Democratic Republic of the Congo: Statistical Appendix

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Abstract

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO BASIC DATA, 2003–08

Sources: Congolese authorities; World Bank; UNICEF; and IMF staff estimates.

^¹Annual averages. Minus sign indicates depreciation.

^²Data for 2003 from UNICEF. Data prior to 2003 from World Bank.

Table 1.

Democratic Republic of the Congo: GDP by Sector at Market Prices, 2003–08

(Millions of Congo francs; unless otherwise indicated)

Sources: Congolese authorities; and IMF staff estimates.

^¹Including processing of minerals.

Table 1.

Democratic Republic of the Congo: GDP by Sector at Market Prices, 2003–08

(Millions of Congo francs; unless otherwise indicated)

				2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008 Est.
Primary sector				1,349,242	1,488,615	1,975,724	2,276,026	2,819,782	3,525,431
	Agriculture, forestry, livestock, hunting, and fishing			1,150,558	1,204,337	1,503,946	1,757,914	2,118,393	2,574,207
	Mining ¹			198,683	284,278	471,778	518,112	701,389	951,224
Secondary sector				286,290	348,577	478,463	568,416	692,737	838,875
		Manufacturing		122,294	159,995	209,520	235,464	288,074	352,522
		Construction and public works		93,605	120,390	184,053	233,317	286,433	353,137
		Electricity and water		70,391	68,192	84,891	99,635	118,229	133,215
Tertiary sector				620,237	721,121	910,593	1,187,085	1,532,650	2,036,871
			Wholesale and retail trade	355,057	395,877	536,141	650,678	856,577	1,146,193
			Transport and communications	84,584	99,016	137,818	173,233	223,847	288,552
			Trade and commerce	95,782	110,807	145,139	176,634	220,480	272,576
			Public administration and other services	84,815	115,422	91,496	186,540	231,746	329,551
GDP at factor cost				2,255,768	2,558,314	3,364,781	4,031,527	5,045,169	6,401,177
Import duties and taxes				42,887	52,581	65,752	82,454	103,004	124,806
GDP at market prices (Billions of Congo francs)				2,298,656	2,610,895	3,430,533	4,113,980	5,148,173	6,525,983
	(Annual percentage change)			20	14	31	20	25	27

Sources: Congolese authorities; and IMF staff estimates.

^¹Including processing of minerals.

Table 1.

Democratic Republic of the Congo: GDP by Sector at Market Prices, 2003–08

(Millions of Congo francs; unless otherwise indicated)

				2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008 Est.
Primary sector				1,349,242	1,488,615	1,975,724	2,276,026	2,819,782	3,525,431
	Agriculture, forestry, livestock, hunting, and fishing			1,150,558	1,204,337	1,503,946	1,757,914	2,118,393	2,574,207
	Mining ¹			198,683	284,278	471,778	518,112	701,389	951,224
Secondary sector				286,290	348,577	478,463	568,416	692,737	838,875
		Manufacturing		122,294	159,995	209,520	235,464	288,074	352,522
		Construction and public works		93,605	120,390	184,053	233,317	286,433	353,137
		Electricity and water		70,391	68,192	84,891	99,635	118,229	133,215
Tertiary sector				620,237	721,121	910,593	1,187,085	1,532,650	2,036,871
			Wholesale and retail trade	355,057	395,877	536,141	650,678	856,577	1,146,193
			Transport and communications	84,584	99,016	137,818	173,233	223,847	288,552
			Trade and commerce	95,782	110,807	145,139	176,634	220,480	272,576
			Public administration and other services	84,815	115,422	91,496	186,540	231,746	329,551
GDP at factor cost				2,255,768	2,558,314	3,364,781	4,031,527	5,045,169	6,401,177
Import duties and taxes				42,887	52,581	65,752	82,454	103,004	124,806
GDP at market prices (Billions of Congo francs)				2,298,656	2,610,895	3,430,533	4,113,980	5,148,173	6,525,983
	(Annual percentage change)			20	14	31	20	25	27

Sources: Congolese authorities; and IMF staff estimates.

^¹Including processing of minerals.

Table 2.

Democratic Republic of the Congo: GDP by Sector at 2000 Prices, 2003–08

(Millions of Congo francs)

Sources: Congolese authorities; and IMF staff estimates.

^¹Including processing of minerals.

Table 2.

Democratic Republic of the Congo: GDP by Sector at 2000 Prices, 2003–08

(Millions of Congo francs)

		2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008 Est.
Primary sector		181,592	188,804	199,003	204,252	210,531	221,273
	Agriculture, forestry, livestock, hunting, and fishing	143,292	144,220	148,359	153,176	158,154	162,914
	Mining ¹	38,300	44,584	50,644	51,076	52,377	58,358
Secondary sector		33,551	40,431	46,788	50,755	53,335	54,928
	Manufacturing	12,235	15,175	16,029	16,172	16,996	17,454
	Construction and public works	18,460	22,610	28,069	31,776	33,483	34,755
	Electricity and water	2,856	2,646	2,690	2,807	2,857	2,718
Tertiary sector		97,414	104,679	113,781	124,129	137,962	151,475
	Wholesale and retail trade	56,675	59,908	65,444	71,300	80,630	90,548
	Transport and communications	15,781	17,563	19,801	22,271	24,708	26,783
	Trade and commerce	18,500	20,002	21,582	23,200	24,812	26,003
	Public administration and other services	6,458	7,206	6,954	7,357	7,812	8,141
GDP at factor cost		312,079	332,499	358,005	377,337	399,795	423,400
Import duties and taxes		6,262	6,980	8,237	9,365	11,101	12,771
GDP at market prices		318,341	339,479	366,242	386,702	410,896	436,171
	(Annual percentage change)	5.8	6.6	7.9	5.6	6.3	6.2

Sources: Congolese authorities; and IMF staff estimates.

^¹Including processing of minerals.

Table 2.

Democratic Republic of the Congo: GDP by Sector at 2000 Prices, 2003–08

(Millions of Congo francs)

		2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008 Est.
Primary sector		181,592	188,804	199,003	204,252	210,531	221,273
	Agriculture, forestry, livestock, hunting, and fishing	143,292	144,220	148,359	153,176	158,154	162,914
	Mining ¹	38,300	44,584	50,644	51,076	52,377	58,358
Secondary sector		33,551	40,431	46,788	50,755	53,335	54,928
	Manufacturing	12,235	15,175	16,029	16,172	16,996	17,454
	Construction and public works	18,460	22,610	28,069	31,776	33,483	34,755
	Electricity and water	2,856	2,646	2,690	2,807	2,857	2,718
Tertiary sector		97,414	104,679	113,781	124,129	137,962	151,475
	Wholesale and retail trade	56,675	59,908	65,444	71,300	80,630	90,548
	Transport and communications	15,781	17,563	19,801	22,271	24,708	26,783
	Trade and commerce	18,500	20,002	21,582	23,200	24,812	26,003
	Public administration and other services	6,458	7,206	6,954	7,357	7,812	8,141
GDP at factor cost		312,079	332,499	358,005	377,337	399,795	423,400
Import duties and taxes		6,262	6,980	8,237	9,365	11,101	12,771
GDP at market prices		318,341	339,479	366,242	386,702	410,896	436,171
	(Annual percentage change)	5.8	6.6	7.9	5.6	6.3	6.2

Sources: Congolese authorities; and IMF staff estimates.

