DR Congo
COD Sub-Saharan AfricaState of play
Africa's most populous French-speaking country, with vast mineral reserves including cobalt critical to battery manufacturing.
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GDP growth5.76% per year · 2025▼ 5.63% vs previous
Military expenditure1.23% of GDP · 2024▲ 9.8% vs previous
Net energy imports1.6% of use · 2022▲ 250.1% vs previousNet importer
Trade openness87.3% of GDP · 2025▼ 7.34% vs previous
Population112.8Mpeople · 2025▲ 3.25% vs previous
Displaced from here1.3Mpeople · 2025▲ 9.74% vs previous
Source: World Bank · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 · Source: World Bank / SIPRI · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 · Source: UNHCR · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 (UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database)
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