01 · Economic overview

What should a reader know first?

Latest values orient the reader; the three-era analysis below shows how the economic record developed.

Nominal GDP$75.32B2024 · Latest current-price total · World rank 84 of 210

Real GDP growth6.7%2024 · Latest constant-price annual change · Constant-price annual change

GDP per capita$6892024 · Current U.S. dollars; not PPP adjusted · Current U.S. dollars; not PPP adjusted

Share of world GDP0.1%2024 · Share of the official world total · Official world aggregate denominator

Largest broad activity36.1%2024 · Largest broad production activity · Mining, manufacturing and utilities

Manufacturing8.6%2024 · Share of total gross value added · World gap −7.1 pp

Economic overview annual rank and index table55 annual rows

Annual core economic measures, world ranks and comparable world indices. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Economic overview annual rank and index table

Democratic Republic of the Congo	1970	$4.77B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	$237	Not published	Not published	25.5 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1971	$5.34B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	6.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	$258	Not published	Not published	25.7 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1972	$5.89B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.2 pp vs world	$277	Not published	Not published	24.5 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1973	$7.50B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	8.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	$344	Not published	Not published	25.5 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1974	$9.15B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	3.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	$408	Not published	Not published	27.2 (world = 100)	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1975	$9.76B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	-5.0%	Not published	Not published	-5.8 pp vs world	$424	Not published	Not published	25.8 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1976	$9.20B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	-5.3%	Not published	Not published	-10.5 pp vs world	$389	Not published	Not published	22.3 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1977	$11.77B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world	$486	Not published	Not published	25.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1978	$16.70B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	-5.3%	Not published	Not published	-9.7 pp vs world	$668	Not published	Not published	29.7 (world = 100)	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1979	$16.37B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	$632	Not published	Not published	24.8 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1980	$15.64B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	2.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	$585	Not published	Not published	21.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1981	$13.82B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	2.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	$503	Not published	Not published	17.9 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1982	$13.79B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	-0.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	$487	Not published	Not published	17.8 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1983	$11.69B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	1.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	$400	Not published	Not published	14.5 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1984	$7.03B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	5.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	$233	Not published	Not published	8.4 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1985	$7.52B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	$241	Not published	Not published	8.6 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1986	$8.69B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	4.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	$269	Not published	Not published	8.5 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1987	$7.41B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	2.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	$223	Not published	Not published	6.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1988	$8.48B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world	$247	Not published	Not published	6.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1989	$14.16B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	-1.3%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world	$399	Not published	Not published	10.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1990	$15.03B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	-6.6%	Not published	Not published	-9.6 pp vs world	$410	Not published	Not published	9.4 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1991	$14.19B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	-8.4%	Not published	Not published	-9.7 pp vs world	$374	Not published	Not published	8.4 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1992	$13.01B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	-10.5%	Not published	Not published	-12.6 pp vs world	$332	Not published	Not published	7.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1993	$16.98B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	-13.5%	Not published	Not published	-15.2 pp vs world	$418	Not published	Not published	8.8 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1994	$9.21B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-3.9%	Not published	Not published	-7.2 pp vs world	$216	Not published	Not published	4.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1995	$8.95B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	$201	Not published	Not published	3.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1996	$9.16B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-1.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.6 pp vs world	$202	Not published	Not published	3.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1997	$9.42B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-5.6%	Not published	Not published	-9.5 pp vs world	$205	Not published	Not published	3.8 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1998	$9.86B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-1.6%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	$208	Not published	Not published	4.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1999	$8.77B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-4.3%	Not published	Not published	-7.8 pp vs world	$179	Not published	Not published	3.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2000	$8.34B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-6.9%	Not published	Not published	-11.4 pp vs world	$165	Not published	Not published	3.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2001	$8.35B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-2.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	$160	Not published	Not published	3.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2002	$8.73B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	2.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	$162	Not published	Not published	2.9 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2003	$8.94B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	5.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	$162	Not published	Not published	2.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2004	$10.30B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	6.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	$181	Not published	Not published	2.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2005	$11.96B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	6.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	$204	Not published	Not published	2.8 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2006	$14.45B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	5.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	$238	Not published	Not published	3.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2007	$16.74B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	6.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	$268	Not published	Not published	3.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2008	$19.79B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	6.2%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world	$307	Not published	Not published	3.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2009	$18.65B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	2.9%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world	$281	Not published	Not published	3.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2010	$24.16B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	7.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	$352	Not published	Not published	3.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2011	$26.39B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	6.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world	$373	Not published	Not published	3.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2012	$30.03B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	7.1%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world	$410	Not published	Not published	3.9 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2013	$34.89B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	8.5%	Not published	Not published	+5.7 pp vs world	$460	Not published	Not published	4.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2014	$38.35B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	9.5%	Not published	Not published	+6.4 pp vs world	$489	Not published	Not published	4.5 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2015	$40.18B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	6.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world	$496	Not published	Not published	4.9 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2016	$38.60B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	2.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	$460	Not published	Not published	4.5 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2017	$37.54B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	$431	Not published	Not published	4.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2018	$46.66B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	5.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	$518	Not published	Not published	4.6 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2019	$46.85B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	4.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	$504	Not published	Not published	4.4 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2020	$46.69B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	1.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world	$486	Not published	Not published	4.4 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2021	$59.09B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	6.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	$596	Not published	Not published	4.8 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2022	$70.43B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	8.5%	Not published	Not published	+5.2 pp vs world	$688	Not published	Not published	5.4 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2023	$72.95B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	8.9%	Not published	Not published	+6.0 pp vs world	$690	Not published	Not published	5.2 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2024	$75.32B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	6.7%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world	$689	Not published	Not published	5.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

The long view

Real output, indexed to a shared starting year

Indexing allows the country and benchmark trajectories to be compared without confusing their very different economic sizes.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Democratic Republic of the CongoAfricaMiddle AfricaWorldConstant prices · U.S. dollars · index, shared start = 100

02 · Economic size and world position

How large is the economy, and where does it sit globally?

Nominal scale, real volume and share of world output provide three distinct views of economic size.

Full historical record

Nominal GDP

Nominal scale, real volume and share of world output provide three distinct views of economic size.

Democratic Republic of the Congo is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Democratic Republic of the CongoMiddle AfricaAfricaWorldCurrent prices · U.S. dollars

Formation1970–1990

$4.77B → $15.03B

Compound annual change: +5.9% CAGR

Integration1990–2010

$15.03B → $24.16B

Compound annual change: +2.4% CAGR

Current era2010–2024

$24.16B → $75.32B

Compound annual change: +8.5% CAGR

Nominal GDP$75.32B2024 · Published series · World rank 84 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Real GDP$62.55B2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Share of world GDP0.1%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Economic size and world position: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the economic size and world position section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Economic size and world position: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices

Democratic Republic of the Congo	1970	$4.77B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$26.65B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1971	$5.34B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$28.25B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1972	$5.89B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$28.29B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1973	$7.50B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$30.59B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1974	$9.15B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	$31.55B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1975	$9.76B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$29.98B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1976	$9.20B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$28.39B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1977	$11.77B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$28.60B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1978	$16.70B	Not published	Not published	0.2 (world = 100)	$27.07B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-99.8 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1979	$16.37B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$27.19B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1980	$15.64B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$27.79B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1981	$13.82B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$28.44B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1982	$13.79B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$28.31B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1983	$11.69B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$28.71B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1984	$7.03B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$30.30B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1985	$7.52B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$30.44B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1986	$8.69B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$31.88B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1987	$7.41B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$32.73B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1988	$8.48B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$32.88B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1989	$14.16B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$32.47B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1990	$15.03B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$30.34B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1991	$14.19B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$27.78B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1992	$13.01B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$24.86B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1993	$16.98B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$21.51B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1994	$9.21B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$20.68B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1995	$8.95B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$20.82B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1996	$9.16B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$20.61B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1997	$9.42B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$19.45B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1998	$9.86B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$19.13B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1999	$8.77B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$18.32B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2000	$8.34B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$17.05B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2001	$8.35B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$16.69B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2002	$8.73B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$17.19B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2003	$8.94B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$18.14B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2004	$10.30B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$19.37B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2005	$11.96B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$20.55B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2006	$14.45B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$21.65B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2007	$16.74B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$23.00B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2008	$19.79B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$24.44B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2009	$18.65B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$25.13B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2010	$24.16B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$26.92B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2011	$26.39B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$28.77B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2012	$30.03B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$30.81B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2013	$34.89B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$33.42B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2014	$38.35B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$36.59B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2015	$40.18B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$39.12B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2016	$38.60B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$40.06B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2017	$37.54B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$41.54B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2018	$46.66B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$43.94B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2019	$46.85B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$45.90B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2020	$46.69B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$46.69B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2021	$59.09B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$49.59B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2022	$70.43B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$53.82B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2023	$72.95B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$58.64B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2024	$75.32B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	$62.55B	Not published	Not published	0.1 (world = 100)	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Current U.S.-dollar GDP reflects domestic prices and exchange rates as well as production. It is not PPP adjusted.

