Ivan Kushnir

Economy of DR Congo Ivan Kushnir

This book about the economy of DR Congo from the 1970s to the 2010s. Source data from UN Data.

Size. In the 2010s, the gross domestic product of DR Congo was equal to $35.6 billion per year. Since the share in the world is between .01% and .1%, the country is classified as a small economy.

Productivity. In the 2010s, the gross domestic product per capita was $472.5. Since the productivity is less the average below average, the economy is classified as least developed.

Growth. In the 2010s, the growth of gross domestic product was 6.2%.

Structure. In the 2010s, the economy of DR Congo included: industry (42.7%), agriculture (20.7%), services (13.7%), trade (11.8%), transportation (9.9%), and construction (1.1%).

Export and import. In the 2010s, the import was 15.2% higher than the export, the net import was equal to 5.0% of the GDP. The technological structure of export is not better than the structure of import.

Consumption and reproduction. The attitude of reproduction to the consumption is not better than the global average, so the share of GDP in the world will not increase.