# DR Congo — national dossier DR Congo — economy, society, governance, health, education, technology, geography, resources and military in one sourced dossier: 46 indicators, each… Canonical: https://terralore.co/country/COD Updated: 2026-08-14 (latest domain refresh; each figure carries its own observation year) ## Overview - Official name: Democratic Republic of the Congo - Capital: Kinshasa - Region: Middle Africa, Africa - Population: 83 m - Area: 2,344,858 km² - Languages: French, Kikongo, Lingala, Tshiluba, Swahili - Currency: Congolese franc (CDF) A "—" is an absence in the source data, never a zero. Each figure shows the year it was observed — vintages differ by indicator and nation. ## Economy | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | GDP | $91 B | 2025 | World Development Indicators | | GDP per capita | $807 | 2025 | World Development Indicators | | GDP growth | 5.8% | 2025 | World Development Indicators | | Inflation | 2.9% | 2016 | World Development Indicators | | Trade openness | 87.3% | 2025 | World Development Indicators | ## Society | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Population | 113 m | 2025 | World Development Indicators | | Life expectancy | 62.1 yrs | 2024 | World Development Indicators | | Urban population | 45.1% | 2025 | World Development Indicators | | Fertility rate | 6.0 | 2024 | World Development Indicators | | Literacy rate | 68.5% | 2023 | World Development Indicators | ## Governance | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Voice & accountability | 35.6 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | | Political stability | 29.7 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | | Government effectiveness | 18.4 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | | Regulatory quality | 34.6 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | | Rule of law | 29.0 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | | Control of corruption | 17.2 | 2024 | Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) | ## Health | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Health spending | 3.7% | 2023 | Global Health Observatory (WHO, via World Bank WDI) | | Physicians | 0.21 | 2022 | Global Health Observatory (WHO, via World Bank WDI) | | Under-5 mortality | 89.7 | 2024 | Child mortality & immunisation estimates (UN IGME and WHO/UNICEF, via World Bank WDI) | | Measles immunisation | 55.0% | 2024 | Child mortality & immunisation estimates (UN IGME and WHO/UNICEF, via World Bank WDI) | | Safe drinking water | 11.9% | 2024 | Global Health Observatory (WHO, via World Bank WDI) | ## Education | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Adult literacy | 68.5% | 2023 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | | Education spending | 2.8% | 2022 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | | Primary enrolment | 117.6% | 2023 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | | Secondary enrolment | 55.5% | 2023 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | | Tertiary enrolment | 6.4% | 2020 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | ## Technology | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | R&D spending | 0.4% | 2015 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | | Researchers (per million) | 10 | 2015 | R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) | | Internet users | 19.7% | 2024 | ICT indicators (ITU, via World Bank WDI) | | Mobile subscriptions | 59 | 2024 | ICT indicators (ITU, via World Bank WDI) | | High-tech exports | 0.2% | 2023 | World Development Indicators | ## Geography | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Land area | 2,267,050 km² | 2023 | World Development Indicators | | Forest area | 54.2% | 2023 | World Development Indicators | | Agricultural land | 15.5% | 2023 | World Development Indicators | | CO₂ per capita (t) | 0.1 | 2024 | World Development Indicators | | Renewable energy | 96.3% | 2021 | World Development Indicators | ## Resources | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Resource rents | 38.8% | 2021 | World Development Indicators | | Oil rents | 0.6% | 2021 | World Development Indicators | | Mineral rents | 28.8% | 2021 | World Development Indicators | | Forest rents | 9.4% | 2021 | World Development Indicators | | Electricity access | 22.5% | 2024 | World Development Indicators | | Copper (mined) | 3.2 Mt | 2025 | Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 | | Cobalt (mined) | 230 kt | 2025 | Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 | ## Military | Metric | Value | Observed | Source | |---|---|---|---| | Military burden | 1.2% | 2024 | Military Expenditure Database (via World Development Indicators) | | Defense spending | $899 M | 2024 | Military Expenditure Database (via World Development Indicators) | | Armed forces | 134,000 | 2020 | Military Expenditure Database (via World Development Indicators) | Every metric above is also ranked across all nations: https://terralore.co/rankings (markdown twins at /rankings/.md). Machine-readable claims — every figure above as an addressable claim ID (TL:COD::) with value, source, license and a ready citation string: https://terralore.co/country/COD.claims.json History: "From the savanna kingdoms to Africa's heart" — the sourced chronicle is at https://terralore.co/country/COD/chronicle.md (6 eras, 27 events). ## Sources - World Development Indicators — World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://data.worldbank.org - Worldwide Governance Indicators (via World Bank API) — Worldwide Governance Indicators / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/worldwide-governance-indicators - Global Health Observatory (WHO, via World Bank WDI) — WHO / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.who.int/data/gho - Child mortality & immunisation estimates (UN IGME and WHO/UNICEF, via World Bank WDI) — UNICEF and WHO / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://childmortality.org - R&D statistics (UNESCO UIS, via World Bank WDI) — UNESCO Institute for Statistics / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://uis.unesco.org - ICT indicators (ITU, via World Bank WDI) — ITU / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Statistics - Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 — U.S. Geological Survey · Public domain (U.S. Government work) · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.usgs.gov/centers/national-minerals-information-center - Military Expenditure Database (via World Development Indicators) — SIPRI / World Bank · CC BY 4.0 · accessed 2026-08-14 · https://www.sipri.org/databases/milex Citation template: Terralore, "DR Congo — national dossier", terralore.co/country/COD, retrieved .