Latest common comparison

Africa$2.83T2024

Middle Africa$318.83B2024

World$111.57T2024

03 · Output and income per person

What does the record show per person?

Current and constant-price per-person measures separate present-dollar scale from real change.

Full historical record

GDP per person

Current and constant-price per-person measures separate present-dollar scale from real change.

Democratic Republic of the Congo is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Democratic Republic of the CongoMiddle AfricaAfricaWorldCurrent prices · U.S. dollars per person

Formation1970–1990

$237 → $410

Compound annual change: +2.8% CAGR

Integration1990–2010

$410 → $352

Compound annual change: -0.8% CAGR

Current era2010–2024

$352 → $689

Compound annual change: +4.9% CAGR

GDP per person$6892024 · Published series · World rank 197 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Real GDP per person$5722024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Output and income per person: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the output and income per person section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Democratic Republic of the Congo	1970	$237	Not published	Not published	25.5 (world = 100)	$1,323	Not published	Not published	25.5 (world = 100)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1971	$258	Not published	Not published	25.7 (world = 100)	$1,365	Not published	Not published	25.8 (world = 100)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1972	$277	Not published	Not published	24.5 (world = 100)	$1,331	Not published	Not published	24.3 (world = 100)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1973	$344	Not published	Not published	25.5 (world = 100)	$1,401	Not published	Not published	24.5 (world = 100)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1974	$408	Not published	Not published	27.2 (world = 100)	$1,407	Not published	Not published	24.6 (world = 100)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1975	$424	Not published	Not published	25.8 (world = 100)	$1,302	Not published	Not published	23.0 (world = 100)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1976	$389	Not published	Not published	22.3 (world = 100)	$1,202	Not published	Not published	20.5 (world = 100)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1977	$486	Not published	Not published	25.1 (world = 100)	$1,180	Not published	Not published	19.7 (world = 100)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1978	$668	Not published	Not published	29.7 (world = 100)	$1,083	Not published	Not published	17.6 (world = 100)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1979	$632	Not published	Not published	24.8 (world = 100)	$1,050	Not published	Not published	16.7 (world = 100)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1980	$585	Not published	Not published	21.0 (world = 100)	$1,040	Not published	Not published	16.5 (world = 100)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1981	$503	Not published	Not published	17.9 (world = 100)	$1,034	Not published	Not published	16.4 (world = 100)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1982	$487	Not published	Not published	17.8 (world = 100)	$999	Not published	Not published	16.1 (world = 100)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1983	$400	Not published	Not published	14.5 (world = 100)	$981	Not published	Not published	15.6 (world = 100)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1984	$233	Not published	Not published	8.4 (world = 100)	$1,002	Not published	Not published	15.5 (world = 100)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1985	$241	Not published	Not published	8.6 (world = 100)	$974	Not published	Not published	14.8 (world = 100)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1986	$269	Not published	Not published	8.5 (world = 100)	$988	Not published	Not published	14.9 (world = 100)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1987	$223	Not published	Not published	6.3 (world = 100)	$983	Not published	Not published	14.5 (world = 100)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1988	$247	Not published	Not published	6.4 (world = 100)	$956	Not published	Not published	13.8 (world = 100)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1989	$399	Not published	Not published	10.0 (world = 100)	$915	Not published	Not published	12.9 (world = 100)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1990	$410	Not published	Not published	9.4 (world = 100)	$827	Not published	Not published	11.6 (world = 100)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1991	$374	Not published	Not published	8.4 (world = 100)	$733	Not published	Not published	10.3 (world = 100)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1992	$332	Not published	Not published	7.0 (world = 100)	$634	Not published	Not published	8.9 (world = 100)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1993	$418	Not published	Not published	8.8 (world = 100)	$529	Not published	Not published	7.4 (world = 100)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1994	$216	Not published	Not published	4.3 (world = 100)	$485	Not published	Not published	6.7 (world = 100)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1995	$201	Not published	Not published	3.7 (world = 100)	$469	Not published	Not published	6.3 (world = 100)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1996	$202	Not published	Not published	3.7 (world = 100)	$455	Not published	Not published	6.0 (world = 100)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1997	$205	Not published	Not published	3.8 (world = 100)	$423	Not published	Not published	5.5 (world = 100)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1998	$208	Not published	Not published	4.0 (world = 100)	$405	Not published	Not published	5.1 (world = 100)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1999	$179	Not published	Not published	3.3 (world = 100)	$374	Not published	Not published	4.7 (world = 100)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2000	$165	Not published	Not published	3.0 (world = 100)	$338	Not published	Not published	4.1 (world = 100)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2001	$160	Not published	Not published	3.0 (world = 100)	$320	Not published	Not published	3.8 (world = 100)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2002	$162	Not published	Not published	2.9 (world = 100)	$320	Not published	Not published	3.8 (world = 100)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2003	$162	Not published	Not published	2.6 (world = 100)	$328	Not published	Not published	3.8 (world = 100)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2004	$181	Not published	Not published	2.7 (world = 100)	$340	Not published	Not published	3.9 (world = 100)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2005	$204	Not published	Not published	2.8 (world = 100)	$350	Not published	Not published	3.9 (world = 100)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2006	$238	Not published	Not published	3.1 (world = 100)	$357	Not published	Not published	3.8 (world = 100)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2007	$268	Not published	Not published	3.1 (world = 100)	$368	Not published	Not published	3.8 (world = 100)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2008	$307	Not published	Not published	3.3 (world = 100)	$379	Not published	Not published	3.9 (world = 100)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2009	$281	Not published	Not published	3.2 (world = 100)	$378	Not published	Not published	4.0 (world = 100)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2010	$352	Not published	Not published	3.7 (world = 100)	$393	Not published	Not published	4.0 (world = 100)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2011	$373	Not published	Not published	3.6 (world = 100)	$406	Not published	Not published	4.1 (world = 100)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2012	$410	Not published	Not published	3.9 (world = 100)	$421	Not published	Not published	4.2 (world = 100)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2013	$460	Not published	Not published	4.3 (world = 100)	$441	Not published	Not published	4.3 (world = 100)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2014	$489	Not published	Not published	4.5 (world = 100)	$467	Not published	Not published	4.5 (world = 100)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2015	$496	Not published	Not published	4.9 (world = 100)	$483	Not published	Not published	4.6 (world = 100)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2016	$460	Not published	Not published	4.5 (world = 100)	$477	Not published	Not published	4.4 (world = 100)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2017	$431	Not published	Not published	4.0 (world = 100)	$477	Not published	Not published	4.3 (world = 100)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2018	$518	Not published	Not published	4.6 (world = 100)	$488	Not published	Not published	4.3 (world = 100)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2019	$504	Not published	Not published	4.4 (world = 100)	$494	Not published	Not published	4.3 (world = 100)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2020	$486	Not published	Not published	4.4 (world = 100)	$486	Not published	Not published	4.4 (world = 100)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2021	$596	Not published	Not published	4.8 (world = 100)	$500	Not published	Not published	4.3 (world = 100)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2022	$688	Not published	Not published	5.4 (world = 100)	$526	Not published	Not published	4.4 (world = 100)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2023	$690	Not published	Not published	5.2 (world = 100)	$554	Not published	Not published	4.6 (world = 100)
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2024	$689	Not published	Not published	5.0 (world = 100)	$572	Not published	Not published	4.6 (world = 100)

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

GDP per person is an accounting average, not a measure of household income distribution or living costs.

Latest common comparison

Africa$1,8692024

Middle Africa$1,4972024

World$13,6732024

04 · Real growth and output prices

How quickly has real activity changed, and how have output prices moved?

Real GDP growth, per-person growth and the implicit deflator answer different questions.

Full historical record

Real GDP growth

Real GDP growth, per-person growth and the implicit deflator answer different questions.

Democratic Republic of the Congo is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Democratic Republic of the CongoMiddle AfricaAfricaWorldConstant prices · percent