^¹Including processing of minerals.

Table 3.

Democratic Republic of the Congo: GDP by Sector at 2000 Prices, 2003–08

(Annual percentage change)

Sources: Congolese authorities; and IMF staff estimates.

^¹Including processing of minerals.

Table 3.

Democratic Republic of the Congo: GDP by Sector at 2000 Prices, 2003–08

(Annual percentage change)

		2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008 Est.
Primary sector		3.5	4.0	5.4	2.6	3.1	5.1
	Agriculture, forestry, livestock, hunting, and fishing	1.2	0.6	2.9	3.2	3.3	3.0
	Mining ¹	13.2	16.4	13.6	0.9	2.5	11.4
Secondary sector		11.1	20.5	15.7	8.5	5.1	3.0
	Manufacturing	-3.3	24.0	5.6	0.9	5.1	2.7
	Construction and public works	23.8	22.5	24.1	13.2	5.4	3.8
	Electricity and water	8.3	-7.4	1.7	4.3	1.8	-4.9
Tertiary sector		8.0	7.5	8.7	9.1	11.1	9.8
	Wholesale and retail trade	3.5	5.7	9.2	8.9	13.1	12.3
	Transport and communications	27.8	11.3	12.7	12.5	10.9	8.4
	Trade and commerce	6.2	8.1	7.9	7.5	6.9	4.8
	Public administration and other services	14.4	11.6	-3.5	5.8	6.2	4.2
GDP at factor cost		5.5	6.5	7.7	5.4	6.0	5.9
Import duties and taxes		22.2	11.5	18.0	13.7	18.5	15.0
GDP at market prices		5.8	6.6	7.9	5.6	6.3	6.2

Sources: Congolese authorities; and IMF staff estimates.

^¹Including processing of minerals.

Table 3.

Democratic Republic of the Congo: GDP by Sector at 2000 Prices, 2003–08

(Annual percentage change)

		2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008 Est.
Primary sector		3.5	4.0	5.4	2.6	3.1	5.1
	Agriculture, forestry, livestock, hunting, and fishing	1.2	0.6	2.9	3.2	3.3	3.0
	Mining ¹	13.2	16.4	13.6	0.9	2.5	11.4
Secondary sector		11.1	20.5	15.7	8.5	5.1	3.0
	Manufacturing	-3.3	24.0	5.6	0.9	5.1	2.7
	Construction and public works	23.8	22.5	24.1	13.2	5.4	3.8
	Electricity and water	8.3	-7.4	1.7	4.3	1.8	-4.9
Tertiary sector		8.0	7.5	8.7	9.1	11.1	9.8
	Wholesale and retail trade	3.5	5.7	9.2	8.9	13.1	12.3
	Transport and communications	27.8	11.3	12.7	12.5	10.9	8.4
	Trade and commerce	6.2	8.1	7.9	7.5	6.9	4.8
	Public administration and other services	14.4	11.6	-3.5	5.8	6.2	4.2
GDP at factor cost		5.5	6.5	7.7	5.4	6.0	5.9
Import duties and taxes		22.2	11.5	18.0	13.7	18.5	15.0
GDP at market prices		5.8	6.6	7.9	5.6	6.3	6.2

Sources: Congolese authorities; and IMF staff estimates.

^¹Including processing of minerals.

Table 4.

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Distribution of GDP by Sector at 2000 Prices, 2003–08

(Percent of GDP)

Sources: Congolese authorities; and IMF staff estimates.

^¹Including processing of minerals.

Table 4.

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Distribution of GDP by Sector at 2000 Prices, 2003–08

(Percent of GDP)

		2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008 Est.
Primary sector		57.0	55.6	54.3	52.8	51.2	50.7
	Agriculture, forestry, livestock, hunting, and fishing	45.0	42.5	40.5	39.6	38.5	37.4
	Mining ¹	12.0	13.1	13.8	13.2	12.7	13.4
Secondary sector		10.5	11.9	12.8	13.1	13.0	12.6
	Manufacturing	3.8	4.5	4.4	4.2	4.1	4.0
	Construction and public works	5.8	6.7	7.7	8.2	8.1	8.0
	Electricity and water	0.9	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.6
Tertiary sector		30.6	30.8	31.1	32.1	33.6	34.7
	Wholesale and retail trade	17.8	17.6	17.9	18.4	19.6	20.8
	Transport and communications	5.0	5.2	5.4	5.8	6.0	6.1
	Trade and commerce	5.8	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0
	Public administration and other services	2.0	2.1	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9
GDP at factor cost		98.0	97.9	97.8	97.6	97.3	97.1
Import duties and taxes		2.0	2.1	2.2	2.4	2.7	2.9

Sources: Congolese authorities; and IMF staff estimates.

^¹Including processing of minerals.

Table 4.

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Distribution of GDP by Sector at 2000 Prices, 2003–08

(Percent of GDP)

		2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008 Est.
Primary sector		57.0	55.6	54.3	52.8	51.2	50.7
	Agriculture, forestry, livestock, hunting, and fishing	45.0	42.5	40.5	39.6	38.5	37.4
	Mining ¹	12.0	13.1	13.8	13.2	12.7	13.4
Secondary sector		10.5	11.9	12.8	13.1	13.0	12.6
	Manufacturing	3.8	4.5	4.4	4.2	4.1	4.0
	Construction and public works	5.8	6.7	7.7	8.2	8.1	8.0
	Electricity and water	0.9	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.6
Tertiary sector		30.6	30.8	31.1	32.1	33.6	34.7
	Wholesale and retail trade	17.8	17.6	17.9	18.4	19.6	20.8
	Transport and communications	5.0	5.2	5.4	5.8	6.0	6.1
	Trade and commerce	5.8	5.9	5.9	6.0	6.0	6.0
	Public administration and other services	2.0	2.1	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9
GDP at factor cost		98.0	97.9	97.8	97.6	97.3	97.1
Import duties and taxes		2.0	2.1	2.2	2.4	2.7	2.9

Sources: Congolese authorities; and IMF staff estimates.

