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Browse additional economic indicators and data sets, selected by Global Finance editors, to learn more about Republic of the Congo economic outlook, debt to GDP ratio, international trade performance and population trends. Rankings of the country's best banks and safest banks are also available.
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2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017* | 2018* |
6.8% | 2.6% | -2.8% | -3.1% | 0.8% |
*Estimate
(2016 estimate)
2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017* | 2018* |
3.2% | 3.2% | 0.4% | 1.2% | 1.5% |
*Estimate
2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017* | 2018* |
102.9% | 118.6% | 117.5% | 87.8% | 78.5% |
*Estimate
2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017* | 2018* |
-24.8% | -20.4% | -7.4% | 6.6% | 6.8% |
*Estimate
Standard & Poor's: B–
Moody's: Caa2
Standard & Poor's / Moody's (Updated as of January 24th 2017)
2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
USD 951.3 billion | USD 1,231.0 billion | USD 865.3 billion |
-2.1% (2017 estimate)
69.3% (2015)
0.04% (2015)
0.003% (2014)
Petroleum, lumber, plywood, sugar, cocoa, coffee, diamonds
Capital equipment, construction materials, foodstuffs
China 42.1%, Italy 16.9%, US 4.9%, India 4.7%, Portugal 4.2% (2015)
China 20.3%, France 14.2%, South Korea 9.8%, US 4.9%, UK 4.4%, Italy 4.1%, India 4.1% (2015)
2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
USD 2,914 million | USD 5,502 million | USD 1,486 million |
2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
USD -2 million | USD 6 million | USD -9 million |
2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
N/A | USD 52.5 million | N/A | N/A |
N/A
N/A
Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business. A high ease of doing business ranking means the regulatory environment is more conducive to the starting and operation of a local firm.
Overall ranking: 177 out of 190 countries (2016)
Subcategories:
Starting a business: 178 out of 190 countries
Enforcing Contracts: 155 out of 190 countries
Registering Property: 171 out of 190 countries
Getting credit: 118 out of 190 countries
Protecting investors: 145 out of 190 countries
Trading across border: 182 out of 190 countries
Paying Taxes: 183 out of 190 countries
Dealing with Construction Permits: 124 out of 190 countries
Getting Electricity: 178 out of 190 countries
Resolving Insolvency: 117 out of 190 countries
Ranking: 172 / Score: 42.8 (Repressed) (2017)
(100=totally free 0=totally repressed)
Cooperation Financiere en Afrique Centrale francs (XAF)
French (official), Lingala and Monokutuba (lingua franca trade languages), many local languages and dialects (of which Kikongo is the most widespread)
Roman Catholic 33.1%, Awakening Churches/Christian Revival 22.3%, Protestant 19.9%, Salutiste 2.2%, Muslim 1.6%, Kimbanguiste 1.5%, other 8.1%, none 11.3% (2010 est.)
1990 | 2000 | 2010* | 2016* | 2021* |
2.232 million | 2.904 million | 3.865 million | 4.46 million | 4.953 million |
*Estimate
1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2015 |
32% | 48% | 59% | 65% |
Total population: 79.3%
Male: 86.4%
Female: 72.9% (2015 est.)
(age 15 and over can read and write)
28.1% (2011)
48.9 (2011)
(0=perfect equality, 100=absolute inequality)
Political Rights: 7
Civil Liberties: 5 (2017)
(1 represents the most free, 7 the least free rating)
Fixed 0.36% Mobile 111.66% (2015)
(fixed-telephone subscribers and mobile-cellular subscribers)