Formation1970–1990

6.0% → -6.6%

Average annual rate: +0.7%

Integration1990–2010

-6.6% → 7.1%

Average annual rate: -0.7%

Current era2010–2024

7.1% → 6.7%

Average annual rate: +6.3%

Real GDP growth6.7%2024 · Published series · World rank 21 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Real GDP-per-person growth3.3%2024 · Published series · World rank 67 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Implicit GDP deflator179.82024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Real growth and output prices: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the real growth and output prices section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Democratic Republic of the Congo	1970	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	0.0	Not published	Not published
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1971	6.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	3.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1972	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.2 pp vs world	-2.5%	Not published	Not published	-5.8 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1973	8.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	5.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1974	3.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	0.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1975	-5.0%	Not published	Not published	-5.8 pp vs world	-7.5%	Not published	Not published	-6.4 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1976	-5.3%	Not published	Not published	-10.5 pp vs world	-7.7%	Not published	Not published	-11.1 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1977	0.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world	-1.8%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1978	-5.3%	Not published	Not published	-9.7 pp vs world	-8.2%	Not published	Not published	-10.8 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1979	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	-3.0%	Not published	Not published	-5.3 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1980	2.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	-1.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1981	2.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	-0.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1982	-0.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	-3.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1983	1.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	-1.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1984	5.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	2.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1985	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	-2.8%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1986	4.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	1.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1987	2.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	-0.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1988	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world	-2.7%	Not published	Not published	-5.3 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1989	-1.3%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world	-4.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.2 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1990	-6.6%	Not published	Not published	-9.6 pp vs world	-9.6%	Not published	Not published	-10.8 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1991	-8.4%	Not published	Not published	-9.7 pp vs world	-11.4%	Not published	Not published	-10.9 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1992	-10.5%	Not published	Not published	-12.6 pp vs world	-13.5%	Not published	Not published	-13.9 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1993	-13.5%	Not published	Not published	-15.2 pp vs world	-16.5%	Not published	Not published	-16.7 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1994	-3.9%	Not published	Not published	-7.2 pp vs world	-8.3%	Not published	Not published	-10.1 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1995	0.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	-3.4%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1996	-1.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.6 pp vs world	-2.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1997	-5.6%	Not published	Not published	-9.5 pp vs world	-7.1%	Not published	Not published	-9.6 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1998	-1.6%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	-4.3%	Not published	Not published	-5.7 pp vs world	0.0	Not published	Not published
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1999	-4.3%	Not published	Not published	-7.8 pp vs world	-7.4%	Not published	Not published	-9.6 pp vs world	0.2	Not published	Not published
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2000	-6.9%	Not published	Not published	-11.4 pp vs world	-9.8%	Not published	Not published	-12.9 pp vs world	1.5	Not published	Not published
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2001	-2.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	-5.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.9 pp vs world	7.2	Not published	Not published
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2002	2.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	-0.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	9.5	Not published	Not published
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2003	5.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	2.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	10.8	Not published	Not published
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2004	6.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	3.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	11.5	Not published	Not published
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2005	6.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	2.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	14.9	Not published	Not published
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2006	5.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	2.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	16.9	Not published	Not published
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2007	6.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	3.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	20.3	Not published	Not published
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2008	6.2%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world	3.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	24.5	Not published	Not published
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2009	2.9%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world	-0.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	32.5	Not published	Not published
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2010	7.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	3.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	43.9	Not published	Not published
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2011	6.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world	3.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	45.6	Not published	Not published
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2012	7.1%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world	3.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world	48.4	Not published	Not published
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2013	8.5%	Not published	Not published	+5.7 pp vs world	4.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world	51.9	Not published	Not published
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2014	9.5%	Not published	Not published	+6.4 pp vs world	5.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world	52.4	Not published	Not published
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2015	6.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world	3.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	51.4	Not published	Not published
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2016	2.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	-1.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	52.6	Not published	Not published
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2017	3.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	-0.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	71.5	Not published	Not published
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2018	5.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	2.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	93.1	Not published	Not published
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2019	4.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	1.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	90.9	Not published	Not published
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2020	1.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world	-1.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	100.0	Not published	Not published
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2021	6.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	2.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	128.1	Not published	Not published
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2022	8.5%	Not published	Not published	+5.2 pp vs world	5.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	141.9	Not published	Not published
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2023	8.9%	Not published	Not published	+6.0 pp vs world	5.4%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world	157.3	Not published	Not published
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2024	6.7%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world	3.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	179.8	Not published	Not published

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

The implicit GDP deflator covers domestically produced output and is not a consumer price index. Annual growth can be volatile.

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Africa3.4%2024

Middle Africa4.4%2024

World2.8%2024

05 · Consumption and domestic demand

How is output used for consumption and domestic demand?

Household and government consumption sit inside final consumption; domestic demand also includes capital formation.

Full historical record

Final Consumption

Household and government consumption sit inside final consumption; domestic demand also includes capital formation.

Democratic Republic of the Congo is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Democratic Republic of the CongoMiddle AfricaAfricaWorldCurrent prices · national currency · percent

Formation1970–1990

72.4% → 88.9%

Percentage-point change: +16.5 pp

Integration1990–2010

88.9% → 83.6%

Percentage-point change: -5.3 pp

Current era2010–2024

83.6% → 68.9%

Percentage-point change: -14.6 pp

Final consumption68.9%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Household consumption51.5%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Government consumption17.4%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Domestic demand104.6%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Consumption and domestic demand: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the consumption and domestic demand section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Democratic Republic of the Congo	1970	72.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	44.0%	Not published	Not published	-13.0 pp vs world	28.4%	Not published	Not published	+12.8 pp vs world	98.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1971	76.0%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world	48.8%	Not published	Not published	-8.2 pp vs world	27.2%	Not published	Not published	+11.3 pp vs world	108.9%	Not published	Not published	+8.4 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1972	79.0%	Not published	Not published	+6.2 pp vs world	56.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	22.9%	Not published	Not published	+7.0 pp vs world	112.4%	Not published	Not published	+12.2 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1973	75.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world	54.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	21.1%	Not published	Not published	+5.5 pp vs world	105.7%	Not published	Not published	+5.4 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1974	76.1%	Not published	Not published	+4.4 pp vs world	52.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world	23.8%	Not published	Not published	+7.8 pp vs world	106.7%	Not published	Not published	+6.5 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1975	87.1%	Not published	Not published	+13.5 pp vs world	63.6%	Not published	Not published	+7.0 pp vs world	23.6%	Not published	Not published	+6.6 pp vs world	119.0%	Not published	Not published	+18.6 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1976	92.5%	Not published	Not published	+19.5 pp vs world	73.0%	Not published	Not published	+16.9 pp vs world	19.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.8 pp vs world	118.4%	Not published	Not published	+17.4 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1977	91.5%	Not published	Not published	+18.6 pp vs world	72.0%	Not published	Not published	+15.8 pp vs world	19.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	130.0%	Not published	Not published	+28.8 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1978	85.8%	Not published	Not published	+13.2 pp vs world	69.5%	Not published	Not published	+13.6 pp vs world	16.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	104.2%	Not published	Not published	+3.1 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1979	76.9%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world	60.2%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world	16.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	96.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1980	76.7%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world	60.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world	16.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	101.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1981	81.9%	Not published	Not published	+8.4 pp vs world	64.2%	Not published	Not published	+7.6 pp vs world	17.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	106.9%	Not published	Not published	+6.1 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1982	74.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	54.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	19.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.0 pp vs world	98.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1983	76.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	62.2%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world	14.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	96.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1984	49.5%	Not published	Not published	-24.9 pp vs world	34.5%	Not published	Not published	-23.2 pp vs world	15.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	78.9%	Not published	Not published	-21.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1985	59.4%	Not published	Not published	-15.5 pp vs world	47.8%	Not published	Not published	-10.4 pp vs world	11.6%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world	88.9%	Not published	Not published	-11.7 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1986	67.1%	Not published	Not published	-8.2 pp vs world	48.1%	Not published	Not published	-10.2 pp vs world	19.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.0 pp vs world	98.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1987	88.7%	Not published	Not published	+13.6 pp vs world	78.8%	Not published	Not published	+20.7 pp vs world	9.9%	Not published	Not published	-7.0 pp vs world	102.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1988	87.9%	Not published	Not published	+13.5 pp vs world	75.2%	Not published	Not published	+17.4 pp vs world	12.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world	102.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1989	88.9%	Not published	Not published	+14.8 pp vs world	77.8%	Not published	Not published	+20.1 pp vs world	11.1%	Not published	Not published	-5.2 pp vs world	105.6%	Not published	Not published	+5.2 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1990	88.9%	Not published	Not published	+14.1 pp vs world	77.8%	Not published	Not published	+19.7 pp vs world	11.1%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	97.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1991	100.0%	Not published	Not published	+24.9 pp vs world	80.1%	Not published	Not published	+21.9 pp vs world	19.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.1 pp vs world	105.6%	Not published	Not published	+5.3 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1992	93.2%	Not published	Not published	+18.0 pp vs world	71.8%	Not published	Not published	+13.4 pp vs world	21.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.6 pp vs world	100.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1993	96.0%	Not published	Not published	+20.5 pp vs world	80.6%	Not published	Not published	+21.8 pp vs world	15.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	97.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1994	89.4%	Not published	Not published	+13.9 pp vs world	85.0%	Not published	Not published	+26.1 pp vs world	4.4%	Not published	Not published	-12.1 pp vs world	97.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1995	85.9%	Not published	Not published	+11.0 pp vs world	81.0%	Not published	Not published	+22.5 pp vs world	4.9%	Not published	Not published	-11.5 pp vs world	95.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1996	72.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world	66.3%	Not published	Not published	+7.5 pp vs world	6.2%	Not published	Not published	-10.0 pp vs world	100.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1997	93.7%	Not published	Not published	+18.7 pp vs world	85.9%	Not published	Not published	+26.9 pp vs world	7.8%	Not published	Not published	-8.2 pp vs world	96.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1998	101.0%	Not published	Not published	+25.4 pp vs world	92.9%	Not published	Not published	+33.4 pp vs world	8.1%	Not published	Not published	-7.9 pp vs world	103.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1999	90.8%	Not published	Not published	+15.0 pp vs world	84.9%	Not published	Not published	+25.2 pp vs world	5.9%	Not published	Not published	-10.1 pp vs world	93.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.8 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2000	89.7%	Not published	Not published	+14.1 pp vs world	87.6%	Not published	Not published	+28.0 pp vs world	2.1%	Not published	Not published	-13.8 pp vs world	104.1%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2001	94.4%	Not published	Not published	+17.9 pp vs world	90.6%	Not published	Not published	+30.4 pp vs world	3.8%	Not published	Not published	-12.4 pp vs world	101.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2002	90.5%	Not published	Not published	+13.7 pp vs world	84.7%	Not published	Not published	+24.5 pp vs world	5.9%	Not published	Not published	-10.7 pp vs world	98.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2003	96.5%	Not published	Not published	+19.8 pp vs world	91.6%	Not published	Not published	+31.7 pp vs world	4.9%	Not published	Not published	-11.9 pp vs world	106.0%	Not published	Not published	+6.1 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2004	91.6%	Not published	Not published	+15.8 pp vs world	85.4%	Not published	Not published	+26.3 pp vs world	6.3%	Not published	Not published	-10.5 pp vs world	103.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2005	94.6%	Not published	Not published	+19.3 pp vs world	87.7%	Not published	Not published	+29.0 pp vs world	6.9%	Not published	Not published	-9.7 pp vs world	106.4%	Not published	Not published	+6.8 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2006	89.9%	Not published	Not published	+15.4 pp vs world	80.6%	Not published	Not published	+22.6 pp vs world	9.3%	Not published	Not published	-7.1 pp vs world	104.6%	Not published	Not published	+5.2 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2007	88.3%	Not published	Not published	+14.3 pp vs world	79.6%	Not published	Not published	+22.2 pp vs world	8.6%	Not published	Not published	-7.8 pp vs world	102.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2008	94.9%	Not published	Not published	+20.9 pp vs world	87.7%	Not published	Not published	+30.6 pp vs world	7.2%	Not published	Not published	-9.7 pp vs world	105.7%	Not published	Not published	+6.4 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2009	94.8%	Not published	Not published	+18.7 pp vs world	83.5%	Not published	Not published	+25.5 pp vs world	11.2%	Not published	Not published	-6.8 pp vs world	109.3%	Not published	Not published	+9.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2010	83.6%	Not published	Not published	+9.0 pp vs world	74.4%	Not published	Not published	+17.3 pp vs world	9.2%	Not published	Not published	-8.3 pp vs world	107.6%	Not published	Not published	+8.5 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2011	85.5%	Not published	Not published	+11.7 pp vs world	74.0%	Not published	Not published	+17.5 pp vs world	11.5%	Not published	Not published	-5.8 pp vs world	110.8%	Not published	Not published	+11.7 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2012	80.5%	Not published	Not published	+6.8 pp vs world	69.0%	Not published	Not published	+12.4 pp vs world	11.5%	Not published	Not published	-5.6 pp vs world	106.6%	Not published	Not published	+7.5 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2013	76.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	61.9%	Not published	Not published	+5.3 pp vs world	14.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	104.3%	Not published	Not published	+5.2 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2014	75.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world	60.2%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world	15.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	107.7%	Not published	Not published	+8.4 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2015	76.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world	59.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	17.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	105.2%	Not published	Not published	+5.7 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2016	80.0%	Not published	Not published	+6.2 pp vs world	62.0%	Not published	Not published	+4.8 pp vs world	18.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	105.8%	Not published	Not published	+6.5 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2017	76.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	61.1%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world	15.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	103.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.5 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2018	74.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	59.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.1 pp vs world	15.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	103.6%	Not published	Not published	+4.5 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2019	99.8%	Not published	Not published	+26.8 pp vs world	81.7%	Not published	Not published	+25.3 pp vs world	18.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	122.1%	Not published	Not published	+22.7 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2020	79.5%	Not published	Not published	+6.3 pp vs world	62.8%	Not published	Not published	+7.4 pp vs world	16.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	101.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2021	67.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world	51.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	15.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	99.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2022	67.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	50.3%	Not published	Not published	-5.3 pp vs world	17.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	104.2%	Not published	Not published	+5.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2023	68.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	51.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world	16.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	102.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2024	68.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world	51.5%	Not published	Not published	-5.2 pp vs world	17.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	104.6%	Not published	Not published	+5.4 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Parent aggregates and their components should not be added together. Shares describe composition, not the quality of spending.

