Country
Congo, Dem. Rep. COD
score date 2026-10-10 · 30d -1.8
Seven dimensions
Credibility gap92.5
IMF / national CPI · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Behind the curve60.6
BIS policy rates + CPI · as of 2026-06-01 · coverage: bronze
Communication—
Central-bank statements · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Geopolitical46.1
GDELT · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Growth34.9
World Bank WDI / IMF WEO · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Liquidity57.7
IMF BOP / BIS / FRED · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Governance8.4
World Bank WGI · as of 2026-10-10 · coverage: bronze
Congo, Dem. Rep. sovereign credibility, in brief
Congo, Dem. Rep. scores 41.0 out of 100 on the composite sovereign credibility index — credibility band 35–50. That ranks it 36 of 43 in Sub-Saharan Africa, the 19th percentile of the region. The score has fallen 0.2 points over the past seven days. CPI 3.3% (implicit target) — credibility under pressure (41/100).
As of 2026-10-10 · scored daily from public data under methodology v8
Peer context
Rank 36/43 in Sub-Saharan Africa · 19th percentile
Region avg 49.3 · best 61.7 · worst 14.1
Ranked either side
- Equatorial Guinea 44.7
- Mozambique 41.6
- Somalia, Fed. Rep. 37.1
- Ethiopia 32.0
90-day trend
External pulse
- Port trade momentum, 30d YoY
- -25.8%
- as of 2026-10-11
- Commodity terms-of-trade, 12m change
- +4.2%
- as of 2026-10-11
Sources: Kpler; UN Global Platform; IMF PortWatch (portwatch.imf.org) · Terms-of-trade: IMF Commodity Terms of Trade
Key indicators
External & activity
| Current account (% GDP) | -4.3% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| FDI inflows (% GDP) | 2.1% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP growth, annual | 5.8% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Nightlights radiance (monthly sum) | 232.2K | 2025-12-01 | World Bank / NASA Black Marble |
| Nightlights radiance, YoY | -9.9% | 2025-12-01 | derived |
| Remittances (% GDP) | 3.6% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Reserves (months of imports) | 1.7 mo | 2023-12-31 | World Bank |
| Trade openness (% GDP) | 87.3% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4% | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Unemployment rate (ILO) | 1.5% | 2020-12-31 | ILO |
Structure
| External debt (% GNI) | 18.3% | 2024-12-31 | World Bank |
| GDP per capita (USD) | $807 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| Government debt (% GDP) | 14.9% | 2022-12-31 | World Bank |
| Labor force participation | 63.4% | 2020-12-31 | ILO |
| WGI: control of corruption | -1.5 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: government effectiveness | -1.7 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: political stability | -2.1 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: regulatory quality | -1.3 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: rule of law | -1.7 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
| WGI: voice & accountability | -1.2 | 2025-12-31 | World Bank |
Nightlights: World Bank / NASA Black Marble VIIRS (CC BY 4.0)
Follow the moves
Every figure above is recomputed daily from public data, with the source and as-of date shown for each one. The weekly briefing says which scores moved, and why.