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DR Congo

Basic data — DR Congo, Africa.

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Data refreshed on 2026.05.06 · source: Wikidata

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Risque élevé

6.1 /10 risk

  • Security 5.0
  • Legitimacy 2.6
  • Economy 8.0
  • Diplomacy 1.0
  • Influence 2.9

Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.

State under international sanctions

  • ONU Resolution 1533 · since 2004 ciblé
  • UE Decision 2010/788/CFSP · since 2010 ciblé
Capital
Kinshasa
Population
112,832,000 inh.
Area
2,344,858 km²
Currency
CDF
Regime
republic

Executive in office

Félix Tshisekedi

Head of State

Félix Tshisekedi

since 2019.01.24 Union pour la démocratie et le progrès social

Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba

Head of Government

Sylvestre Ilunga Ilunkamba

since 2019.09.07 Parti du peuple pour la reconstruction et la démocratie

Government in office 1 members

Judith Tuluka Suminwa

Premier ministre de la République démocratique du Congo

Judith Tuluka Suminwa

since 2024.06.12 Union pour la démocratie et le progrès social

Parliament

Assemblée nationale

500 seats

Sénat

109 seats

Economic indicators World Bank · 2025

GDP

71 G$

2024 ↑ +1.6 % vs 2023

GDP / capita

649 $

2024 ↓ -1.6 % vs 2023

Growth

6.1 %

2024 ↓ -2.4 pt vs 2023

Unemployment

4.4 %

2025 ↑ +0.0 pt vs 2024

Debt / GDP

14.9 %

2022

Defense / GDP

1.2 %

2024 ↑ +0.1 pt vs 2023

Life expectancy

62.1 yrs

2024 ↑ +0.3 % vs 2023

Governance indices V-Dem · Freedom House · CPI · RSF · 2024

Democracy (V-Dem)

0.14/1

#153 autocratie électorale

Freedoms (Freedom House)

21/100

Not Free

Corruption (CPI)

20/100

#1622024

Press freedom (RSF)

48/100

#1232024

Strategic minerals USGS · production / réserves mondiales

  • #1 Cobalt 2024
  • #1 Tantale 2024
  • #4 Cuivre 2024

Political calendar Wikipedia · IFES · NDI

Upcoming

  • 2028-12

    Présidentielle + législatives

Last election

  • 2023-12-20

    Présidentielle

    Félix Tshisekedi 73.3% — participation 43.0%

Last institutional rupture Tentative coup mai 2024 (Malanga, échec)

Society · human UNDP HDI · WID · UNHCR

HDI

0.481/1

#1802024

Top 10% (wealth)

65.0 %

WID

Gini

42.1

élevé

Refugees hosted

530,000

UNHCR 2024

Refugees originating

1,000,000

UNHCR 2024

Conflits Est-RDC, M23

Disputed recognitions curé éditorial · UN Member States

Recognizes

  • Palestine

Does not recognize

  • Kosovo

National anthem

Debout Congolais

Composer · Simon-Pierre Boka

Audio not available

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