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MIDDLE AFRICA

Congo

CG

Brazzaville · pop. 6M · French, Kikongo, Lingala · Central African CFA franc

Trajectories

economic complexity

#142

Slipping in export sophistication, from #104 in 1995.

2024 · −2.53

Harvard Growth Lab · thin line is the world’s median
the numbers30
whenvaluechange
1995high−0.74
1996−1.63−0.89 pts
1997−2.29−0.66 pts
1998−2.33−0.04 pts
1999−2.17+0.16 pts
2000low−2.73−0.57 pts
2001−2.53+0.20 pts
2002−2.51+0.02 pts
2003−2.65−0.14 pts
2004−2.32+0.33 pts
2005−2.41−0.09 pts
2006−2.62−0.21 pts
2007−1.72+0.90 pts
2008−1.51+0.21 pts
2009−1.31+0.19 pts
2010−1.39−0.08 pts
2011−0.82+0.58 pts
2012−1.09−0.28 pts
2013−1.51−0.42 pts
2014−1.25+0.26 pts
2015−1.35−0.10 pts
2016−1.02+0.33 pts
2017−1.26−0.24 pts
2018−1.49−0.23 pts
2019−1.32+0.17 pts
2020−1.68−0.36 pts
2021−1.34+0.34 pts
2022−1.95−0.61 pts
2023−1.59+0.36 pts
2024latest−2.53−0.94 pts

economic momentum

$2,482

Roughly doubled since 2000. GDP per head in 2024, in current US dollars.

2024 · $2,482

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
1990$1,176
1991$1,113−5.4%
1992$1,164+4.6%
1993$1,034−11.2%
1994$662−36.0%
1995$770+16.3%
1996$899+16.8%
1997$804−10.5%
1998low$660−17.9%
1999$776+17.6%
2000$1,024+31.9%
2001$855−16.6%
2002$906+6.0%
2003$1,017+12.3%
2004$1,306+28.4%
2005$1,799+37.7%
2006$2,104+16.9%
2007$2,206+4.9%
2008$2,832+28.4%
2009$2,271−19.8%
2010$2,947+29.7%
2011$3,396+15.3%
2012high$3,732+9.9%
2013$3,697−0.9%
2014$3,601−2.6%
2015$2,439−32.3%
2016$2,093−14.2%
2017$2,212+5.7%
2018$2,694+21.8%
2019$2,488−7.6%
2020$1,994−19.9%
2021$2,516+26.2%
2022$2,621+4.2%
2023$2,478−5.5%
2024latest$2,482+0.2%

prices

3.1%

A year’s rise in consumer prices, in 2024. The world’s median was 3.1%.

2024 · 3.1%

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median
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whenvaluechange
19902.9%
1991−1.7%−4.57 pts
1992low−3.9%−2.26 pts
19934.9%+8.86 pts
1994high42.4%+37.5 pts
19959.4%−33.0 pts
199610.0%+0.61 pts
1997—
1998—
19994.1%
2000−0.9%−5.02 pts
20010.1%+0.94 pts
20024.4%+4.32 pts
2003−0.6%−5.01 pts
20042.4%+3.06 pts
20053.1%+0.66 pts
20066.5%+3.44 pts
20072.7%−3.88 pts
20085.0%+2.30 pts
20094.4%−0.54 pts
20100.4%−4.02 pts
20111.8%+1.37 pts
20125.0%+3.25 pts
20134.6%−0.38 pts
20140.9%−3.72 pts
20153.2%+2.26 pts
20163.2%+0.02 pts
20170.5%−2.74 pts
20181.2%+0.70 pts
20192.2%+1.05 pts
20201.8%−0.41 pts
20211.7%−0.08 pts
20223.0%+1.33 pts
20234.3%+1.26 pts
2024latest3.1%−1.21 pts

demographic curve

4.1 children per woman

Above replacement: still growing. Fell from 6.1 in 1980.

2024 · 4.1

World Bank · thin line is the world’s median · rule marks replacement (2.1)
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whenvaluechange
19606.1
19616.1+0.1%
19626.1+0.1%
19636.1+0.8%
19646.2+0.6%
19656.2+0.7%
19666.3+0.6%
19676.3+0.4%
19686.3+0.6%
19696.3+0.4%
19706.4+0.4%
19716.4+0.6%
1972high6.4+0.4%
19736.4−0.4%
19746.4−0.5%
19756.4−0.5%
19766.3−0.6%
19776.3−0.7%
19786.2−1.0%
19796.1−1.1%
19806.1−1.3%
19816.0−1.3%
19825.8−2.2%
19835.8−1.6%
19845.7−1.7%
19855.6−1.3%
19865.5−1.3%
19875.5−1.0%
19885.4−1.2%
19895.3−1.2%
19905.3−1.1%
19915.2−0.9%
19925.2−0.8%
19935.1−0.8%
19945.1−0.6%
19955.1−0.7%
19965.0−0.7%
19975.0−0.7%
19984.9−1.8%
19994.8−2.1%
20004.7−1.7%
20014.7−1.1%
20024.7+0.6%
20034.70.0%
20044.7−0.1%
20054.7−0.4%
20064.7−0.4%
20074.60.0%
20084.7+1.7%
20094.8+1.7%
20104.9+0.9%
20114.8−0.5%
20124.8−0.8%
20134.7−1.1%
20144.7−1.4%
20154.6−1.2%
20164.5−1.3%
20174.5−1.1%
20184.4−1.2%
20194.4−1.4%
20204.3−1.2%
20214.3−1.1%
20224.2−1.5%
20234.2−1.4%
2024latest4.1−1.2%

Metrics

  1. population
    6M
    111 of 176
    REST Countries · UN data
  2. gdp
    $15B
    138 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  3. gdp per capita
    $2,478
    125 of 170
    World Bank · latest available
  4. military spending
    $285M
    112 of 151
    SIPRI via World Bank
  5. military % of gdp
    2.0%
    49 of 148
    SIPRI via World Bank
  6. area
    342K km²
    66 of 176
    REST Countries
  7. population density
    17.5 /km²
    148 of 176
    zuhd — derived from population and area
  8. life expectancy
    65.8 yr
    146 of 175
    World Bank · latest available
  9. internet access
    38%
    133 of 166
    ITU via World Bank
  10. co₂ per capita
    1.3 t
    106 of 163
    World Bank · Climate Watch
  11. urbanisation
    64%
    80 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  12. fertility rate
    4.1
    20 of 168
    World Bank · UN DESA
  13. foreign-born share
    6.1%
    68 of 167
    World Bank · UN DESA
  14. remittances % of gdp
    0.3%
    124 of 155
    World Bank · IMF BOP
  15. r&d % of gdp
    0.4%
    63 of 123
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  16. researchers per million
    127
    93 of 118
    UNESCO UIS via World Bank
  17. scientific articles / yr
    90
    137 of 168
    NSF / World Bank
  18. high-tech exports %
    3%
    99 of 153
    World Bank · UN Comtrade
  19. youth unemployment
    41%
    161 of 166
    ILO via World Bank
  20. democracy (v-dem)
    0.12
    119 of 163
    V-Dem via Our World in Data
  21. clean government
    23
    137 of 164
    Transparency International via Our World in Data
  22. press freedom
    38.8
    103 of 163
    RSF via Our World in Data
  23. human development
    0.649
    114 of 164
    UNDP via Our World in Data
  24. refugees hosted
    62K
    61 of 150
    UNHCR via Our World in Data
  25. refugees produced
    14K
    50 of 152
    UNHCR via Our World in Data