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REPORTING ECONOMY · COD

Congo, Dem. Rep., in context.

Annual data for Congo, Dem. Rep.. These observations describe the source's reporting country or area; they do not represent individual local regions or cities.

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CD Congo, Dem. Rep.2016

Inflation

2.9%annual change in consumer prices (%)
+2.1 pp year over year
World BankView series
CD Congo, Dem. Rep.2023

Lower secondary completion rate

60.3%%
+5.9 pp from 2018
UNESCO Institute for StatisticsView series
CD Congo, Dem. Rep.2023

Electricity consumption

128.5kilowatt-hours per person
-1.6% year over year
World BankView series
CD Congo, Dem. Rep.2024

Annual CO₂ emissions

5.9Mt CO₂
+0.4% year over year
Global Carbon Budget / Our World in DataView series
CD Congo, Dem. Rep.2024

Life expectancy

62.1years at birth
+0.3% year over year
World BankView series
CD Congo, Dem. Rep.2025

Labour force participation

64.3%%
-0.1 pp year over year
ILOSTAT via World Bank WDIView series
CD Congo, Dem. Rep.2025

GDP per capita

$567.6constant 2015 US$ per person
+2.4% year over year
World BankView series
CD Congo, Dem. Rep.2024

Electricity demand

17.4TWh
+1.7% year over year
EmberView series
CD Congo, Dem. Rep.2024

Wheat production

9Kt
0.0% year over year
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)View series
CD Congo, Dem. Rep.2025

Total GDP

$64Bconstant 2015 US$
+5.8% year over year
World BankView series
CD Congo, Dem. Rep.2025

Population

112.8Mpeople
+3.3% year over year
World BankView series
CD Congo, Dem. Rep.2025

Employment ratio

61.5%% of population aged 15+ (modeled ILO estimate)
-0.1 pp year over year
World BankView series
CD Congo, Dem. Rep.2024

Neonatal mortality rate

23.6per 1,000 live births
-1.0% year over year
World Health OrganizationView series
CD Congo, Dem. Rep.2025

Unemployment

4.4%% of the labor force (modeled ILO estimate)
+0.0 pp year over year
World BankView series

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Geography definition

Canonical geography identifier
entity.geo.democratic-republic-of-congo
World Bank reporting code
COD
Geographic region
Africa · Middle Africa
Classification
UN M49 geographic classification · M49 180
Reporting scope
World Bank reporting country or area, classified in Middle Africa by UN M49. Statistical grouping does not assert sovereignty.

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