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Republic of the Congo

Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower middle income · IMF WEO April 2026 · World Bank WDI

GDP▲ 5.5%
Current prices2025
16USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 2.7%
Current prices2025
2,404USD
Real GDP growth▲ 0.3 pp
Annual change2025
2.4%
Inflation▼ 0.4 pp
Average consumer prices2025
2.6%
Government debt▼ 1.2 pp
General government, gross2025
96.8% of GDP
Current account▼ 2.9 pp
Balance2025
-5.9% of GDP
Population▲ 2.8%
Total2025
6.49million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-6.60.011.81995: 4.0%1996: 3.5%1997: -1.0%1998: 8.9%1999: -3.7%2000: 11.8%2001: -4.8%2002: 1.0%2003: 0.5%2004: -0.2%2005: 9.2%2006: 8.0%2007: -6.6%2008: 6.3%2009: 11.6%2010: 9.9%2011: 2.2%2012: 9.9%2013: -0.7%2014: 6.7%2015: -3.6%2016: -5.0%2017: -5.6%2018: -2.3%2019: 1.1%2020: -6.3%2021: 1.1%2022: 1.8%2023: 2.0%2024: 2.1%2025: 2.4%2026: 2.8% (IMF projection)2027: 3.2% (IMF projection)2028: 3.7% (IMF projection)2029: 3.7% (IMF projection)2030: 3.6% (IMF projection)2031: 3.6% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
0.012.71995: 6.3%1996: 7.4%1997: 12.7%1998: 2.2%1999: 3.0%2000: 0.5%2001: 0.8%2002: 3.0%2003: 1.7%2004: 3.7%2005: 2.5%2006: 4.7%2007: 2.6%2008: 6.0%2009: 4.3%2010: 0.4%2011: 1.8%2012: 5.0%2013: 4.6%2014: 0.9%2015: 3.2%2016: 3.2%2017: 0.4%2018: 1.2%2019: 0.4%2020: 1.4%2021: 2.0%2022: 3.0%2023: 4.3%2024: 3.1%2025: 2.6%2026: 2.8% (IMF projection)2027: 3.0% (IMF projection)2028: 3.0% (IMF projection)2029: 3.0% (IMF projection)2030: 3.0% (IMF projection)2031: 3.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %1.11.82.02.12.42.83.23.73.73.6
Inflation, average consumer prices %2.03.04.33.12.62.83.03.03.03.0
GDP, current prices USD bn13141415161718192022
GDP per capita, current prices USD2,2942,3392,3092,3422,4042,5542,6202,7132,8172,917
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD5,7076,0836,2576,3706,5236,7126,8897,0667,2547,444
General government gross debt % of GDP97.893.5102.998.096.891.385.879.172.366.1
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP1.68.95.83.60.30.42.93.94.54.7
Current account balance % of GDP12.817.0-5.0-3.0-5.9-6.0-5.8-6.0-5.6-5.2
Population million5.845.976.146.316.496.676.857.057.247.45

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.01852000: 145%2001: 180%2002: 164%2003: 185%2004: 123%2005: 100%2006: 95%2007: 94%2008: 70%2009: 84%2010: 43%2011: 34%2012: 30%2013: 34%2014: 42%2015: 74%2016: 84%2017: 88%2018: 71%2019: 78%2020: 103%2021: 98%2022: 94%2023: 103%2024: 98%2025: 97%2026: 91% (IMF projection)2027: 86% (IMF projection)2028: 79% (IMF projection)2029: 72% (IMF projection)2030: 66% (IMF projection)2031: 60% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
-45.30.018.52000: 17.5%2001: -1.2%2002: 5.8%2003: 13.7%2004: 13.2%2005: 6.1%2006: 13.9%2007: -24.0%2008: 7.5%2009: -14.1%2010: 6.9%2011: 13.2%2012: 13.6%2013: 10.8%2014: 1.0%2015: -39.0%2016: -45.3%2017: -6.4%2018: 18.5%2019: 11.7%2020: 12.6%2021: 12.8%2022: 17.0%2023: -5.0%2024: -3.0%2025: -5.9%2026: -6.0% (IMF projection)2027: -5.8% (IMF projection)2028: -6.0% (IMF projection)2029: -5.6% (IMF projection)2030: -5.2% (IMF projection)2031: -4.3% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
199510.544.98.144.7
20056.161.76.429.4
20155.848.78.439.2
202510.135.6–54.3

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method2,280USD2025-26.0%
GNI, Atlas method15USD bn2025-5.6%
Exports of goods and services48.0% of GDP2025+7.2 pp
Imports of goods and services43.6% of GDP2025-32.8 pp
Life expectancy at birth66.0years2024+4.2%
Urban population64.1% of total2025+1.0 pp

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026; 2026 onwards are IMF projections) · World Bank World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)