Economy
Nominal GDP
USD 78.9 billion
GDP per capita
USD 689
2021–2025 average
Currency
- Name
- Congolese franc
Конголезский франк - ISO code
- CDF
- Rate against the US dollar
- USD 1 = 2,312 CDF
- Rate against the rouble
- 100 CDF = 3.6149 RUB
- Rate type
- Cross rate via the Bank of Russia USD/RUB rate
- Currency zone
- National currency
Exchange rate as of 1 October 2026
Economic structure
GDP structure: 2021–2025 average Source: Based on World Bank data. Period: 2021–2025 average
- Agriculture 10.2%
- Industry 40.5%
- Services 45.5%
Industries and programmes
- Key industries
- Copper and cobalt mining; gold, tin and coltan mining; and agriculture. The country is the world’s leading cobalt producer.
- Government programmes
- National Strategic Development Plan (PNSD) 2024–2028
- 145 Territories Development Program (PDL-145T)
- Battery component manufacturing strategy
International trade
Exports of goods, 2021–2025
USD billion Source: World Bank / WTO, merchandise exports (TX.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT). Period: 2021–2025
Table
| Year | USD billion | index, 2021 = 100 |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21.4 | 100.0 |
| 2022 | 15.7 | 73.4 |
| 2023 | 27.7 | 129.4 |
| 2024 | 29.9 | 139.7 |
| 2025 | 32.1 | 150.0 |
- Imports of goods
- USD 14.2 billion 2021–2025 averageSource: ITC. Period: 2021–2025 average
- Exports of goods and services
- USD 39.5 billion 2025Source: World Bank, national accounts. Period: 2025
- Change in exports of goods, 2021–2025
- +50.0%
- Average annual rate of change in exports of goods, 2021–2025
- +10.7%
Export specialisation
Main export products
share of exports of goods, %, 2024 Source: UN Comtrade, 2024; share of total merchandise exports, HS chapters (2-digit level). Period: 2024
Main export destinations
share of exports of goods, %, 2024 Source: UN Comtrade, 2024; share of total merchandise exports, HS chapters (2-digit level). Period: 2024
Investment areas
- Copper and cobalt mining and processing
- Battery precursor production
- Hydropower (Inga)
- Agriculture
- Infrastructure
Agreements with Russia
Investment protection
There is no bilateral agreement with Russia on the promotion and reciprocal protection of investments.
Absent
Double taxation
There is no double taxation agreement with Russia.
Absent
Visa requirements
Russian citizens holding ordinary passports require a visa.
Visa required
Peaceful nuclear energy
No information
Other agreements
- Agreement on Military-Technical Cooperation (1999).
- Agreement on Military Cooperation — signing authorized by the Government of the Russian Federation.
- Agreement on the Establishment of the Russian-Congolese Intergovernmental Commission (signing authorized on 21 May 2025).
Incentives
- Main regimes and incentives
Investment Code of 2002: customs duty and tax exemptions for 3–5 years, depending on the province; Mining Code of 2018 for mining projects.
- Type of measure
- Investment agency
- ANAPI — National Investment Promotion Agency (Agence Nationale pour la Promotion des Investissements)