Latest common comparison

Africa80.9%2024

Middle Africa74.1%2024

World73.2%2024

06 · Investment and capital formation

How much current output is directed toward capital formation?

Gross capital formation combines fixed investment and inventory change as shares of GDP.

Full historical record

Gross Capital Formation

Gross capital formation combines fixed investment and inventory change as shares of GDP.

Democratic Republic of the Congo is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Democratic Republic of the CongoMiddle AfricaAfricaWorldCurrent prices · national currency · percent

Formation1970–1990

26.1% → 8.3%

Percentage-point change: -17.8 pp

Integration1990–2010

8.3% → 24.0%

Percentage-point change: +15.7 pp

Current era2010–2024

24.0% → 35.6%

Percentage-point change: +11.6 pp

Gross capital formation35.6%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Gross fixed capital formation35.6%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Changes in inventories0.0%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Investment and capital formation: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the investment and capital formation section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Democratic Republic of the Congo	1970	26.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	21.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	4.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1971	32.9%	Not published	Not published	+5.4 pp vs world	28.5%	Not published	Not published	+5.3 pp vs world	4.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1972	33.4%	Not published	Not published	+6.0 pp vs world	32.0%	Not published	Not published	+5.6 pp vs world	1.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1973	29.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	25.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	4.7%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1974	30.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world	30.6%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1975	31.9%	Not published	Not published	+5.1 pp vs world	28.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world	3.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1976	25.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	22.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	3.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1977	38.5%	Not published	Not published	+10.2 pp vs world	34.7%	Not published	Not published	+7.4 pp vs world	3.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1978	18.4%	Not published	Not published	-10.1 pp vs world	17.3%	Not published	Not published	-10.2 pp vs world	1.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1979	19.6%	Not published	Not published	-8.7 pp vs world	13.7%	Not published	Not published	-13.5 pp vs world	5.9%	Not published	Not published	+4.8 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1980	24.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	20.0%	Not published	Not published	-7.1 pp vs world	4.9%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1981	25.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	19.7%	Not published	Not published	-7.1 pp vs world	5.4%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1982	24.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	20.1%	Not published	Not published	-6.0 pp vs world	3.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1983	19.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.4 pp vs world	16.0%	Not published	Not published	-9.6 pp vs world	3.4%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1984	29.4%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world	20.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	8.5%	Not published	Not published	+7.4 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1985	29.4%	Not published	Not published	+3.7 pp vs world	21.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	7.7%	Not published	Not published	+6.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1986	31.3%	Not published	Not published	+5.8 pp vs world	23.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	8.3%	Not published	Not published	+7.7 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1987	14.2%	Not published	Not published	-11.3 pp vs world	13.9%	Not published	Not published	-11.0 pp vs world	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1988	14.4%	Not published	Not published	-11.9 pp vs world	14.7%	Not published	Not published	-10.7 pp vs world	-0.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1989	16.7%	Not published	Not published	-9.5 pp vs world	11.1%	Not published	Not published	-13.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1990	8.3%	Not published	Not published	-17.5 pp vs world	13.9%	Not published	Not published	-11.2 pp vs world	-2.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1991	5.6%	Not published	Not published	-19.7 pp vs world	6.1%	Not published	Not published	-18.2 pp vs world	-0.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1992	6.9%	Not published	Not published	-17.8 pp vs world	7.1%	Not published	Not published	-16.8 pp vs world	-0.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1993	1.7%	Not published	Not published	-22.4 pp vs world	2.3%	Not published	Not published	-21.4 pp vs world	-0.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1994	7.9%	Not published	Not published	-16.5 pp vs world	7.5%	Not published	Not published	-16.1 pp vs world	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1995	9.4%	Not published	Not published	-15.2 pp vs world	9.7%	Not published	Not published	-14.0 pp vs world	-0.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1996	27.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world	27.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world	0.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1997	2.5%	Not published	Not published	-21.9 pp vs world	2.5%	Not published	Not published	-21.0 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1998	2.1%	Not published	Not published	-21.9 pp vs world	2.1%	Not published	Not published	-21.3 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1999	3.1%	Not published	Not published	-20.8 pp vs world	3.1%	Not published	Not published	-20.4 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2000	14.4%	Not published	Not published	-9.9 pp vs world	14.4%	Not published	Not published	-9.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2001	6.7%	Not published	Not published	-16.9 pp vs world	6.7%	Not published	Not published	-16.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2002	7.4%	Not published	Not published	-15.5 pp vs world	7.4%	Not published	Not published	-15.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2003	9.5%	Not published	Not published	-13.7 pp vs world	9.4%	Not published	Not published	-13.3 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2004	12.2%	Not published	Not published	-11.7 pp vs world	12.1%	Not published	Not published	-11.0 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2005	11.8%	Not published	Not published	-12.5 pp vs world	11.7%	Not published	Not published	-12.0 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2006	14.6%	Not published	Not published	-10.2 pp vs world	14.6%	Not published	Not published	-9.5 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2007	13.7%	Not published	Not published	-11.6 pp vs world	13.6%	Not published	Not published	-10.7 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2008	10.9%	Not published	Not published	-14.5 pp vs world	10.7%	Not published	Not published	-13.6 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2009	14.6%	Not published	Not published	-8.8 pp vs world	14.5%	Not published	Not published	-9.2 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2010	24.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	27.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world	-3.8%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2011	25.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world	29.5%	Not published	Not published	+5.4 pp vs world	-4.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.4 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2012	26.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	27.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world	-1.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2013	28.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	30.2%	Not published	Not published	+5.6 pp vs world	-2.1%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2014	32.0%	Not published	Not published	+6.3 pp vs world	31.2%	Not published	Not published	+6.4 pp vs world	0.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2015	28.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	26.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	2.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2016	25.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	28.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world	-2.5%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2017	27.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	27.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2018	28.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	28.7%	Not published	Not published	+3.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2019	22.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world	22.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2020	21.8%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	21.8%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2021	32.6%	Not published	Not published	+5.5 pp vs world	32.6%	Not published	Not published	+6.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2022	36.7%	Not published	Not published	+9.5 pp vs world	36.7%	Not published	Not published	+10.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2023	34.1%	Not published	Not published	+7.8 pp vs world	34.1%	Not published	Not published	+8.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2024	35.6%	Not published	Not published	+9.6 pp vs world	35.6%	Not published	Not published	+10.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

