Central Africa · CG · XAF
Congo
Congo is a $16.3B economy (2025), growing 3.1% in real terms, with consumer inflation at 2.4%. 21 of 22 tracked series are published for this country.
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Economy
GDP · 2025
$16.3B
+3.7% vs 2024
#32 of 52Inflation · 2025
2.4%
−0.7 pts vs 2024
#33 of 50Population · 2025
6.5M
+2.4% vs 2024
#36 of 54Data
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Climate and energy
Source: World Bank Open Data · World Development Indicators & International Debt Statistics · rank among African countries with a recent print
The Wire
Congo headlines
- El Alamein Joint Declaration Affirms Support for Sudan's Unity and Sovereignty, Rejects Parallel Entities
[SNA] The leaders of Sudan, Egypt, Eritrea and Somalia affirmed their commitment to the fundamental principles and pillars of international law as the basis for regional stability and cooperation, foremost among them respect for the sovereignty, independence and territorial integ
- China’s grip on DRC critical minerals tightens: 49 projects and counting
Chinese firms are involved in more than half of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s critical mining projects, up from fewer than a third in 2023, as Beijing’s long-term strategy pays off.
- Climate's Most Catalytic Capital Knows Exactly Where to Go - Africa's Rainforest Basins
[RootsToFoods Capital Series] In a RootsToFoods Capital Series interview opening Wave 2 of the series, Randall Kempner -- Executive Director of the Climate Philanthropy Catalyst Coalition and founding executive director of the Aspen Network for Development Entrepreneurs -- argues
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Capital
World Bank lending to Congo
0 in the pipeline · 16 active · commitments as published by the Bank.
Source: World Bank Projects & Operations
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