| Region | Middle Africa | |
| Population (000, 2024) | 6 333a | |
| Pop. density (per km2, 2024) | 18.5a | |
| Capital city | Brazzaville | |
| Capital city pop. (000, 2024) | 2 308.1d | |
| UN membership date | 20 September 1960 | |
| Surface area (km2) | 342 000b | |
| Sex ratio (m per 100 f) | 100a | |
| National currency | CFA Franc, BEAC (XAF)c | |
| Exchange rate (per US$) | 593.6e |
| 2015 | 2020 | 2024 | |
| GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$) | 12 425 | 11 469 | 15 345b |
| GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices) | 0.4 | -6.3 | 1.7b |
| GDP per capita (current US$) | 2 453.5 | 2 011.3 | 2 570.1b |
| Economy: Agriculture (% of Gross Value Added) | 6.1 | 10.9 | 8.9b |
| Economy: Industry (% of Gross Value Added) | 51.2 | 34.7 | 44b |
| Economy: Services and other activity (% of GVA) | 42.7 | 54.4 | 47.1b |
| Employment in agriculturef (% of employed) | 32.1 | 33 | 32.3b |
| Employment in industryf (% of employed) | 24.4 | 22 | 22.2b |
| Employment in servicesf (% employed) | 43.5 | 45 | 45.6b |
| Unemploymentf (% of labour force) | 20.3 | 22.7 | 19.5 |
| Labour force participation ratef (female/male pop. %) | 66.7 / 69.3 | 66.0 / 68.0 | 66.9 / 68.8 |
| CPI: Consumer Price Indexf,g (2010=100) | 116 | 127 | 139e |
| Agricultural production index (2014-2016=100) | 102 | 102 | 106b |
| International trade: exports (million current US$) | 8 623 | 4 893 | 4 595f,e |
| International trade: imports (million current US$) | 10 550 | 1 908 | 3 612f,e |
| International trade: balance (million current US$) | - 1 927 | 2 985 | 983f,e |
| Balance of payments, current account (million US$) | - 4 631 | 1 441 | 1 716h |
| 2015 | 2020 | 2024 | |
| Population growth rate (average annual %) | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4a |
| Urban population (% of total population) | 65.5 | 67.4d | ... |
| Urban population growth rate (average annual %) | 3.3i | ... | ... |
| Fertility rate, total (live births per woman) | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.1a |
| Life expectancy at birth (females/males, years) | 65.1 / 62.2 | 66.2 / 62.7 | 67.7 / 64.3a |
| Population age distributionj (0-14/60+ years old, %) | 41.9 / 4.3 | 41.8 / 4.6 | 40.4 / 5.0a |
| International migrant stock (000/% of total pop.) | 390.1 / 8.0k | 387.6 / 7.0k | ... / ... |
| Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000) | 65.8 | 186.7 | 71.6e |
| Under five mortality rate (per 1000 live births) | 51.8 | 43.4 | 38.7a |
| Health: Current expenditurel (% of GDP) | 2.5 | 4.4 | 3.9h |
| Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.) | 0.2m | 0.1n | 0.2b |
| Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP) | 3.3f | 4.6 | 3.9h |
| Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) | 107.9 / 106.8 | 86.3 / 89.0n | ... / ... |
| Education: Lowr. sec. gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) | 62.3 / 61.5o | 71.0 / 74.0n | ... / ... |
| Education: Upr. Sec. gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.) | 35.6 / 46.1p | 50.7 / 59.3n | ... / ... |
| Seats held by women in national parliaments (%) | 7.4 | 11.3q | 14.6q |
| 2015 | 2020 | 2024 | |
| Individuals using the Internetf (per 100 inhabitants) | 7.6 | 24.8 | 36.2b |
| Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP) | ... | ... | 0.4r,s,t,b |
| Threatened species (number) | 119 | 155 | 244e |
| Forested area (% of land area) | 64.5 | 64.3 | 64.2h |
| CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita) | 3.2 / 0.6 | 4.1 / 0.7 | 4.3 / 0.7h |
| Energy production, primary (Petajoules) | 608 | 777 | 705h |
| Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules) | 23 | 25 | 25h |
| Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000) | 220 | 156n | ... |
| Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%) | 61.6 | 72 | 72e |
| Pop. using safely managed drinking water (urban/rural, %) | 58.5 / 17.0 | 58.6 / 19.1 | 58.6 / 19.1h |
| Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI) | 0.75 | 2.43 | 2.06h |
| Footnotes |
| a | Projected estimate (medium fertility variant). | |
| b | 2022 | |
| c | African Financial Community (CFA) Franc, Bank of Central African States (BEAC). | |
| d | 2019 | |
| e | 2023 | |
| f | Estimate. | |
| g | Brazzaville | |
| h | 2021 | |
| i | Data refers to a 5-year period preceding the reference year. | |
| j | Calculated by the UN Statistics Division. | |
| k | Including refugees. | |
| l | Data based on calendar year (January 1 to December 31). | |
| m | 2011 | |
| n | 2018 | |
| o | 2012 | |
| p | 2014 | |
| q | Data are as at 1 January of reporting year. | |
| r | Higher Education only. | |
| s | Overestimated or based on overestimated data. | |
| t | Provisional data. |