^¹Including processing of minerals.

Table 5.

Democratic Republic of the Congo: GDP Deflators by Sector, 2003–08

(2000 = 100)

Sources: Congolese authorities; and IMF staff estimates.

^¹Including processing of minerals.

Table 5.

Democratic Republic of the Congo: GDP Deflators by Sector, 2003–08

(2000 = 100)

		2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008 Est.
Primary sector		743	788	993	1,114	1,339	1,593
	Agriculture, forestry, livestock, hunting, and fishing	803	835	1,014	1,148	1,339	1,580
	Mining ¹	519	638	932	1,014	1,339	1,630
Secondary sector		853	862	1,023	1,120	1,299	1,527
	Manufacturing	1,000	1,054	1,307	1,456	1,695	2,020
	Construction and public works	507	532	656	734	855	1,016
	Electricity and water	2,464	2,577	3,155	3,549	4,138	4,902
Tertiary sector		637	689	800	956	1,111	1,345
	Wholesale and retail trade	626	661	819	913	1,062	1,266
	Transport and communications	536	564	696	778	906	1,077
	Trade and commerce	518	554	673	761	889	1,048
	Public administration and other services	1,313	1,602	1,316	2,535	2,967	4,048
GDP deflator (at factor cost)		723	769	940	1,068	1,262	1,512
Import duties and taxes		685	753	798	880	928	977
GDP deflator (at market prices)		722	769	937	1,064	1,253	1,496
	(Annual percentage change)	13.0	6.5	21.8	13.6	17.8	19.4

Sources: Congolese authorities; and IMF staff estimates.

^¹Including processing of minerals.

Table 5.

Democratic Republic of the Congo: GDP Deflators by Sector, 2003–08

(2000 = 100)

		2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008 Est.
Primary sector		743	788	993	1,114	1,339	1,593
	Agriculture, forestry, livestock, hunting, and fishing	803	835	1,014	1,148	1,339	1,580
	Mining ¹	519	638	932	1,014	1,339	1,630
Secondary sector		853	862	1,023	1,120	1,299	1,527
	Manufacturing	1,000	1,054	1,307	1,456	1,695	2,020
	Construction and public works	507	532	656	734	855	1,016
	Electricity and water	2,464	2,577	3,155	3,549	4,138	4,902
Tertiary sector		637	689	800	956	1,111	1,345
	Wholesale and retail trade	626	661	819	913	1,062	1,266
	Transport and communications	536	564	696	778	906	1,077
	Trade and commerce	518	554	673	761	889	1,048
	Public administration and other services	1,313	1,602	1,316	2,535	2,967	4,048
GDP deflator (at factor cost)		723	769	940	1,068	1,262	1,512
Import duties and taxes		685	753	798	880	928	977
GDP deflator (at market prices)		722	769	937	1,064	1,253	1,496
	(Annual percentage change)	13.0	6.5	21.8	13.6	17.8	19.4

Sources: Congolese authorities; and IMF staff estimates.

^¹Including processing of minerals.

Table 6.

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Components of Aggregate Demand and Saving, 2003–08

Sources: Congolese authorities; and IMF staff estimates.

^¹Including debt relief.

Table 6.

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Components of Aggregate Demand and Saving, 2003–08

		2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008 Est.
		(Billions of Congo francs, unless otherwise indicated)
Consumption		2,070	2,382	3,350	3,766	4,384	6,078
	Government	145	201	387	524	549	804
	Nongovernment	1,925	2,181	2,963	3,242	3,834	5,274
Gross investment		281	333	474	545	940	1,433
	Government	62	72	114	134	121	244
	Nongovernment	219	261	360	411	819	1,189
Net exports of goods and services		-52	-105	-393	-197	-175	-985
	Exports	601	789	1,146	1,555	3,372	4,003
	Imports	653	894	1,539	1,752	3,547	4,988
GDP at market prices		2,299	2,611	3,431	4,114	5,148	6,526
Net income from abroad ¹		23	-309	-437	-470	-635	-1,321
Net current transfers ¹		407	392	488	708	821	1,231
Gross national disposable income		2,729	2,694	3,481	4,352	5,334	6,436
Gross national saving		403	262	105	460	861	397
	Government	16	101	242	244	117	245
	Nongovernment	387	161	-136	216	744	152
Current account, including transfers		122	-72	-369	-86	-79	-1,036
		(In percent of GDP)
Consumption		90.0	91.2	97.6	91.5	85.1	93.1
	Government	6.3	7.7	11.3	12.7	10.7	12.3
	Nongovernment	83.8	83.5	86.4	78.8	74.5	80.8
Gross investment		12.2	12.8	13.8	10.6	18.3	22.0
	Government	2.7	2.8	3.3	2.6	2.4	3.7
	Nongovernment	9.5	10.0	10.5	10.0	15.9	18.2
Net exports of goods and services		-2.3	-4.0	-11.5	-4.8	-3.4	-15.1
	Exports	26.1	30.2	33.4	37.8	65.5	61.3
	Imports	28.4	34.2	44.9	42.6	68.9	76.4
Net income from abroad		1.0	-11.8	-12.7	-5.4	-12.3	-20.2
Net current transfers		17.7	15.0	14.2	8.4	15.9	18.9
Gross national disposable income		118.7	103.2	101.5	103.0	103.6	98.6
Gross national saving		17.5	10.0	3.1	8.9	16.7	6.1
	Government	0.7	3.9	7.0	4.7	2.3	3.7
	Nongovernment	16.8	6.2	-4.0	4.2	14.4	2.3
Current account, including transfers		5.3	-2.7	-10.8	-2.1	-1.5	-15.9

Sources: Congolese authorities; and IMF staff estimates.

^¹Including debt relief.

Table 6.

