Nominal GDP
$16.31B
current US$ · 2025
World Bank
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Economy Snapshot
Republic of the Congo Economy and Trade
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GDP $16.31B · real growth 3.1% · latest verified annual data
In Republic of the Congo's economy dashboard, nominal GDP is $16.31B for 2025, while the real-growth observation is 3.1% for 2025. The per-person GDP figure is $2,515 (2025); the CPI series shows 2.4% for 2025. Each measure keeps its own reference period below, avoiding a false same-year comparison between series released on different schedules.
GDP per capita
$2,515
current US$ · 2025
Source listed below
Real GDP growth
3.1%
annual % · 2025
Source listed below
Inflation
2.4%
CPI annual % · 2025
Source listed below
Republic of the Congo at a Glance
Each measure keeps its actual reference year and definition.
Output trend
Nominal GDP · annual observations · current US$ · World Bank
2015: $12.43B2016: $10.93B2017: $11.83B2018: $14.77B2019: $13.98B2020: $11.47B2021: $14.83B2022: $15.82B2023: $15.32B2024: $15.72B2025: $16.31B
GDP per capita$2,515
Real growth3.1%
GDP year2025
2025 Inflation
2.4%
CPI annual %
2025 Unemployment
19.9%
labor-market measure
2025 GDP per capita
$2,515
current US$
Macro signals and Merchandise trade
Available measures are shown with their reported reference periods.
Macro signals
World Bank annual observations
Real growth20253.1%
Unemployment202519.9%
Inflation20252.4%
Merchandise trade
WTO profile · 2023 · USD
Exports$9.46B
Imports$4.70B
Balance+$4.77B
Largest highlighted export destination
China54.4%
Understand the numbers
What Republic of the Congo's economic profile is telling you
The Republic of the Congo's current World Bank annual series reports nominal GDP of about $16.31 billion in 2025, with real growth of 3.1 percent, inflation of 2.4 percent and modeled unemployment of 19.9 percent. The latest clean matched WTO merchandise pair is older, from 2023, and shows a large goods surplus dominated by crude petroleum exports.
Reading the macro data
Nominal GDP measures current-dollar size. Real growth, inflation and unemployment describe different economic conditions and can have different reference years.
Reading the trade data
Merchandise trade covers goods. A balance appears only when exports and imports have a verified matching year and currency basis.
Detailed Economic Data
| Indicator | Republic of the Congo | Reference period | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDPcurrent US$ | $16.31B | 2025 | Actual |
| GDP per capitacurrent US$ | $2,515 | 2025 | Actual |
| Real GDP growthannual % | 3.1% | 2025 | Actual |
| InflationCPI annual % | 2.4% | 2025 | Actual |
| Unemploymentmodeled ILO estimate | 19.9% | 2025 | Estimate |
| Merchandise exportscurrent USD | $9.46B | 2023 | Actual |
| Merchandise importscurrent USD | $4.70B | 2023 | Actual |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Republic of the Congo's latest GDP?
The verified GDP observation used here is $16.31B for 2025.
What does merchandise trade show for the Republic of the Congo?
Merchandise exports were $9.46B and imports were $4.70B in 2023, giving a same-year goods balance of +$4.77B.
Sources & methodology
Sources for the economic indicators and definitions shown above.
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Core macroeconomic indicators with explicit reference years.
Official data: GDP · GDP per capita · Real growth · Inflation · Unemployment
Matched-year merchandise exports and imports from the WTO economy profile.
Official data: WTO country profile