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General Information

Region		Middle Africa
Population (000, 2019)		86 791
Pop. density (per km2, 2019)		38.3
Capital city		Kinshasa
Capital city pop. (000, 2019)		13 743.3
UN membership date		20-Sep-60
Surface area (km2)		2 344 858^a
Sex ratio (m per 100 f)		99.6
National currency		Congolese Franc (CDF)
Exchange rate (per US$)		1 635.6^b

Economic indicators

	2005	2010	2019
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)	11 965	21 566	37 642^a
GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2010 prices)	6.1	7.1	3.7^a
GDP per capita (current US$)	218.5	334.2	462.8^a
Economy: Agriculture (% of Gross Value Added)	22.3	22.4	20.8^a
Economy: Industry (% of Gross Value Added)	32.9	40.5	43.5^a
Economy: Services and other activity (% of GVA)	44.9	37	35.6^a
Employment: Agriculture^c (% of employed)	81.4	79.6	82
Employment: Industry^c (% of employed)	13	11.7	11
Employment: Services^c (% employed)	5.7	8.7	7
Unemployment (% of labour force)	3.7	3.7^c	3.7^c
Labour force participation^c (female/male pop. %)	70.5 / 72.8	63.9 / 68.7	60.5 / 66.3
CPI: Consumer Price Index (2010=100)	59	100	134^d
Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)	100	104	109^d
International trade: Exports^c (million current US$)	2 190	5 300	3 951^b
International trade: Imports^c (million current US$)	2 268	4 500	5 401^b
International trade: Balance (million current US$)	-78	800	- 1 450^b
Balance of payments, current account (million US$)	-389	- 2 174	- 2 169^b

Social indicators

	2005	2010	2019
Population growth rate^e (average annual %)	3	3.3	3.3^f
Urban population (% of total population)	37.5	40	45
Urban population growth rate^e (average annual %)	4.3	4.6	4.6^f
Fertility rate, total^e (live births per woman)	6.7	6.6	6.4^f
Life expectancy at birth^e (females/males, years)	53.3 / 50.4	56.9 / 54.0	59.5 / 56.7^f
Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)	45.8 / 4.7	46.1 / 4.7	46.0 / 4.7
International migrant stock^g (000/% of total pop.)	622.9 / 1.1	589.0 / 0.9	879.2 / 1.1^a
Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)	251.9^h	2 363.9^h	5 237.8^b
Infant mortality rate^e (per 1 000 live births)	99.5	83.8	73.1^f
Health: Current expenditure (% of GDP)	4.3	4	3.9^d
Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)	...	0.1ⁱ	0.1^j
Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)	...	1.5	1.5^c,a
Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	59.1 / 74.9^k	93.1 / 107.0	107.6 / 108.4^f
Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	... / ...	30.1 / 52.2	36.0 / 56.3^f
Education: Tertiary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	... / ...	3.2 / 10.3ⁱ	4.7 / 8.5^d
Intentional homicide rate^c (per 100 000 pop.)	14.6	14.3	13.5^f
Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)	12	8.4	10.3

Environment and infrastructure indicators

	2005	2010	2019
Individuals using the Internet^c (per 100 inhabitants)	0.2	0.7	8.6^a
Research & Development expenditureⁿ (% of GDP)	0.1^l,m	0.1^m,i	~0.0^l,o,f
Threatened species (number)	171^p	296	394
Forested area^c (% of land area)	68.7	68	67.2^d
CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)	1.5 / ~0.0	2.0 / ~0.0	4.7 / 0.1^q
Energy production, primary (Petajoules)	866	856	1 256^d
Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)	14	13	16^d
Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000)	61	81^r	351^d
Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)	36.6	38.5	40.1^b
Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI)	16.43	16.87	6.28^a

Footnotes

a		2017
b		2018
c		Estimate.
d		2016
e		Data refers to a 5-year period preceding the reference year.
f		2015
g		Including refugees.
h		Data as at the end of December.
i		2009
j		2013
k		2002
l		Break in the time series.
m		S&T budget instead of R&D expenditure.
n		Government only.
o		Partial data.
p		2004
q		2014
r		Arrivals by air.