Economy · GDP per capita · DR Congo
DR Congo’s GDP per capita rose to $806.8 in 2025.
$806.8
2025
Up $113.9 from 2024.
Updated 8 Oct 2026
In plain words
$806.8
What it is. GDP per capita takes the value of all goods and services produced in the country in a year and divides it by the number of people living there. It is expressed in current US dollars, so exchange-rate moves and price changes feed into it as well as real output. The result is an average, so it hides how income is shared and gives little weight to informal work that official accounts capture poorly.
Higher is better. Higher is better here because more output per person gives households more income to spend and save, and gives firms and the state a larger base to invest from and tax. The latest figure, for 2025, is $806.8, up from $692.9 a year earlier, a rise of 16.4%. That is the highest level since 2016. The low for the period was $431.1 in 2017, so output per person now stands well above where it started.
Why it matters. At $806.8 a year per person, average spending power in DR Congo remains small, and most household budgets go on basic needs. Firms selling to consumers work with limited demand per head. The state has a modest income base to tax, so the 2025 rise matters most if it carries into wages, public revenue and services.
| Period | GDP per capita · DR Congo |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $459.8 |
| 2017 | $431.1 |
| 2018 | $518.2 |
| 2019 | $504 |
| 2020 | $486.4 |
| 2021 | $595.7 |
| 2022 | $687.7 |
| 2023 | $660.2 |
| 2024 | $692.9 |
| 2025 | $806.8 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · Licence: CC BY 4.0
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Strata-AF™ Data, GDP per capita, DR Congo, 2025; source World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), retrieved 8 Oct 2026; https://data.strata-af.com/economy/gdp-per-capita/dr-congo
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Gross domestic product per person at current US dollars. Unit: USD.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (series NY.GDP.PCAP.CD), retrieved through the World Bank API and published under CC BY 4.0. Updated annually; the World Bank's own source notes apply.