A larger investment share is not automatically better; depreciation, utilization and project quality are outside this accounting measure.

Latest common comparison

Africa20.9%2024

Middle Africa19.3%2024

World26.0%2024

07 · Trade structure and external balance

How exposed is the economy to trade, and what is the external balance?

Exports, imports, openness and net exports distinguish exposure from surplus or deficit.

Full historical record

Trade openness

Exports, imports, openness and net exports distinguish exposure from surplus or deficit.

Democratic Republic of the Congo is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Democratic Republic of the CongoMiddle AfricaAfricaWorldCurrent prices · percent

Formation1970–1990

86.8% → 55.6%

Percentage-point change: -31.3 pp

Integration1990–2010

55.6% → 81.0%

Percentage-point change: +25.4 pp

Current era2010–2024

81.0% → 93.5%

Percentage-point change: +12.5 pp

Exports44.7%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Imports48.8%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Net exports-4.1%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Trade openness93.5%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Trade structure and external balance: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the trade structure and external balance section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Democratic Republic of the Congo	1970	44.2%	Not published	Not published	+32.9 pp vs world	42.7%	Not published	Not published	+31.4 pp vs world	1.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	86.8%	Not published	Not published	+64.3 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1971	35.6%	Not published	Not published	+24.1 pp vs world	44.6%	Not published	Not published	+33.2 pp vs world	-9.0%	Not published	Not published	-9.0 pp vs world	80.1%	Not published	Not published	+57.3 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1972	32.7%	Not published	Not published	+20.9 pp vs world	45.1%	Not published	Not published	+33.5 pp vs world	-12.4%	Not published	Not published	-12.6 pp vs world	77.7%	Not published	Not published	+54.3 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1973	38.1%	Not published	Not published	+24.9 pp vs world	43.8%	Not published	Not published	+30.9 pp vs world	-5.7%	Not published	Not published	-6.0 pp vs world	81.9%	Not published	Not published	+55.7 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1974	45.4%	Not published	Not published	+29.3 pp vs world	52.1%	Not published	Not published	+36.0 pp vs world	-6.7%	Not published	Not published	-6.7 pp vs world	97.5%	Not published	Not published	+65.4 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1975	27.1%	Not published	Not published	+11.9 pp vs world	46.1%	Not published	Not published	+30.9 pp vs world	-19.0%	Not published	Not published	-19.1 pp vs world	73.3%	Not published	Not published	+42.8 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1976	32.4%	Not published	Not published	+16.7 pp vs world	50.8%	Not published	Not published	+35.0 pp vs world	-18.4%	Not published	Not published	-18.3 pp vs world	83.2%	Not published	Not published	+51.7 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1977	28.2%	Not published	Not published	+12.4 pp vs world	58.2%	Not published	Not published	+42.1 pp vs world	-30.0%	Not published	Not published	-29.7 pp vs world	86.5%	Not published	Not published	+54.6 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1978	22.2%	Not published	Not published	+6.7 pp vs world	26.4%	Not published	Not published	+10.7 pp vs world	-4.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world	48.6%	Not published	Not published	+17.3 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1979	24.7%	Not published	Not published	+7.8 pp vs world	21.2%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world	3.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.7 pp vs world	45.9%	Not published	Not published	+11.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1980	35.5%	Not published	Not published	+17.2 pp vs world	37.1%	Not published	Not published	+18.5 pp vs world	-1.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	72.6%	Not published	Not published	+35.7 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1981	35.1%	Not published	Not published	+17.1 pp vs world	42.1%	Not published	Not published	+23.7 pp vs world	-6.9%	Not published	Not published	-6.6 pp vs world	77.2%	Not published	Not published	+40.8 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1982	32.2%	Not published	Not published	+15.2 pp vs world	30.3%	Not published	Not published	+13.0 pp vs world	1.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	62.5%	Not published	Not published	+28.2 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1983	39.5%	Not published	Not published	+23.1 pp vs world	35.9%	Not published	Not published	+19.1 pp vs world	3.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world	75.4%	Not published	Not published	+42.2 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1984	77.0%	Not published	Not published	+60.1 pp vs world	56.0%	Not published	Not published	+38.9 pp vs world	21.0%	Not published	Not published	+21.2 pp vs world	133.0%	Not published	Not published	+99.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1985	72.2%	Not published	Not published	+55.7 pp vs world	61.1%	Not published	Not published	+44.4 pp vs world	11.1%	Not published	Not published	+11.3 pp vs world	133.2%	Not published	Not published	+100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1986	61.4%	Not published	Not published	+45.5 pp vs world	59.6%	Not published	Not published	+43.6 pp vs world	1.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.0 pp vs world	121.0%	Not published	Not published	+89.1 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1987	26.0%	Not published	Not published	+9.5 pp vs world	28.9%	Not published	Not published	+12.3 pp vs world	-2.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world	54.8%	Not published	Not published	+21.7 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1988	25.5%	Not published	Not published	+8.5 pp vs world	27.8%	Not published	Not published	+10.7 pp vs world	-2.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	53.3%	Not published	Not published	+19.2 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1989	27.8%	Not published	Not published	+10.3 pp vs world	27.8%	Not published	Not published	+10.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	55.6%	Not published	Not published	+20.3 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1990	27.8%	Not published	Not published	+8.8 pp vs world	27.8%	Not published	Not published	+8.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	55.6%	Not published	Not published	+17.4 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1991	19.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	19.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	39.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1992	16.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world	17.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	-1.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	33.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.3 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1993	11.3%	Not published	Not published	-7.5 pp vs world	9.1%	Not published	Not published	-9.2 pp vs world	2.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	20.4%	Not published	Not published	-16.7 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1994	22.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world	19.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	2.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	42.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1995	28.5%	Not published	Not published	+7.9 pp vs world	23.7%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world	4.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world	52.2%	Not published	Not published	+11.4 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1996	30.0%	Not published	Not published	+8.9 pp vs world	30.3%	Not published	Not published	+9.6 pp vs world	-0.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	60.3%	Not published	Not published	+18.5 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1997	18.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	15.0%	Not published	Not published	-6.5 pp vs world	3.8%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world	33.8%	Not published	Not published	-9.7 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1998	29.8%	Not published	Not published	+8.0 pp vs world	32.9%	Not published	Not published	+11.4 pp vs world	-3.1%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	62.7%	Not published	Not published	+19.4 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1999	23.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	17.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world	6.1%	Not published	Not published	+5.8 pp vs world	41.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2000	11.4%	Not published	Not published	-12.1 pp vs world	15.6%	Not published	Not published	-7.9 pp vs world	-4.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world	27.0%	Not published	Not published	-20.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2001	12.0%	Not published	Not published	-11.0 pp vs world	13.1%	Not published	Not published	-9.9 pp vs world	-1.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	25.0%	Not published	Not published	-20.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2002	15.7%	Not published	Not published	-7.5 pp vs world	13.6%	Not published	Not published	-9.4 pp vs world	2.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	29.3%	Not published	Not published	-16.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2003	24.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	30.0%	Not published	Not published	+6.3 pp vs world	-6.0%	Not published	Not published	-6.2 pp vs world	54.0%	Not published	Not published	+6.3 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2004	22.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	26.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	-3.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	49.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2005	22.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world	29.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	-6.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.8 pp vs world	52.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2006	21.7%	Not published	Not published	-7.0 pp vs world	26.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	-4.6%	Not published	Not published	-5.2 pp vs world	48.0%	Not published	Not published	-8.8 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2007	39.1%	Not published	Not published	+9.5 pp vs world	41.1%	Not published	Not published	+12.2 pp vs world	-2.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	80.1%	Not published	Not published	+21.7 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2008	39.0%	Not published	Not published	+8.1 pp vs world	44.7%	Not published	Not published	+14.5 pp vs world	-5.7%	Not published	Not published	-6.5 pp vs world	83.8%	Not published	Not published	+22.6 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2009	26.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	36.1%	Not published	Not published	+10.5 pp vs world	-9.3%	Not published	Not published	-10.0 pp vs world	62.9%	Not published	Not published	+11.1 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2010	36.7%	Not published	Not published	+8.1 pp vs world	44.3%	Not published	Not published	+16.6 pp vs world	-7.6%	Not published	Not published	-8.5 pp vs world	81.0%	Not published	Not published	+24.8 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2011	38.7%	Not published	Not published	+8.3 pp vs world	44.7%	Not published	Not published	+15.3 pp vs world	-6.0%	Not published	Not published	-6.9 pp vs world	83.4%	Not published	Not published	+23.6 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2012	30.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	36.6%	Not published	Not published	+7.5 pp vs world	-6.6%	Not published	Not published	-7.6 pp vs world	66.7%	Not published	Not published	+7.4 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2013	34.1%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world	38.4%	Not published	Not published	+9.3 pp vs world	-4.3%	Not published	Not published	-5.3 pp vs world	72.6%	Not published	Not published	+13.3 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2014	32.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world	41.2%	Not published	Not published	+12.2 pp vs world	-8.2%	Not published	Not published	-9.0 pp vs world	74.1%	Not published	Not published	+15.4 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2015	26.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	31.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world	-5.7%	Not published	Not published	-6.3 pp vs world	57.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2016	31.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.9 pp vs world	36.9%	Not published	Not published	+10.5 pp vs world	-5.8%	Not published	Not published	-6.6 pp vs world	68.0%	Not published	Not published	+14.4 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2017	31.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world	34.8%	Not published	Not published	+7.5 pp vs world	-3.8%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	65.9%	Not published	Not published	+10.5 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2018	34.5%	Not published	Not published	+5.4 pp vs world	38.1%	Not published	Not published	+9.8 pp vs world	-3.6%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	72.6%	Not published	Not published	+15.2 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2019	28.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	32.4%	Not published	Not published	+5.0 pp vs world	-4.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.6 pp vs world	60.9%	Not published	Not published	+5.3 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2020	29.8%	Not published	Not published	+3.7 pp vs world	31.2%	Not published	Not published	+5.8 pp vs world	-1.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	61.0%	Not published	Not published	+9.5 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2021	37.8%	Not published	Not published	+9.2 pp vs world	37.6%	Not published	Not published	+9.9 pp vs world	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	75.4%	Not published	Not published	+19.1 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2022	40.8%	Not published	Not published	+9.9 pp vs world	45.0%	Not published	Not published	+14.9 pp vs world	-4.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world	85.8%	Not published	Not published	+24.8 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2023	42.1%	Not published	Not published	+13.0 pp vs world	44.7%	Not published	Not published	+16.4 pp vs world	-2.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	86.7%	Not published	Not published	+29.4 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2024	44.7%	Not published	Not published	+15.7 pp vs world	48.8%	Not published	Not published	+20.7 pp vs world	-4.1%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world	93.5%	Not published	Not published	+36.4 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Trade openness is exports plus imports relative to GDP. Imports are positive in the source but subtracted in the expenditure identity.

