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

Sub-Saharan Africa Capital Kinshasa Low income Nation age 66 years (since 1960) i COD · CD
NationsTree Index 2025 i22.0183rd of 196 Tree height 2025 i7.5 msee ranking Military strength i61percentile
Population i112.8 m15th of 217 Area i2,345,410 km²11th of 216 GDP i$91.03 bn81st of 210 GDP (PPP) i$216.62 bn intl.78th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$1,920 intl.194th of 199 Life expectancy i62.1 years205th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i9
Strength · trunk i60
Quality of life · crown i4
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i17
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i35
CSV

In short

DR Congo is 183rd of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 22.0 out of 100; its tree is 7.5 m tall.

It has 112.8 million people and an economy of $216.62 bn at purchasing power parity, 78th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Renewable energy (1st of 212), Central government debt (3rd of 55) and CO₂ emissions per person (11th of 203).

Its weakest positions: Political stability (203rd of 207), GDP per person (PPP) (194th of 199) and Safely managed drinking water (146th of 150).

Over five years it climbed from 184th to 183rd 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 2,345,410 11th/216
Land area ikm² 2,267,050 11th/216
Population ipeople 112.8 m 15th/217
Population growth i% 3.20% 10th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 48.2 155th/216
Urban population i% 45.1% 161st/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 45.9% 5th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 3.1% 191st/217

Economy

53
GDP iUSD $91.03 bn 81st/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $216.62 bn 78th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $185.11 bn 77th/199
GDP per person iUSD $807 202nd/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $1,920 194th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $720 193rd/201
GDP growth i% 5.8% 39th/210
Inflation i% 2.9%2016
Unemployment i% 4.4% 73rd/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 14.9% 3rd/55
General government gross debt i% of GDP 20.4% 19th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -2.4% 88th/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 8.9% 76th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 39.7% 15th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 7.9% 124th/192
Services i% of GDP 48.0% 156th/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $39.52 bn 74th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $39.98 bn 70th/182
Exports i% of GDP 43.4% 68th/183
Imports i% of GDP 43.9% 91st/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 87.3% 83rd/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 1.8% 106th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 15.4% 117th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 1.3% 158th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 76.5% 1st/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 0.2% 159th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -3.7% 124th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 2.1% 99th/196

Natural resources

75
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 38.8% 3rd/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.65% 51st/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 100th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 28.81% 1st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 9.36% 7th/209
Arable land i% of land area 7.3% 120th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 8,789 52nd/183

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 351,000 136th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $60.5 m 151st/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 0.4% 163rd/168
Outbound trips idepartures 424,000 81st/107

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 62.1 205th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 89.7 188th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 0.21 146th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 0.82006
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 65% 178th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 54.0% 108th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 55.5% 150th/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 11.1%2012
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 6.1% 178th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 3.7% 163rd/193
Adult literacy i% 68.5% 82nd/98
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 6.4%2020
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.522 171st/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 44.72020
Extreme poverty i% of population 85.3%2020

Infrastructure & digital

17
Access to electricity i% of population 22.5% 209th/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 11.9% 146th/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 13.1% 135th/144
Internet users i% of population 19.7% 176th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 59 196th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 0.0 201st/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.30 117th/164
Rail lines iroute-km 3,641 35th/82
Air passengers carried ipassengers 1.2 m 94th/161

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 0.06 11th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 96.3% 1st/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 35.8 170th/200
Forest area i% of land area 61.5% 29th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 402 129th/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 18.1 199th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 18.0 196th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 31.2 197th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 28.3 203rd/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 32.9 189th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 35.6 165th/205

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $1.23 bn 80th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 1.4% 94th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 8.1% 41st/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 134,000 46th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.41% 129th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 44.0 m 67th/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 22.0 m1997

Science & innovation

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R&D spending i% of GDP 0.41%2015
Patent applications by residents iapplications 72 75th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 243 122nd/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). DR Congo — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/dr-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). DR Congo — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/dr-congo. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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