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Components of Aggregate Demand and Saving, 2003–08

		2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008 Est.
		(Billions of Congo francs, unless otherwise indicated)
Consumption		2,070	2,382	3,350	3,766	4,384	6,078
	Government	145	201	387	524	549	804
	Nongovernment	1,925	2,181	2,963	3,242	3,834	5,274
Gross investment		281	333	474	545	940	1,433
	Government	62	72	114	134	121	244
	Nongovernment	219	261	360	411	819	1,189
Net exports of goods and services		-52	-105	-393	-197	-175	-985
	Exports	601	789	1,146	1,555	3,372	4,003
	Imports	653	894	1,539	1,752	3,547	4,988
GDP at market prices		2,299	2,611	3,431	4,114	5,148	6,526
Net income from abroad ¹		23	-309	-437	-470	-635	-1,321
Net current transfers ¹		407	392	488	708	821	1,231
Gross national disposable income		2,729	2,694	3,481	4,352	5,334	6,436
Gross national saving		403	262	105	460	861	397
	Government	16	101	242	244	117	245
	Nongovernment	387	161	-136	216	744	152
Current account, including transfers		122	-72	-369	-86	-79	-1,036
		(In percent of GDP)
Consumption		90.0	91.2	97.6	91.5	85.1	93.1
	Government	6.3	7.7	11.3	12.7	10.7	12.3
	Nongovernment	83.8	83.5	86.4	78.8	74.5	80.8
Gross investment		12.2	12.8	13.8	10.6	18.3	22.0
	Government	2.7	2.8	3.3	2.6	2.4	3.7
	Nongovernment	9.5	10.0	10.5	10.0	15.9	18.2
Net exports of goods and services		-2.3	-4.0	-11.5	-4.8	-3.4	-15.1
	Exports	26.1	30.2	33.4	37.8	65.5	61.3
	Imports	28.4	34.2	44.9	42.6	68.9	76.4
Net income from abroad		1.0	-11.8	-12.7	-5.4	-12.3	-20.2
Net current transfers		17.7	15.0	14.2	8.4	15.9	18.9
Gross national disposable income		118.7	103.2	101.5	103.0	103.6	98.6
Gross national saving		17.5	10.0	3.1	8.9	16.7	6.1
	Government	0.7	3.9	7.0	4.7	2.3	3.7
	Nongovernment	16.8	6.2	-4.0	4.2	14.4	2.3
Current account, including transfers		5.3	-2.7	-10.8	-2.1	-1.5	-15.9

Sources: Congolese authorities; and IMF staff estimates.

^¹Including debt relief.

Table 7.

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Selected Indicators of Production, 2003–08

Sources: Congolese authorities; and IMF staff estimates.

Table 7.

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Selected Indicators of Production, 2003–08

			2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008 Est.
			(Thousands of tons, unless otherwise indicated)
Mineral production
	Copper		16	19	26	36	237	335
		GECAMINES	9	8	16	24	24	23
		GECAMINES partners	7	11	10	12	213	312
	Cobalt		8	10	8	11	41	42
	Cement		315	417	521	519	530	411
	Diamonds (millions of carats)		26,981	29,516	35,207	28,540	28,270	20,947
		Industrial	7,840	7,870	8,368	2,510	1,047	801
		Artisanal	19,141	21,646	26,839	26,030	27,223	20,146
	Crude oil (millions of barrels)		9	10	9	9	9	8
	Gold (kilograms)		819	1,202	2,244	230	122	150
Agricultural production
	Palm oil		13	13	18	13	16	8
	Palm kernel oil		1	1	0	0	0	1
	Robusta coffee		1	1	2	4	8	10
	Arabica coffee		2	2	4	4	5	4
	Cocoa		1	1	1	0	1	1
	Rubber		3	3	6	3	7	…
			(Thousands of cubic meters)
Forestry
	Logs		61	93	108	134	213	141
	Sawn timber		20	35	30	32	36	39
Transportation
	Port activities (cargo handling)		1,458	1,811	2,071	2,183	2,330	2,287

Sources: Congolese authorities; and IMF staff estimates.

Table 7.

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Selected Indicators of Production, 2003–08

			2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008 Est.
			(Thousands of tons, unless otherwise indicated)
Mineral production
	Copper		16	19	26	36	237	335
		GECAMINES	9	8	16	24	24	23
		GECAMINES partners	7	11	10	12	213	312
	Cobalt		8	10	8	11	41	42
	Cement		315	417	521	519	530	411
	Diamonds (millions of carats)		26,981	29,516	35,207	28,540	28,270	20,947
		Industrial	7,840	7,870	8,368	2,510	1,047	801
		Artisanal	19,141	21,646	26,839	26,030	27,223	20,146
	Crude oil (millions of barrels)		9	10	9	9	9	8
	Gold (kilograms)		819	1,202	2,244	230	122	150
Agricultural production
	Palm oil		13	13	18	13	16	8
	Palm kernel oil		1	1	0	0	0	1
	Robusta coffee		1	1	2	4	8	10
	Arabica coffee		2	2	4	4	5	4
	Cocoa		1	1	1	0	1	1
	Rubber		3	3	6	3	7	…
			(Thousands of cubic meters)
Forestry
	Logs		61	93	108	134	213	141
	Sawn timber		20	35	30	32	36	39
Transportation
	Port activities (cargo handling)		1,458	1,811	2,071	2,183	2,330	2,287

Sources: Congolese authorities; and IMF staff estimates.

Table 8.

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Manufacturing Output, 2003–08

Sources: Congolese authorities; and IMF staff estimates.

Table 8.

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Manufacturing Output, 2003–08

		2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008 Est.
		(Thousands of tons, unless otherwise indicated)
Food processing
	Maize flour	13	14	14	14	15	15
	Wheat flour	154	185	184	186	179	184
	Sugar	74	81	89	91	94	96
	Milk	63	57	61	61	63	65
	Sweets	…	…	…	…	…	…
	Butter	1,240	685	…	…	…	…
	Animal food	26	25	22	21	22	0
	Cigarettes (millions of boxes)	2,462	2,922	3,087	3,048	3,433	3,536
	Beer (in millions of liters)	157	203	252	301	295	304
	Soft drinks (in millions of liters)	99	130	156	162	130	140
Industrial production
	Steel	158	145	110	104	110	113
	Nonferrous metal	5	5	5	5	5	5
	Metal products	187	175	217	241	178	183
Industrial chemicals
	Explosives	32	30	28	26	27	…
	Soaps	17	19	21	24	8	25
	Paints, veneer, and enamel	92	101	117	129	39	41
	Acetylene	14	8	13	10	7	19
	Tires (in thousands of units)	45	49	50	53	55	56
Nonmetallic
	Cement	331	402	511	530	539	411
	Crushed stones	203	205	210	217	230	237
	Bottles (in thousands of units)	21	19	19	18	19	21
	Oil refinery	0	0	0	0	0	0
		(Thousands of square meters, unless otherwise indicated)
Textiles and shoes
	Cotton fabrics	1,291	263	1,079	852	267	…
	Printed fabrics	4,277	4,730	8,514	6,411	5,616	…
	Shoes (in thousands of pairs)	2,930	3,393	5,878	1,432	21,178	21,814
	Blankets (in thousands of units)	14	14	15	12	12	13
		(Thousands of units)
Light industrial production
	Metallic furniture	821	616	615	572	763	786
	Shovels and spades	21	22	23	23	22	23
		(Units)
Transport equipment
	Shipbuilding	1	3	3	2	4	4
	Ship repairs	28	30	28	21	27	28

Sources: Congolese authorities; and IMF staff estimates.