Latest common comparison

Africa55.1%2024

Middle Africa63.6%2024

World57.1%2024

08 · Industry mix and structural change

Which activities produce value, and how is the mix changing?

Six mutually exclusive activities show the production structure. Manufacturing remains nested inside its parent activity.

Full historical record

Structural change across six activities

Mining, manufacturing and utilities is the largest current activity at 36.1%. Each activity shows change separately for 1970–1990, 1990–2010, and 2010–current.

AMA activity values measure gross value added, not sales, revenue, shipments, gross output, or physical production.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing10.6%

1970–1990+13.9 pp1990–2010-1.1 pp2010–2024-19.7 pp

World specialization: 2.50×

Mining, manufacturing and utilities36.1%

1970–1990-7.0 pp1990–2010+1.7 pp2010–2024+8.7 pp

World specialization: 1.71×

Construction5.4%

1970–1990+0.8 pp1990–2010-2.6 pp2010–2024+2.2 pp

World specialization: 0.93×

Trade, restaurants and hotels16.3%

1970–1990+2.6 pp1990–2010+1.6 pp2010–2024+0.3 pp

World specialization: 1.12×

Transport, storage and communication10.6%

1970–1990+6.0 pp1990–2010-4.3 pp2010–2024+0.6 pp

World specialization: 1.09×

Other activities18.6%

1970–1990-13.0 pp1990–2010-0.4 pp2010–2024+7.6 pp

World specialization: 0.42×

Industry composition and economic scale

The 100% area view isolates changes in production mix. The current-dollar area view combines those shares with nominal GDP so the total height also shows the expansion or contraction of the economy.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Agriculture, forestry and fishingMining, manufacturing and utilitiesConstructionTrade, restaurants and hotelsTransport, storage and communicationOther activitiesShare of total gross value added

Formation1970–1990

32.7% → 25.7%

Percentage-point change: -7.0 pp

Integration1990–2010

25.7% → 27.4%

Percentage-point change: +1.7 pp

Current era2010–2024

27.4% → 36.1%

Percentage-point change: +8.7 pp

How to read specialization

World specialization compares an activity's share of this country's gross value added with that activity's share of world gross value added. A result of 1.00× means the shares match; above 1.00× means the activity is relatively more prominent locally, while below 1.00× means it is relatively less prominent. It describes economic structure, not productivity or competitiveness.

Current specialization against world

Agriculture, forestry and fishing2.50×

Mining, manufacturing and utilities1.71×

Construction0.93×

Trade, restaurants and hotels1.12×

Transport, storage and communication1.09×

Other activities0.42×

Industry mix, specialization and world comparison table55 annual rows

Annual shares for the six mutually exclusive broad industries, with world comparisons and ranks wherever comparable data exist. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Industry mix, specialization and world comparison table

