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Congo · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Congo

Sub-Saharan Africa Capital Brazzaville Lower middle income Nation age 66 years (since 1960) i COG · CG
NationsTree Index 2025 i27.2167th of 196 Tree height 2025 i3.6 msee ranking Military strength i23percentile
Population i6.5 m110th of 217 Area i342,000 km²65th of 216 GDP i$16.31 bn142nd of 210 GDP (PPP) i$47.00 bn intl.136th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$7,248 intl.153rd of 199 Life expectancy i66.0 years188th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i15
Strength · trunk i37
Quality of life · crown i19
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i27
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i60
CSV

In short

Congo is 167th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 27.2 out of 100; its tree is 3.6 m tall.

It has 6.5 million people and an economy of $47.00 bn at purchasing power parity, 136th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Renewable freshwater per person (16th of 183), Renewable energy (26th of 212) and Government budget balance (29th of 192).

Its weakest positions: Unemployment (181st of 187), Control of corruption (194th of 207) and Access to electricity (198th of 215).

Over five years it climbed from 176th to 167th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 342,000 65th/216
Land area ikm² 341,500 65th/216
Population ipeople 6.5 m 110th/217
Population growth i% 2.36% 31st/217
Population density ipeople/km² 18.5 190th/216
Urban population i% 64.1% 110th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 39.9% 26th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 3.1% 194th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $16.31 bn 142nd/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $47.00 bn 136th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $40.17 bn 136th/199
GDP per person iUSD $2,515 170th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $7,248 153rd/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $2,280 160th/201
GDP growth i% 3.1% 111th/210
Inflation i% 2.4% 76th/180
Unemployment i% 19.9% 181st/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 25.5%2010
General government gross debt i% of GDP 100.4% 168th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP 0.7% 29th/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 10.1% 69th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 35.6% 30th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 12.9%2020
Services i% of GDP 54.3% 126th/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $7.83 bn 116th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $7.12 bn 127th/182
Exports i% of GDP 48.0% 55th/183
Imports i% of GDP 43.6% 92nd/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 91.7% 79th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 85.9% 9th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 10.3% 131st/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 0.2% 169th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 1.2% 129th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 3.2% 114th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -5.1% 139th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 3.7% 59th/196

Natural resources

74
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 37.7% 4th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 34.38% 3rd/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.36% 44th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 2.97% 23rd/209
Arable land i% of land area 1.6% 178th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 36,785 16th/183

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 158,000 157th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $42.9 m 158th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 0.9% 153rd/168
Outbound trips idepartures 180,0002013

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 66.0 188th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 39.1 157th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 0.17 151st/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 1.62005
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 78% 150th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 39.1%2015
Secondary enrolment i% gross 50.5%2012
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 8.9%2005
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 5.4% 193rd/217
Health spending i% of GDP 3.3% 173rd/193
Adult literacy i% 76.1%2005
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 10.4% 138th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.649 138th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 48.92011
Extreme poverty i% of population 39.2%2011

Infrastructure & digital

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Access to electricity i% of population 53.0% 198th/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 45.9% 114th/150
Internet users i% of population 47.3% 150th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 96 149th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 1.3 166th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.10 142nd/164
Rail lines iroute-km 8932012
Air passengers carried ipassengers 147,084 133rd/161

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 1.34 74th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 71.4% 26th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 36.5 172nd/200
Forest area i% of land area 64.0% 25th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 530 118th/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 28.4 185th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 19.3 194th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 38.1 184th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 57.0 152nd/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 34.9 183rd/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 34.3 173rd/205

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $204.9 m 127th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 1.3% 99th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 6.0% 58th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 12,000 124th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.55% 106th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 9.0 m 111th/163

Science & innovation

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R&D spending i% of GDP 0.38% 68th/110
Scientific articles iarticles 96 141st/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Congo — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/congo. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Congo — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/congo. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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