Table 8.

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Manufacturing Output, 2003–08

		2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008 Est.
		(Thousands of tons, unless otherwise indicated)
Food processing
	Maize flour	13	14	14	14	15	15
	Wheat flour	154	185	184	186	179	184
	Sugar	74	81	89	91	94	96
	Milk	63	57	61	61	63	65
	Sweets	…	…	…	…	…	…
	Butter	1,240	685	…	…	…	…
	Animal food	26	25	22	21	22	0
	Cigarettes (millions of boxes)	2,462	2,922	3,087	3,048	3,433	3,536
	Beer (in millions of liters)	157	203	252	301	295	304
	Soft drinks (in millions of liters)	99	130	156	162	130	140
Industrial production
	Steel	158	145	110	104	110	113
	Nonferrous metal	5	5	5	5	5	5
	Metal products	187	175	217	241	178	183
Industrial chemicals
	Explosives	32	30	28	26	27	…
	Soaps	17	19	21	24	8	25
	Paints, veneer, and enamel	92	101	117	129	39	41
	Acetylene	14	8	13	10	7	19
	Tires (in thousands of units)	45	49	50	53	55	56
Nonmetallic
	Cement	331	402	511	530	539	411
	Crushed stones	203	205	210	217	230	237
	Bottles (in thousands of units)	21	19	19	18	19	21
	Oil refinery	0	0	0	0	0	0
		(Thousands of square meters, unless otherwise indicated)
Textiles and shoes
	Cotton fabrics	1,291	263	1,079	852	267	…
	Printed fabrics	4,277	4,730	8,514	6,411	5,616	…
	Shoes (in thousands of pairs)	2,930	3,393	5,878	1,432	21,178	21,814
	Blankets (in thousands of units)	14	14	15	12	12	13
		(Thousands of units)
Light industrial production
	Metallic furniture	821	616	615	572	763	786
	Shovels and spades	21	22	23	23	22	23
		(Units)
Transport equipment
	Shipbuilding	1	3	3	2	4	4
	Ship repairs	28	30	28	21	27	28

Sources: Congolese authorities; and IMF staff estimates.

Table 9.

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Retail Prices of Petroleum Products, 2003–March 2009¹

(Congo francs per liter)

Source: Congolese authorities.

^¹End-of-period prices.

Table 9.

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Retail Prices of Petroleum Products, 2003–March 2009¹

(Congo francs per liter)

		Premium Gasoline		Kerosene		Diesel Oil
		West region	East region	West region	East region	West region	East region
2003		313	317	282	310	289	298
2004		324	318	284	293	319	313
2005		411	486	406	479	409	484
2006
	January	441	534	439	530	440	532
	February	441	534	439	530	440	532
	March	441	534	439	530	440	532
	April	442	547	439	542	441	545
	May	451	600	446	590	449	595
	June	460	600	456	590	458	595
	July	460	600	456	590	458	595
	August	489	555	473	545	487	546
	September	490	554	474	544	488	544
	October	490	554	474	544	488	544
	November	505	578	486	572	497	575
	December	510	585	490	580	500	585
2007
	January	510	585	490	580	500	585
	February	510	585	490	580	500	585
	March	510	585	490	580	500	585
	April	510	585	490	580	500	585
	May	580	585	490	580	500	585
	June	550	635	540	635	545	635
	July	535	620	525	615	530	620
	August	535	620	525	615	530	620
	September	535	620	525	615	530	620
	October	535	620	525	615	530	620
	November	610	670	590	660	720	605
	December	610	670	590	660	720	605
2008
	January	610	670	590	660	720	605
	February	675	749	655	735	671	744
	March	675	749	655	735	671	744
	April	705	780	680	765	700	775
	May	790	870	760	850	785	860
	June	825	855	795	835	820	845
	July	825	940	795	910	820	930
	August	825	940	795	910	820	930
	September	760	860	730	850	750	855
	October	760	860	730	850	750	855
	November	665	760	580	745	660	750
	December	640	750	565	745	635	745
2009
	January	640	750	565	745	635	745
	February	665	840	585	810	655	835
	March	665	840	585	810	655	835

Source: Congolese authorities.

^¹End-of-period prices.

Table 9.

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Retail Prices of Petroleum Products, 2003–March 2009¹

(Congo francs per liter)

		Premium Gasoline		Kerosene		Diesel Oil
		West region	East region	West region	East region	West region	East region
2003		313	317	282	310	289	298
2004		324	318	284	293	319	313
2005		411	486	406	479	409	484
2006
	January	441	534	439	530	440	532
	February	441	534	439	530	440	532
	March	441	534	439	530	440	532
	April	442	547	439	542	441	545
	May	451	600	446	590	449	595
	June	460	600	456	590	458	595
	July	460	600	456	590	458	595
	August	489	555	473	545	487	546
	September	490	554	474	544	488	544
	October	490	554	474	544	488	544
	November	505	578	486	572	497	575
	December	510	585	490	580	500	585
2007
	January	510	585	490	580	500	585
	February	510	585	490	580	500	585
	March	510	585	490	580	500	585
	April	510	585	490	580	500	585
	May	580	585	490	580	500	585
	June	550	635	540	635	545	635
	July	535	620	525	615	530	620
	August	535	620	525	615	530	620
	September	535	620	525	615	530	620
	October	535	620	525	615	530	620
	November	610	670	590	660	720	605
	December	610	670	590	660	720	605
2008
	January	610	670	590	660	720	605
	February	675	749	655	735	671	744
	March	675	749	655	735	671	744
	April	705	780	680	765	700	775
	May	790	870	760	850	785	860
	June	825	855	795	835	820	845
	July	825	940	795	910	820	930
	August	825	940	795	910	820	930
	September	760	860	730	850	750	855
	October	760	860	730	850	750	855
	November	665	760	580	745	660	750
	December	640	750	565	745	635	745
2009
	January	640	750	565	745	635	745
	February	665	840	585	810	655	835
	March	665	840	585	810	655	835

Source: Congolese authorities.

^¹End-of-period prices.

Table 10.

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Production and Consumption of Electricity and Water, 2003–08

Source: Congolese authorities.

^¹Société Nationale d’Electricité (SNEL).

^²Régie de Distribution d’Eau (REGIDESO).

Table 10.