Democratic Republic of the Congo	1970	17.5%	Not published	Not published	+8.1 pp vs world	32.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	4.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	11.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	8.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	24.4%	Not published	Not published	-7.1 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1971	18.0%	Not published	Not published	+9.0 pp vs world	25.8%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world	6.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	12.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	8.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	28.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1972	18.7%	Not published	Not published	+10.0 pp vs world	24.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.7 pp vs world	4.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	14.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world	8.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	28.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1973	17.8%	Not published	Not published	+8.6 pp vs world	32.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	4.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world	12.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	8.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	24.7%	Not published	Not published	-6.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1974	17.9%	Not published	Not published	+9.2 pp vs world	32.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	4.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	14.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world	5.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	26.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.3 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1975	20.5%	Not published	Not published	+12.2 pp vs world	22.1%	Not published	Not published	-8.6 pp vs world	6.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	17.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.7 pp vs world	4.5%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	29.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1976	26.1%	Not published	Not published	+18.1 pp vs world	20.8%	Not published	Not published	-10.1 pp vs world	4.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	18.6%	Not published	Not published	+4.4 pp vs world	3.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	26.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.2 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1977	26.5%	Not published	Not published	+18.7 pp vs world	16.5%	Not published	Not published	-14.2 pp vs world	3.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	22.3%	Not published	Not published	+8.0 pp vs world	2.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.7 pp vs world	28.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1978	27.5%	Not published	Not published	+20.0 pp vs world	21.7%	Not published	Not published	-8.9 pp vs world	3.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world	18.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.5 pp vs world	18.2%	Not published	Not published	+10.2 pp vs world	10.5%	Not published	Not published	-22.6 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1979	28.3%	Not published	Not published	+21.0 pp vs world	23.5%	Not published	Not published	-7.3 pp vs world	3.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	17.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world	17.1%	Not published	Not published	+9.2 pp vs world	9.8%	Not published	Not published	-23.3 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1980	26.8%	Not published	Not published	+20.0 pp vs world	30.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	5.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	15.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	14.6%	Not published	Not published	+6.9 pp vs world	8.4%	Not published	Not published	-25.2 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1981	25.9%	Not published	Not published	+19.1 pp vs world	29.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	4.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	16.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	15.5%	Not published	Not published	+7.6 pp vs world	8.9%	Not published	Not published	-25.3 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1982	31.4%	Not published	Not published	+24.6 pp vs world	24.6%	Not published	Not published	-5.2 pp vs world	3.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	16.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	15.6%	Not published	Not published	+7.7 pp vs world	9.0%	Not published	Not published	-26.2 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1983	34.5%	Not published	Not published	+27.6 pp vs world	23.7%	Not published	Not published	-5.6 pp vs world	3.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	15.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	14.7%	Not published	Not published	+6.8 pp vs world	8.5%	Not published	Not published	-27.3 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1984	31.4%	Not published	Not published	+24.6 pp vs world	24.6%	Not published	Not published	-4.6 pp vs world	4.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	15.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	15.0%	Not published	Not published	+6.9 pp vs world	8.7%	Not published	Not published	-27.2 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1985	31.8%	Not published	Not published	+25.4 pp vs world	25.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	5.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	14.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world	14.2%	Not published	Not published	+6.2 pp vs world	8.2%	Not published	Not published	-28.4 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1986	33.6%	Not published	Not published	+27.8 pp vs world	22.4%	Not published	Not published	-5.3 pp vs world	4.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	15.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	15.3%	Not published	Not published	+7.2 pp vs world	8.8%	Not published	Not published	-29.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1987	29.7%	Not published	Not published	+24.3 pp vs world	23.5%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	4.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	16.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.0 pp vs world	16.1%	Not published	Not published	+7.9 pp vs world	9.3%	Not published	Not published	-29.3 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1988	29.8%	Not published	Not published	+24.5 pp vs world	25.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	4.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	15.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	15.3%	Not published	Not published	+7.2 pp vs world	8.8%	Not published	Not published	-29.8 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1989	28.6%	Not published	Not published	+23.2 pp vs world	26.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	5.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	15.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	15.3%	Not published	Not published	+7.2 pp vs world	8.8%	Not published	Not published	-30.3 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1990	31.4%	Not published	Not published	+26.2 pp vs world	25.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	5.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	14.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	14.3%	Not published	Not published	+6.1 pp vs world	11.4%	Not published	Not published	-28.1 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1991	41.7%	Not published	Not published	+37.0 pp vs world	14.9%	Not published	Not published	-11.1 pp vs world	2.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world	16.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	15.6%	Not published	Not published	+7.3 pp vs world	9.0%	Not published	Not published	-31.2 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1992	49.4%	Not published	Not published	+45.1 pp vs world	13.6%	Not published	Not published	-11.7 pp vs world	2.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	13.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	13.1%	Not published	Not published	+4.8 pp vs world	7.5%	Not published	Not published	-33.5 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1993	51.7%	Not published	Not published	+47.6 pp vs world	14.1%	Not published	Not published	-10.6 pp vs world	2.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	12.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	12.2%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world	7.0%	Not published	Not published	-34.7 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1994	57.0%	Not published	Not published	+53.0 pp vs world	13.1%	Not published	Not published	-11.4 pp vs world	2.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	10.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.6 pp vs world	10.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	6.0%	Not published	Not published	-35.2 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1995	57.0%	Not published	Not published	+53.1 pp vs world	13.9%	Not published	Not published	-10.6 pp vs world	3.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	10.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world	9.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	5.7%	Not published	Not published	-36.3 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1996	33.6%	Not published	Not published	+29.5 pp vs world	26.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	6.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	13.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	12.9%	Not published	Not published	+4.4 pp vs world	7.5%	Not published	Not published	-34.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1997	48.1%	Not published	Not published	+44.2 pp vs world	17.7%	Not published	Not published	-6.3 pp vs world	3.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	12.0%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	11.8%	Not published	Not published	+3.1 pp vs world	6.6%	Not published	Not published	-36.2 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1998	47.5%	Not published	Not published	+43.6 pp vs world	17.1%	Not published	Not published	-6.0 pp vs world	3.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	12.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	11.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	7.0%	Not published	Not published	-36.4 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1999	52.7%	Not published	Not published	+49.1 pp vs world	15.2%	Not published	Not published	-7.8 pp vs world	3.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	11.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world	10.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	6.6%	Not published	Not published	-37.1 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2000	32.3%	Not published	Not published	+28.9 pp vs world	19.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world	2.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	17.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	18.4%	Not published	Not published	+9.3 pp vs world	9.1%	Not published	Not published	-34.5 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2001	33.8%	Not published	Not published	+30.4 pp vs world	28.0%	Not published	Not published	+5.5 pp vs world	2.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	14.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	12.2%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world	8.3%	Not published	Not published	-36.2 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2002	27.3%	Not published	Not published	+23.9 pp vs world	30.2%	Not published	Not published	+8.1 pp vs world	3.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	14.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	15.0%	Not published	Not published	+5.7 pp vs world	10.0%	Not published	Not published	-35.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2003	26.9%	Not published	Not published	+23.5 pp vs world	26.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.6 pp vs world	3.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	14.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	15.3%	Not published	Not published	+6.0 pp vs world	13.8%	Not published	Not published	-31.3 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2004	24.9%	Not published	Not published	+21.4 pp vs world	28.9%	Not published	Not published	+6.4 pp vs world	4.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	13.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	13.6%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world	15.0%	Not published	Not published	-29.4 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2005	22.3%	Not published	Not published	+19.0 pp vs world	28.9%	Not published	Not published	+5.8 pp vs world	3.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	14.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	14.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.9 pp vs world	16.5%	Not published	Not published	-27.7 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2006	22.2%	Not published	Not published	+18.9 pp vs world	26.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.1 pp vs world	4.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	14.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	14.6%	Not published	Not published	+5.3 pp vs world	17.8%	Not published	Not published	-26.1 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2007	22.7%	Not published	Not published	+19.1 pp vs world	27.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.7 pp vs world	4.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	14.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	14.0%	Not published	Not published	+4.6 pp vs world	17.5%	Not published	Not published	-26.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2008	23.9%	Not published	Not published	+20.2 pp vs world	30.9%	Not published	Not published	+6.8 pp vs world	4.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	11.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world	13.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world	16.2%	Not published	Not published	-26.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2009	24.9%	Not published	Not published	+21.1 pp vs world	30.5%	Not published	Not published	+8.1 pp vs world	4.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	11.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	12.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world	15.9%	Not published	Not published	-29.1 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2010	30.3%	Not published	Not published	+26.3 pp vs world	27.4%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world	3.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	15.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	10.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	11.0%	Not published	Not published	-32.8 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2011	16.7%	Not published	Not published	+12.5 pp vs world	37.1%	Not published	Not published	+12.9 pp vs world	3.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	15.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	10.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	13.8%	Not published	Not published	-29.4 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2012	16.4%	Not published	Not published	+12.1 pp vs world	36.4%	Not published	Not published	+12.3 pp vs world	5.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world	14.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	11.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	13.8%	Not published	Not published	-29.4 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2013	14.5%	Not published	Not published	+10.1 pp vs world	36.6%	Not published	Not published	+12.9 pp vs world	5.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	13.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	11.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	16.0%	Not published	Not published	-27.2 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2014	13.1%	Not published	Not published	+8.7 pp vs world	38.0%	Not published	Not published	+14.7 pp vs world	5.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	13.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	10.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	16.8%	Not published	Not published	-26.7 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2015	13.1%	Not published	Not published	+8.7 pp vs world	36.8%	Not published	Not published	+14.5 pp vs world	5.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	12.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	10.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	18.8%	Not published	Not published	-25.4 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2016	12.9%	Not published	Not published	+8.6 pp vs world	35.2%	Not published	Not published	+13.5 pp vs world	5.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	13.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	11.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	19.4%	Not published	Not published	-25.4 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2017	12.7%	Not published	Not published	+8.4 pp vs world	34.4%	Not published	Not published	+12.5 pp vs world	6.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	16.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	11.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	15.7%	Not published	Not published	-28.7 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2018	12.7%	Not published	Not published	+8.6 pp vs world	33.9%	Not published	Not published	+11.4 pp vs world	5.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world	17.2%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world	11.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	15.6%	Not published	Not published	-28.6 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2019	13.6%	Not published	Not published	+9.4 pp vs world	29.4%	Not published	Not published	+7.7 pp vs world	6.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	17.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	11.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	18.2%	Not published	Not published	-26.3 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2020	14.2%	Not published	Not published	+9.6 pp vs world	30.4%	Not published	Not published	+9.3 pp vs world	5.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	16.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	11.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	18.0%	Not published	Not published	-27.6 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2021	11.8%	Not published	Not published	+7.2 pp vs world	38.6%	Not published	Not published	+16.3 pp vs world	5.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	14.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	10.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	16.4%	Not published	Not published	-27.6 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2022	10.8%	Not published	Not published	+6.3 pp vs world	38.6%	Not published	Not published	+15.8 pp vs world	5.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	15.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	9.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	18.1%	Not published	Not published	-25.1 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2023	10.9%	Not published	Not published	+6.5 pp vs world	35.8%	Not published	Not published	+14.0 pp vs world	5.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	16.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	10.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	18.1%	Not published	Not published	-25.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2024	10.6%	Not published	Not published	+6.4 pp vs world	36.1%	Not published	Not published	+15.0 pp vs world	5.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	16.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	10.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	18.6%	Not published	Not published	-25.9 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

09 · Manufacturing position

What role does manufacturing play at home and in the world?

Domestic share, its place inside the parent industry, real growth, specialization and world contribution are kept together.

Full historical record

Manufacturing in the economic structure

Manufacturing accounts for 8.6% of total gross value added in 2024. In 2024, Democratic Republic of the Congo was 7.1 percentage points below the world value.

