Economic Indicators for Congo


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Current account balance-1.06-2.163.15-10.08Percentage of GDP
Consumer price Index133.85130.10133.850.00
Inflation ( exchange rates & prices )2.890.7423,773.130.74Percentage (%)
Lending interest rate23.2925.9665.4218.69%
Interest rates7.2321.2329.58-15.69Percentage (%)
Central Government Debt15.99152.19289.8415.99% of GDP
Budget ( government finance )81.0870.20129.0142.79
Human Capital Index0.370.360.370.36Scale, 0-1
New businesses registered1,795.001,480.002,102.001,464.00Number
Time required to start a business7.007.00166.507.00Days
Time required to build a warehouse122.00122.00239.00119.00Days
Armed forces Personnel134,000.00134,000.00159,000.0040,000.00Total
Exports of goods and services44.2545.5045.5011.45Percentage (% of GDP)
Imports of goods and services47.0248.2349.6413.05Percentage (% of GDP)
GDP6666665USD Billions
GDP Growth8.568.929.47-13.47Percentage (%)
Hospital beds0.801.103.230.80Per 1,000 people
Physicians0.360.090.360.04Per 1,000 people
Labor force37,514,062.0036,289,389.0037,514,062.0015,261,834.00Total
Unemployment with advanced education5.5011.9211.925.50Percentage (%)
Fertility rate6.116.166.746.11Total
Population10310010323Thousands