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Production and Consumption of Electricity and Water, 2003–08

			2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008 Est.
			(Millions of kilowatt-hours)
Electricity ¹
	Total production		5,980	6,922	7,128	7,633	7,543	7,495
		Hydroelectric plants	5,973	6,914	7,119	7,624	7,534	7,486
		Power stations	7	8	9	9	9	9
	Net domestic consumption		2,893	3,058	3,596	4,507	4,636	5,201
	Exports		1,230	1,598	1,707	1,190	1,359	674
	Imports		27	21	21	22	21	22
	Losses		1,884	2,287	1,846	1,958	1,569	1,642
			(Millions of cubic meters, unless otherwise indicated)
Water ²
	Total production		212	202	226	235	242	236
	Domestic consumption		116	134	134	141	139	146
Memorandum items:
	Electricity subscribers		332,829	353,720	374,611	443,844	512,416	535,604
		Average monthly consumption (Kilowatt–hours)	724	720	800	846	754	809
	Water subscribers		433,830	445,754	457,678	465,788	479,762	494,154
		Average monthly consumption (Cubic meters)	22	25	24	25	24	25

Source: Congolese authorities.

^¹Société Nationale d’Electricité (SNEL).

^²Régie de Distribution d’Eau (REGIDESO).

Table 10.

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Production and Consumption of Electricity and Water, 2003–08

			2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008 Est.
			(Millions of kilowatt-hours)
Electricity ¹
	Total production		5,980	6,922	7,128	7,633	7,543	7,495
		Hydroelectric plants	5,973	6,914	7,119	7,624	7,534	7,486
		Power stations	7	8	9	9	9	9
	Net domestic consumption		2,893	3,058	3,596	4,507	4,636	5,201
	Exports		1,230	1,598	1,707	1,190	1,359	674
	Imports		27	21	21	22	21	22
	Losses		1,884	2,287	1,846	1,958	1,569	1,642
			(Millions of cubic meters, unless otherwise indicated)
Water ²
	Total production		212	202	226	235	242	236
	Domestic consumption		116	134	134	141	139	146
Memorandum items:
	Electricity subscribers		332,829	353,720	374,611	443,844	512,416	535,604
		Average monthly consumption (Kilowatt–hours)	724	720	800	846	754	809
	Water subscribers		433,830	445,754	457,678	465,788	479,762	494,154
		Average monthly consumption (Cubic meters)	22	25	24	25	24	25

Source: Congolese authorities.

^¹Société Nationale d’Electricité (SNEL).

^²Régie de Distribution d’Eau (REGIDESO).

Table 11.

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Consumer Price Index for Kinshasa, 2003–October 2009

(Index, August 1995 = 100)

Source: Congolese authorities.

^¹O-p-p = over-previous-period i.e. monthly inflation; Y-o-y = year-on-year i.e. twelve-month inflation; Y-t-d = year-to-date i.e. change in prices from the beginning-of-the-year.

^²Indices are for end-of-period.

Table 11.

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Consumer Price Index for Kinshasa, 2003–October 2009

(Index, August 1995 = 100)

							Inflation ¹
		Food	Rent	Clothing	Other	General Index	O-p-p	Y-o-y	Y-t-d
2003 ²		423,156	511,283	825,580	697,670	509,754	0.1	4.4	4.4
2004 ²		435,200	537,398	859,292	740,379	530,619	4.1	9.5	9.5
2005 ²		546,165	622,109	930,811	892,191	644,137	0.6	21.3	21.3
2006 ²		697,790	736,670	1,077,902	1,083,425	798,297	0.2	18.2	18.2
2007 ²		762,946	817,241	1,128,393	1,213,632	877,842	0.7	10.0	10.0
2008
	January	775,694	831,727	1,132,624	1,225,731	890,292	1.4	9.7	1.4
	February	784,511	843,878	1,141,033	1,239,080	900,455	1.1	8.9	2.6
	March	792,255	855,805	1,146,550	1,249,994	909,302	1.0	8.2	3.6
	April	810,361	875,826	1,151,285	1,275,926	928,590	2.1	9.3	5.8
	May	843,104	919,527	1,162,434	1,338,618	967,778	4.2	12.5	10.2
	June	882,780	978,547	1,198,010	1,391,320	1,012,533	4.6	18.2	15.3
	July	913,598	1,022,487	1,205,500	1,440,341	1,047,674	3.5	23.4	19.3
	August	927,356	1,038,038	1,207,907	1,442,131	1,058,750	1.1	24.3	20.6
	September	935,353	1,047,391	1,209,400	1,433,129	1,063,235	0.4	24.1	21.1
	October	933,195	1,076,941	1,210,340	1,441,585	1,067,736	0.4	23.9	21.6
	November	942,304	1,127,521	1,219,001	1,448,062	1,082,049	1.3	24.2	23.3
	December	976,422	1,222,749	1,248,221	1,459,472	1,119,878	3.5	27.6	27.6
2009
	January	1,051,070	1,284,389	1,271,571	1,484,137	1,180,297	5.4	32.6	5.4
	February	1,121,902	1,342,421	1,316,949	1,541,155	1,245,378	5.5	38.3	11.2
	March	1,193,615	1,429,152	1,396,510	1,578,222	1,312,648	5.4	44.4	17.2
	April	1,282,100	1,541,655	1,458,776	1,682,792	1,406,405	7.1	51.5	25.6
	May	1,310,162	1,512,031	1,473,914	1,713,896	1,426,454	1.4	47.4	27.4
	June	1,293,023	1,443,880	1,462,546	1,705,288	1,404,221	-1.6	38.7	25.4
	July	1,309,562	1,441,731	1,464,798	1,712,323	1,415,589	0.8	35.1	26.4
	August	1,340,503	1,504,954	1,500,477	1,755,781	1,453,726	2.7	37.3	29.8
	September	1,395,080	1,633,261	1,530,306	1,814,199	1,518,097	4.4	42.8	35.6
	October	1,468,301	1,746,423	1,554,183	1,895,408	1,638,006	7.9	53.4	46.3

Source: Congolese authorities.

^¹O-p-p = over-previous-period i.e. monthly inflation; Y-o-y = year-on-year i.e. twelve-month inflation; Y-t-d = year-to-date i.e. change in prices from the beginning-of-the-year.

^²Indices are for end-of-period.

Table 11.