Latest share: 8.6%
World specialization: 0.55×
Latest year: 2024

Formation1970–1990

8.6% → 11.4%

Percentage-point change: +2.9 pp

Integration1990–2010

11.4% → 5.8%

Percentage-point change: -5.6 pp

Current era2010–2024

5.8% → 8.6%

Percentage-point change: +2.8 pp

Share of total GVA8.6%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Share within parent activity23.8%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Real manufacturing growth2.7%2024 · Published series · World rank 107 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Share of world manufacturing0.0%2024 · Derived measure · World rank 93 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Manufacturing annual rates, ranks and specialization table55 annual rows

Manufacturing's annual structural, growth and world-position measures. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Showing 55 of 55 rows

Manufacturing annual rates, ranks and specialization table

Democratic Republic of the Congo	1970	8.6%	Not published	Not published	-17.4 pp vs world	26.2%	Not published	Not published	-57.9 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1971	9.5%	Not published	Not published	-16.0 pp vs world	36.9%	Not published	Not published	-46.8 pp vs world	10.1%	Not published	Not published	+7.0 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1972	9.3%	Not published	Not published	-16.3 pp vs world	37.3%	Not published	Not published	-46.4 pp vs world	0.6%	Not published	Not published	-5.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1973	8.2%	Not published	Not published	-17.5 pp vs world	25.3%	Not published	Not published	-57.8 pp vs world	8.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1974	8.6%	Not published	Not published	-16.6 pp vs world	26.6%	Not published	Not published	-52.6 pp vs world	8.0%	Not published	Not published	+6.7 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1975	10.5%	Not published	Not published	-13.7 pp vs world	47.7%	Not published	Not published	-31.4 pp vs world	-8.7%	Not published	Not published	-5.8 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1976	8.4%	Not published	Not published	-15.9 pp vs world	40.6%	Not published	Not published	-38.2 pp vs world	-7.9%	Not published	Not published	-15.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1977	7.3%	Not published	Not published	-16.8 pp vs world	44.2%	Not published	Not published	-34.2 pp vs world	-2.1%	Not published	Not published	-6.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1978	11.5%	Not published	Not published	-12.6 pp vs world	53.2%	Not published	Not published	-25.8 pp vs world	-12.7%	Not published	Not published	-16.1 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1979	13.0%	Not published	Not published	-10.8 pp vs world	55.1%	Not published	Not published	-22.1 pp vs world	-5.8%	Not published	Not published	-9.9 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1980	15.2%	Not published	Not published	-7.7 pp vs world	50.7%	Not published	Not published	-23.0 pp vs world	3.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1981	15.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.9 pp vs world	53.6%	Not published	Not published	-19.8 pp vs world	1.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1982	15.0%	Not published	Not published	-7.1 pp vs world	60.9%	Not published	Not published	-13.2 pp vs world	-1.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1983	14.2%	Not published	Not published	-7.6 pp vs world	59.7%	Not published	Not published	-14.3 pp vs world	2.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1984	10.5%	Not published	Not published	-11.3 pp vs world	42.5%	Not published	Not published	-32.1 pp vs world	8.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1985	10.5%	Not published	Not published	-11.2 pp vs world	40.6%	Not published	Not published	-35.0 pp vs world	5.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1986	10.6%	Not published	Not published	-11.3 pp vs world	47.5%	Not published	Not published	-31.7 pp vs world	4.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1987	9.6%	Not published	Not published	-12.1 pp vs world	40.9%	Not published	Not published	-38.5 pp vs world	2.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1988	11.3%	Not published	Not published	-10.5 pp vs world	44.6%	Not published	Not published	-35.5 pp vs world	-2.2%	Not published	Not published	-7.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1989	10.3%	Not published	Not published	-11.1 pp vs world	39.5%	Not published	Not published	-40.3 pp vs world	-4.1%	Not published	Not published	-6.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1990	11.4%	Not published	Not published	-9.4 pp vs world	44.4%	Not published	Not published	-33.9 pp vs world	-14.6%	Not published	Not published	-15.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1991	7.4%	Not published	Not published	-13.1 pp vs world	49.5%	Not published	Not published	-29.2 pp vs world	-21.5%	Not published	Not published	-21.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1992	5.0%	Not published	Not published	-14.8 pp vs world	36.6%	Not published	Not published	-41.7 pp vs world	-27.6%	Not published	Not published	-27.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1993	6.9%	Not published	Not published	-12.3 pp vs world	49.0%	Not published	Not published	-28.5 pp vs world	-12.2%	Not published	Not published	-11.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1994	4.6%	Not published	Not published	-14.6 pp vs world	34.7%	Not published	Not published	-43.5 pp vs world	-7.4%	Not published	Not published	-10.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1995	4.9%	Not published	Not published	-14.3 pp vs world	34.9%	Not published	Not published	-43.1 pp vs world	11.4%	Not published	Not published	+6.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1996	8.9%	Not published	Not published	-9.7 pp vs world	33.5%	Not published	Not published	-43.0 pp vs world	-2.8%	Not published	Not published	-5.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1997	6.3%	Not published	Not published	-11.9 pp vs world	35.7%	Not published	Not published	-40.3 pp vs world	-21.8%	Not published	Not published	-26.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1998	6.1%	Not published	Not published	-11.7 pp vs world	35.5%	Not published	Not published	-41.3 pp vs world	-14.4%	Not published	Not published	-15.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1999	5.0%	Not published	Not published	-12.5 pp vs world	33.1%	Not published	Not published	-42.8 pp vs world	16.6%	Not published	Not published	+13.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2000	10.0%	Not published	Not published	-7.4 pp vs world	50.8%	Not published	Not published	-23.1 pp vs world	-10.9%	Not published	Not published	-17.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2001	20.4%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world	72.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world	-14.1%	Not published	Not published	-13.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2002	21.8%	Not published	Not published	+5.8 pp vs world	72.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	4.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2003	18.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world	70.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	-4.5%	Not published	Not published	-7.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2004	18.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	63.5%	Not published	Not published	-13.0 pp vs world	4.3%	Not published	Not published	-15.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2005	17.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	58.6%	Not published	Not published	-15.4 pp vs world	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2006	16.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	60.9%	Not published	Not published	-11.6 pp vs world	-4.8%	Not published	Not published	-11.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2007	17.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	65.3%	Not published	Not published	-7.1 pp vs world	7.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2008	15.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	51.1%	Not published	Not published	-18.9 pp vs world	1.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2009	19.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.7 pp vs world	65.2%	Not published	Not published	-7.4 pp vs world	-9.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2010	5.8%	Not published	Not published	-11.0 pp vs world	21.2%	Not published	Not published	-49.6 pp vs world	-3.3%	Not published	Not published	-12.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2011	15.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	40.9%	Not published	Not published	-28.5 pp vs world	1.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2012	17.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	47.5%	Not published	Not published	-22.0 pp vs world	5.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2013	15.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	41.7%	Not published	Not published	-28.3 pp vs world	10.1%	Not published	Not published	+6.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2014	15.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	41.7%	Not published	Not published	-30.1 pp vs world	9.9%	Not published	Not published	+5.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2015	17.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	48.1%	Not published	Not published	-28.1 pp vs world	13.7%	Not published	Not published	+10.1 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2016	17.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	49.0%	Not published	Not published	-28.3 pp vs world	8.6%	Not published	Not published	+6.1 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-99.9 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2017	14.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	41.7%	Not published	Not published	-34.4 pp vs world	2.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2018	11.6%	Not published	Not published	-5.3 pp vs world	34.2%	Not published	Not published	-40.9 pp vs world	-0.8%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2019	11.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	40.4%	Not published	Not published	-35.1 pp vs world	6.1%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2020	12.5%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world	41.1%	Not published	Not published	-36.4 pp vs world	-7.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2021	10.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.2 pp vs world	27.4%	Not published	Not published	-48.0 pp vs world	4.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2022	9.9%	Not published	Not published	-6.5 pp vs world	25.7%	Not published	Not published	-46.2 pp vs world	2.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2023	8.6%	Not published	Not published	-7.3 pp vs world	24.2%	Not published	Not published	-49.3 pp vs world	2.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2024	8.6%	Not published	Not published	-7.1 pp vs world	23.8%	Not published	Not published	-50.3 pp vs world	2.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Manufacturing is part of mining, manufacturing and utilities; it is not a seventh broad-industry slice. Share and real growth describe different dimensions.

Current manufacturing specialization

Africa0.77×

Middle Africa0.88×

World0.55×

Democratic Republic of the Congo Economic Overview

Read the economy through three eras

What should a reader know first?

Real output, indexed to a shared starting year

Real GDP trajectory

How large is the economy, and where does it sit globally?

Nominal GDP

Nominal GDP and UN benchmarks

What does the record show per person?

GDP per person

GDP per person and UN benchmarks

How quickly has real activity changed, and how have output prices moved?

Real GDP growth

Real GDP growth and UN benchmarks

How is output used for consumption and domestic demand?

Final Consumption

Final consumption and UN benchmarks

How much current output is directed toward capital formation?

Gross Capital Formation

Gross capital formation and UN benchmarks

How exposed is the economy to trade, and what is the external balance?

Trade openness

Trade openness and UN benchmarks

Which activities produce value, and how is the mix changing?

Structural change across six activities

Industry composition and economic scale

Broad industry structure over time

What role does manufacturing play at home and in the world?

Manufacturing in the economic structure