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GDP of Congo (purchasing
power parity):
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$40.67 billion (2005 est.) |
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GDP of Congo DR (official
exchange rate):
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$7.328 billion (2005 est.) |
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GDP of Congo DR- real growth
rate:
|
6.5% (2005 est.) |
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GDP of Congo DR- per capita
(PPP):
|
$700 (2005 est.) |
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GDP of the Democratic Republic of
Congo- composition by sector:
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agriculture: 55%
industry: 11%
services: 34% (2000 est.) |
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Labor force in Congo DR Africa:
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NA |
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Labor force in the Democratic
Republic of Congo - by occupation:
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agriculture: NA%
industry: NA%
services: NA% |
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Unemployment rate of Congolese:
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NA% |
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Population of Congo below poverty
line:
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NA% |
|
Household income or consumption
of Congolese by percentage share:
|
lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA% |
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Inflation rate (consumer prices):
|
9% (2004 est.) |
|
Budget of the Democratic Republic
of Congo:
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revenues: $700 million
expenditures: $750 million; including capital expenditures of
$24 million (2004 est.) |
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Agriculture of the Democratic
Republic of Congo - products:
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coffee, sugar, palm oil, rubber, tea,
quinine, cassava (tapioca), palm oil, bananas, root crops, corn,
fruits; wood products |
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Industries in the Democratic
Republic of Congo:
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mining (diamonds, copper, zinc), mineral
processing, consumer products (including textiles, footwear,
cigarettes, processed foods and beverages), cement, commercial ship
repair |
|
Industrial production growth
rate:
|
NA% |
|
Electricity production of
Congolese:
|
6.036 billion kWh (2003) |
|
Electricity production of the
Democratic Republic of Congo by source:
|
fossil fuel: 1.8%
hydro: 98.2%
nuclear: 0%
other: 0% (2001) |
|
Electricity consumption by
Congolese:
|
4.324 billion kWh (2003) |
|
Electricity exports by Congolese:
|
1.3 billion kWh (2003) |
|
Electricity imports by Congo DR:
|
10 million kWh (2003) |
|
Oil production of Congo DR
Africa:
|
22,000 bbl/day (2003) |
|
Oil consumption on Congo DR:
|
8,300 bbl/day (2003 est.) |
|
Oil exports by Congolese:
|
NA bbl/day |
|
Oil imports by Congolese:
|
NA bbl/day |
|
Oil proved reserves in Congo DR:
|
1.538 billion bbl (1 January 2002)
|
|
Natural gas production by
Congolese:
|
0 cu m (2003 est.) |
|
Natural gas consumption by Congo
DR:
|
0 cu m (2003 est.) |
|
Natural gas proved reserves:
|
991.1 million cu m (1 January 2002)
|
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Exports of Congolese:
|
$1.108 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
|
|
Exports commodities of Congolese:
|
diamonds, copper, crude oil, coffee,
cobalt |
|
Exports partners of The
Democratic Republic of Congo:
|
Belgium 37.8%, US 17.8%, China 11.6%,
Finland 9%, France 7.9%, Chile 4.3% (2005) |
|
Imports of Congo DR Central
Africa:
|
$1.319 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.)
|
|
Imports commodities of the
Democratic Republic of Congo:
|
foodstuffs, mining and other machinery,
transport equipment, fuels |
|
Imports partners of the
Democratic Republic of Congo:
|
South Africa 17.1%, Belgium 15.7%,
France 9%, Zambia 8.4%, Kenya 5.9%, Germany 4.6%, US 4.5%, Cote
d'Ivoire 4.3% (2005) |
|
Debt of Congolese external:
|
$10.6 billion (2003 est.) |
|
Economic aid to Congolese
recipient:
|
$2.2 billion (FY03/04) |
|
Currency of Congo DR (code):
|
Congolese franc (CDF) |
|
Currency code:
|
CDF |
|
Exchange rates of Congo Congolese
Franc CDF:
|
Congolese francs per US dollar - 437.86
(2005), 401.04 (2004), 405.34 (2003), 346.49 (2002), 206.62 (2001)
|
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Fiscal year of Congolese Franc
CDF:
|
calendar year |
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