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Consumer Price Index for Kinshasa, 2003–October 2009

(Index, August 1995 = 100)

							Inflation ¹
		Food	Rent	Clothing	Other	General Index	O-p-p	Y-o-y	Y-t-d
2003 ²		423,156	511,283	825,580	697,670	509,754	0.1	4.4	4.4
2004 ²		435,200	537,398	859,292	740,379	530,619	4.1	9.5	9.5
2005 ²		546,165	622,109	930,811	892,191	644,137	0.6	21.3	21.3
2006 ²		697,790	736,670	1,077,902	1,083,425	798,297	0.2	18.2	18.2
2007 ²		762,946	817,241	1,128,393	1,213,632	877,842	0.7	10.0	10.0
2008
	January	775,694	831,727	1,132,624	1,225,731	890,292	1.4	9.7	1.4
	February	784,511	843,878	1,141,033	1,239,080	900,455	1.1	8.9	2.6
	March	792,255	855,805	1,146,550	1,249,994	909,302	1.0	8.2	3.6
	April	810,361	875,826	1,151,285	1,275,926	928,590	2.1	9.3	5.8
	May	843,104	919,527	1,162,434	1,338,618	967,778	4.2	12.5	10.2
	June	882,780	978,547	1,198,010	1,391,320	1,012,533	4.6	18.2	15.3
	July	913,598	1,022,487	1,205,500	1,440,341	1,047,674	3.5	23.4	19.3
	August	927,356	1,038,038	1,207,907	1,442,131	1,058,750	1.1	24.3	20.6
	September	935,353	1,047,391	1,209,400	1,433,129	1,063,235	0.4	24.1	21.1
	October	933,195	1,076,941	1,210,340	1,441,585	1,067,736	0.4	23.9	21.6
	November	942,304	1,127,521	1,219,001	1,448,062	1,082,049	1.3	24.2	23.3
	December	976,422	1,222,749	1,248,221	1,459,472	1,119,878	3.5	27.6	27.6
2009
	January	1,051,070	1,284,389	1,271,571	1,484,137	1,180,297	5.4	32.6	5.4
	February	1,121,902	1,342,421	1,316,949	1,541,155	1,245,378	5.5	38.3	11.2
	March	1,193,615	1,429,152	1,396,510	1,578,222	1,312,648	5.4	44.4	17.2
	April	1,282,100	1,541,655	1,458,776	1,682,792	1,406,405	7.1	51.5	25.6
	May	1,310,162	1,512,031	1,473,914	1,713,896	1,426,454	1.4	47.4	27.4
	June	1,293,023	1,443,880	1,462,546	1,705,288	1,404,221	-1.6	38.7	25.4
	July	1,309,562	1,441,731	1,464,798	1,712,323	1,415,589	0.8	35.1	26.4
	August	1,340,503	1,504,954	1,500,477	1,755,781	1,453,726	2.7	37.3	29.8
	September	1,395,080	1,633,261	1,530,306	1,814,199	1,518,097	4.4	42.8	35.6
	October	1,468,301	1,746,423	1,554,183	1,895,408	1,638,006	7.9	53.4	46.3

Source: Congolese authorities.

^¹O-p-p = over-previous-period i.e. monthly inflation; Y-o-y = year-on-year i.e. twelve-month inflation; Y-t-d = year-to-date i.e. change in prices from the beginning-of-the-year.

^²Indices are for end-of-period.

Table 12.

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Central Government Operations, 2003–08

Source: Congolese authorities; and IMF staff estimates.

^¹Scheduled interest payments excluding interest on arrears.

Table 12.

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Central Government Operations, 2003–08

				2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008 Est.
				(Millions of Congo francs)
Total revenue and grants				223,323	299,357	564,898	857,205	837,001	1,326,773
	Total revenue			176,817	248,003	388,956	528,698	760,987	1,205,289
		Income and profit taxes		34,401	53,076	54,763	128,774	161,371	253,100
		Taxes on goods and services		52,149	72,071	107,218	146,301	192,774	282,866
		Taxes on international trade		53,549	83,818	119,554	163,805	239,333	342,528
			Import duties and taxes	48,411	77,464	110,408	154,045	230,596	326,240
			Export duties and taxes	5,137	6,354	9,146	9,759	8,737	16,288
	Other revenue			36,717	39,038	107,421	89,818	167,509	326,795
	Grants			46,506	51,354	175,942	328,507	76,014	121,484
Expenditure				236,160	398,974	668,396	840,866	966,653	1,478,682
	Wages and salaries			57,104	93,223	146,776	218,898	300,984	452,220
	Goods and services			94,377	119,855	143,842	133,194	203,685	277,694
	Transfers and subsidies			19,867	26,590	43,937	87,102	111,730	226,871
	Interest payments ¹			2,967	86,849	150,780	95,916	184,134	203,775
	Exceptional expenditure			0	398	97,071	171,706	45,034	74,417
	Investment			61,756	72,059	113,878	134,050	121,085	243,706
	Net lending			89	0	0	0	0	0
Overall balance (commitment)				-12,837	-99,617	-103,498	16,339	-129,651	-151,908
Primary balance (commitment)				-9,870	-12,768	47,282	112,255	54,483	51,866
Change in arrears				4,176	-1,350	-203,238	-6,587	-11,258	-15,607
Central bank operating result				-18,430	-19,076	-15,102	-20,072	-19,878	-35,831
Overall balance (cash)				-27,091	-108,643	-322,001	10,831	-160,787	-203,346
Financing				27,091	108,643	322,001	-10,831	160,787	203,346
	Domestic financing (net)			27,751	215	261,077	43,521	48,562	58,690
	External financing			48,258	65,961	85,059	-127,974	155,361	119,359
	Residual financing gap/errors and omissions			-48,918	42,467	-24,135	73,622	-43,136	25,297
Memorandum items:				(Percent)
	Revenue (excl. grants) / total expenditure			74.9	62.2	58.2	62.9	78.7	81.5
	Wage bill / revenue (excl. grants)			32.3	37.6	37.7	41.4	39.6	37.5

Source: Congolese authorities; and IMF staff estimates.

^¹Scheduled interest payments excluding interest on arrears.

Table 12.

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Central Government Operations, 2003–08

				2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008 Est.
				(Millions of Congo francs)
Total revenue and grants				223,323	299,357	564,898	857,205	837,001	1,326,773
	Total revenue			176,817	248,003	388,956	528,698	760,987	1,205,289
		Income and profit taxes		34,401	53,076	54,763	128,774	161,371	253,100
		Taxes on goods and services		52,149	72,071	107,218	146,301	192,774	282,866
		Taxes on international trade		53,549	83,818	119,554	163,805	239,333	342,528
			Import duties and taxes	48,411	77,464	110,408	154,045	230,596	326,240
			Export duties and taxes	5,137	6,354	9,146	9,759	8,737	16,288
	Other revenue			36,717	39,038	107,421	89,818	167,509	326,795
	Grants			46,506	51,354	175,942	328,507	76,014	121,484
Expenditure				236,160	398,974	668,396	840,866	966,653	1,478,682
	Wages and salaries			57,104	93,223	146,776	218,898	300,984	452,220
	Goods and services			94,377	119,855	143,842	133,194	203,685	277,694
	Transfers and subsidies			19,867	26,590	43,937	87,102	111,730	226,871
	Interest payments ¹			2,967	86,849	150,780	95,916	184,134	203,775
	Exceptional expenditure			0	398	97,071	171,706	45,034	74,417
	Investment			61,756	72,059	113,878	134,050	121,085	243,706
	Net lending			89	0	0	0	0	0
Overall balance (commitment)				-12,837	-99,617	-103,498	16,339	-129,651	-151,908
Primary balance (commitment)				-9,870	-12,768	47,282	112,255	54,483	51,866
Change in arrears				4,176	-1,350	-203,238	-6,587	-11,258	-15,607
Central bank operating result				-18,430	-19,076	-15,102	-20,072	-19,878	-35,831
Overall balance (cash)				-27,091	-108,643	-322,001	10,831	-160,787	-203,346
Financing				27,091	108,643	322,001	-10,831	160,787	203,346
	Domestic financing (net)			27,751	215	261,077	43,521	48,562	58,690
	External financing			48,258	65,961	85,059	-127,974	155,361	119,359
	Residual financing gap/errors and omissions			-48,918	42,467	-24,135	73,622	-43,136	25,297
Memorandum items:				(Percent)
	Revenue (excl. grants) / total expenditure			74.9	62.2	58.2	62.9	78.7	81.5
	Wage bill / revenue (excl. grants)			32.3	37.6	37.7	41.4	39.6	37.5

