Congo, Rep
General information
Capital: Brazzaville
Currency unit: CFA franc
Official language: French
Area: 341,500 km²
Population in million: 5,244,360.0
GDP per capita (current US dollars): 2,148
GDP per capita, PPP (current international $): 5,662
Demography
Labor force participation rate (% of total population ages 15+): 69.2
Annual growth rate of the population: 2.6 %
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births): 36.2 %
Life expectancy at birth: 64.0 ans
Youth literacy rate Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24): 80 %
Production
Gross domestic product (GDP) in billions of US dollars: 11,263,700,000.00
Agriculture value added of GDP: 7.1
Industry value added of GDP: 52.9
Services value added of GDP: -4.4
Trade
Total exports in billions of US dollars: 8,935,290.00
Total imports in billions of US dollars: 4,374,240.00
Major manufactured products (as % of total exports) :
Surveying hydrographic, oceanographic, hydrological, meteorological or geophysical instruments (0.18 %)
Wood sheets for veneering (0.15 %)
Autres ouvrages en fer ou en acier (0.14 %)
Diamonds (0.12 %)
Tubes and pipes, seamless, of iron or steel (0.04 %)
Weight of major primary products excluding minerals and oil (as % of total exports) :
Wood in the rough (2.52 %)
Wood sawn (0.52 %)
Natural rubber (0.18 %)
Fuel wood (0.14 %)
Coffee (0.12 %)
Global Sustainable Competitiveness Indicator
The indicator highlights the scores of each of the three pillars of the sustainable competitiveness. A larger area means a higher score (0-100) and therefore a more favorable economic situation.
| Congo, Rep | ||
|---|---|---|
| Global Sustainable Competitiveness Indicator | - | |
| National attractiveness Congo, Rep: 28 | 28 | |
| Price competitiveness Congo, Rep: 68 | 68 | |
| Durability and resistance to vulnerabilities Congo, Rep: 73 | 73 | |
| Revealed competitivenes and economic performances Congo, Rep: - | - |
National attractiveness
| 2018 | Congo, Rep | |
|---|---|---|
| National attractiveness | 28 | |
| Infrastructures Congo, Rep: 25 | 25 | |
| Market Congo, Rep: 24 | 24 | |
| Human and financial capital Congo, Rep: 40 | 40 | |
| Political and economic governance Congo, Rep: 30 | 30 |
Price competitiveness
| Congo, Rep | ||
|---|---|---|
| Price competitiveness | 68 | |
| Macroeconomic competitiveness Congo, Rep: - | - | |
| Products competitiveness Congo, Rep: - | - |
Durability and resistance to vulnerabilities
| 2018 | Congo, Rep | |
|---|---|---|
| Durability and resistance to vulnerabilities | 73 | |
| Economical vulnerability Congo, Rep: 27 | 27 | |
| Physical Vulnerability to Climate Change Index (PVCCI) Congo, Rep: 44 | 44 | |
| Internal Violence Index (IVI) Congo, Rep: 37 | 37 |
Revealed competitivenes and economic performances
| Congo, Rep | ||
|---|---|---|
| Revealed competitivenes and economic performances | - | |
| Weighted market shares index of the 5 major exported primary products (except oil and ores) Congo, Rep: 151 | 151 | |
| Weighted market shares index of the 5 major exported manufactured products Congo, Rep: >2,000 | >2,000 |