Republic of the Congo

Country in Africa

In brief

Unemployment: 19.9% (2025). World rank 180 of 186 (1 = best); in Africa, 48 of 53. Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 40.5% (2025). World rank 180 of 186 (1 = best); in Africa, 48 of 53. Tax revenue, share of GDP: 6.5% (2021). World rank 136 of 142; in Africa, 31 of 33. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $12.4B → $16.3B, GDP per person $2,439 → $2,515, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $4,715 → $7,248. Worse than all its neighbours (Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, DR Congo, and Gabon): youth unemployment.

Size and growth

GDP: $16.3B 2025
GDP per person: $2,515 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $7,248 2025
GDP growth per year: +3.1% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank): Lower-middle income
Gross national income per person: $2,280 2025
Inflation: +2.4% 2025
Price level, USA = 100: 35 2025

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP: 10.1% 2025
Industry, share of GDP: 35.6% 2025
Services, share of GDP: 54.3% 2025
Unemployment: 19.9% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 40.5% 2025
Women in work or seeking work: 65.6% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP: 48% 2025
Imports, share of GDP: 43.7% 2025
Current account balance, share of GDP: +11.6% 2021
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: +3.7% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP: 0.3% 2021
Tax revenue, share of GDP: 6.5% 2021
Currency: Central African CFA Franc (XAF)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality): 48.9 2011
Living on under $3 a day: 39.2% 2011