During the last 50 years the Congolese GDP (adjusted
for inflation) has grown at a meager CAGR of 0.5% per year reaching its highest
level in 1988 with a GDP of USD 8.3bln before a free fall to USD 4.2bln in
2001. However, since 2001, we have registered an increase in the country general
production as shown in the graph below but only stands at 76% of its 1988 level.
Sources: World Bank
It is worth noting that despites this relative
improvement, the GDP per capita (adjusted for inflation) remains one of the
lowest in the world at USD 97 per inhabitant!!! More than 3 times lower than
the figure of 1960!!! This can be explained by the fact that the population has
grown at a far higher rate than the GDP.
Sources: World Bank
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