Democratic Republic of the CongoSub-Saharan Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo: 80th largest economy, 92nd in military spending
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Attacks reported
attack log →≥ 25 events in or near Democratic Republic of the Congo, last 30 days reported by the sources; the strongest are listed. No source sees every attack.
- 2026-10-30 · Armed clash · Djugu, Orientale, Democratic Republic Of The Congo · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
- 2026-10-30 · Armed clash · Djugu, Orientale, Democratic Republic Of The Congo · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
- 2026-10-29 · Armed clash · Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic Of The Congo · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
- 2026-10-29 · Armed clash · Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic Of The Congo · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
What Democratic Republic of the Congo's officials said lately
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- Representative of the Democratic Republic of the Congo · Representative, Democratic Republic of the Congo · 26 Oct
paraphrase Forced recruitment of children as well as kidnappings and sexual violence remain a major problem in eastern DRC, but UN action plans have contributed to progress including the withdrawal of parties previously listed for recruiting or using children.
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113M people, 45% in cities
- Population113M2025
- Population growth3.2%2025
- Urban population45.1%2025
- Land area2.3M km²2023
A $91B economy, $807 per person
- GDP$91B2025
- GDP (purchasing power)$217B2025
- GDP per person$8072025
- GDP per person (purchasing power)$1.9k2025
- GDP growth5.8%2025
Fuels are 0% of goods exports
- Exports, share of GDP43.4%2025
- Imports, share of GDP43.9%2025
- Fuels, share of goods exports0.0%2023
- Exports of goods and services$39.5B2025
- Imports of goods and services$40B2025
Fossil fuel output of 13 TWh
- Fossil fuel production (oil + gas + coal)13 TWh2016
- Primary energy consumption40 TWh2023
- Energy use per person0.4 MWh2023
- Electricity generation16 TWh2024
- Electricity from fossil fuels0.0%2024
Spends $899M on its military, 1.2% of GDP
- Military spending$899M2024
- Military spending, share of GDP1.2%2024
- Armed forces personnel134k2020
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$35M2024
- Arms exports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$22M1997
Where these numbers come from
- World Bank World Development Indicators (military figures: SIPRI) ↗ · CC BY 4.0 · 1997-2025
- Our World in Data energy dataset (Energy Institute, Ember, EIA) ↗ · CC BY 4.0 · 2016-2024
- IMF World Economic Outlook (DataMapper) ↗ · IMF open data, attribution · 2026
- Wikidata (heads of state and government) ↗ · CC0
Leaders as of 2026-10-05. Figures fetched 2026-10-05; each shows its own year.