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Democratic Republic of the Congo: investment climate and market data

Democratic Republic of the Congo scores 35 out of 100 on the Invest Global investability score (high), ranking 181 of 199 countries. Its strongest pillar is macro and financial stability (76) and its weakest is political stability and security (2).

35/ 100 · High · grade D · High confidence
GDP
$91.0 billion
2025 · World Bank
Real GDP growth
5.8%
2025 · World Bank
Inflation
2.9%
2016 · World Bank
FDI inflows
2.1% of GDP
2025 · World Bank
Government debt
20% of GDP
2025 · IMF
Reserves
1.7 months of imports
2023 · World Bank
Population
112.8 million
2025 · World Bank
GDP per person
$807
2025 · World Bank

Why Democratic Republic of the Congo scores 35

Institutions and rule of law25%12
Openness to foreign investment20%52
Macro and financial stability18%76
Political stability and security10%2
Growth and upside12%45
Market depth and infrastructure15%16

Six weighted pillars from World Bank, OECD and IMF indicators. See the method, weights and every country.

Openness to foreign investors

The OECD FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index for Democratic Republic of the Congo is 0.21 on a scale from 0 (fully open) to 1 (closed), as of 2025. That indicates meaningful restrictions on foreign equity, screening or operations.

Where Democratic Republic of the Congo is most exposed by sector

Mining and Metals
98
High exposure
Critical Minerals and Rare Earths
96
High exposure
Renewables and Utilities
74
High exposure
Infrastructure and Logistics
68
High exposure

Exposure scores show how important each sector is to the economy, not how attractive it is to invest in. Browse all sectors.

Natural resources

123 mines and deposits are mapped in Democratic Republic of the Congo. It produces 74.8% of world cobalt, 13.0% of world copper, 8.8% of world tin. Power capacity is 3.1 GW. See the minerals, mines and power plants.

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Educational research, not investment, legal or tax advice. Scores are screening tools built from public data and are not forecasts or ratings. Figures are the latest available from the named source and may lag. Confirm everything with local advisers before committing capital. Sources: World Bank WDI and WGI, IMF World Economic Outlook, OECD. Data as of 2026-10-09.