$7,656 |
| 2021 | US$596 | US$7,269 |
| 2020 | US$486 | US$6,433 |
| 2019 | US$504 | US$7,037 |
| 2018 | US$518 | US$6,978 |
| 2017 | US$431 | US$6,548 |
| 2016 | US$460 | US$5,982 |
Unemployment
2025Share of the labour force without a job (ILO modelled estimate)
Since 2000
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| Year | DR Congo | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.4% | 5.1% |
| 2024 | 4.4% | 5.1% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | 5.2% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | 6.4% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | 5.4% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | 5.4% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | 5.6% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | 5.9% |
Government debt
2022Central government debt, % of GDP
Since 2022
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| Year | DR Congo | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 14.9% | 55.6% |
Population
2025Everyone living in the country, mid-year
Since 2000
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| Year | DR Congo |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 113 million |
| 2024 | 109 million |
| 2023 | 106 million |
| 2022 | 102 million |
| 2021 | 99.1 million |
| 2020 | 96.0 million |
| 2019 | 92.9 million |
| 2018 | 90.0 million |
| 2017 | 87.1 million |
| 2016 | 84.0 million |
Current account balance, % of GDP
Since 2005
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| Year | DR Congo | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | −4.3% | −0.8% |
| 2024 | −3.6% | −1.3% |
| 2023 | −5.6% | −1.2% |
| 2022 | −4.5% | −3.0% |
| 2021 | −1.0% | −2.4% |
| 2020 | −2.3% | −1.7% |
| 2019 | −3.6% | −2.1% |
| 2018 | −3.6% | −2.9% |
| 2017 | −3.3% | −2.1% |
| 2016 | −3.9% | −2.8% |
No recent World Bank figure for DR Congo: inflation.
About these figures
All numbers are yearly. The world median is the middle value of all countries with a figure for the same year: half of them are above it and half below. Sparklines show DR Congo since 2000 or since its first figure.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), updated 2026-10-08. Original sources: Economic growth: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; GDP per person: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; Unemployment: International Labour Organization, ILO modelled estimates (ILOSTAT); Government debt: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics; Population: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects) and national statistical offices; Current account balance: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics, with World Bank and OECD data. Yearly figures; recent years are often revised. All sources and terms.