Source: Congolese authorities; and IMF staff estimates.

^¹Scheduled interest payments excluding interest on arrears.

Table 13.

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Central Government Revenue, 2003–08

Sources: Congolese authorities; and IMF staff estimates.

Table 13.

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Central Government Revenue, 2003–08

					2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008 Est.
					(Millions of Congo francs)
Total revenue (excl. grants)					176,817	248,003	388,956	528,698	760,987	1,205,289
		Taxes on income and profits			34,401	53,076	54,763	128,774	161,371	253,100
			Corporations and enterprises		16,944	32,087	26,465	79,076	89,408	147,790
			Individuals		14,604	18,324	24,243	40,756.5	58,107.3	85,601.0
			Dividends and interest		0	0	2	4	30	27
			Rental income		1,189	1,373	1,988	2,176	0	2,198
			Other		1,665	1,291	2,065	6,762	13,826	17,484
		Taxes on goods and services			52,149	72,071	107,218	146,301	192,774	282,866
			Turnover taxes		31,827	49,466	79,573	110,056	150,917	221,628
				Domestic turnover tax	22,603	32,817	52,315	67,532	110,251	147,816
				Turnover tax on imports	9,224	16,650	27,257	42,524	40,665	73,811
			Selective excises		19,945	22,207	27,067	35,543	40,406	59,431
				Beer	5,854	6,640	6,791	13,804	16,911	26,771
				Tobacco products	5,617	6,247	6,519	11,040	11,985	20,146
				Other excises	8,473	9,320	13,757	10,699	11,510	12,514
		Others			377	398	579	702	1,451	1,807
		Taxes on international trade			53,549	83,818	119,554	163,805	239,333	342,528
			Import duties and taxes		48,411	77,464	110,408	154,045	230,596	326,240
				Import duties	47,461	75,483	107,984	154,009	230,549	326,168
				Statistical tax, penalties	951	1,981	2,424	36	47	72
			Export duties and taxes		5,120	6,325	9,039	9,630	8,679	16,288
				Export duties	3,690	4,397	6,820	5,586	6,796	11,100
				Turnover tax	458	344	2	0	0	0
				Statistical tax, penalties	971	1,584	2,217	4,045	1,883	5,188
			Others		18	28	107	129	58	0
		Other revenue			36,717	39,038	107,421	89,818	167,509	326,795
					(Percent of total)
		Taxes on income and profits			19.5	21.4	14.1	24.4	21.2	21.0
		Taxes on goods and services			29.5	29.1	27.6	27.7	25.3	23.5
		Taxes on international trade			30.3	33.8	30.7	31.0	31.5	28.4
		Other revenue			20.8	15.7	27.6	17.0	22.0	27.1
					(Percent of GDP)
	Total revenue (excl. grants)				7.7	9.5	11.3	12.9	14.8	18.5
		Taxes on income and profits			1.5	2.0	1.6	3.1	3.1	3.9
		Taxes on goods and services			2.3	2.8	3.1	3.6	3.7	4.3
		Taxes on international trade			2.3	3.2	3.5	4.0	4.6	5.2
		Other revenue			1.6	1.5	3.1	2.2	3.3	5.0
Memorandum item:
	GDP (Millions of Congo f

Area					2,344,860 square kilometers
Population
	Total (2007 estimate)				64.0
	Annual growth rate				3.0
GDP per capita, (Congo francs; 2007 estimate)					64,281
					2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008 Est.
					(Annual percentage change, unless otherwise indicated)
Output and prices
	Real GDP				5.8	6.6	7.9	5.6	6.3	6.2
	Nominal GDP (Billions of Congo francs)				2,299	2,611	3,431	4,114	5,148	6,526
	GDP deflator (2000=100)				722	769	937	1,064	1,253	1,496
	Consumer prices, annual average				0.1	4.0	21.4	13.2	16.7	18.0
	Consumer prices, end of period				4.4	9.2	21.3	18.2	10.0	27.8
					(Millions of Congo francs, unless otherwise indicated)
Central government finance
	Revenue (excluding grants)				176,817	248,003	388,956	528,698	760,987	1,205,289
	Grants (excluding humanitarian aid)				46,506	51,354	175,942	328,507	76,014	121,484
	Expenditure				236,160	398,974	668,396	840,866	966,653	1,478,682
	Primary balance (commitment basis)				-9,870	-12,768	47,282	112,255	54,483	51,866
	Overall balance (commitment basis)				-12,837	-99,617	-103,498	16,339	-129,651	-151,908
	Overall balance (cash basis)				-27,091	-108,643	-322,001	10,831	-160,787	-203,346
	Overall balance (commitment basis, percent of GDP)				-0.6	-3.8	-3.0	0.4	-2.5	-2.3
Money and credit
	Net domestic credit				49,205	68,866	148,037	246,720	373,351	724,294
	Net credit to government				29,582	27,212	84,567	132,088	176,212	248,900
	Credit to the private sector				19,395	39,854	63,025	112,460	195,223	472,265
	Credit to parastatals				228	1,799	444	2,171	1,916	3,130
	Broad money				124,503	215,270	267,292	428,794	641,237	998,445
	Central bank interest rate (percent)				8	14	15	16	16	16
					(Changes in percent of beginning-of-period broad money, unless otherwise indicated)
	Net domestic credit				34.9	15.8	36.8	36.9	29.5	54.7
	Net credit to government				29.0	-1.9	26.6	17.8	10.3	11.3
	Credit to the private sector				6.6	16.4	10.8	18.5	19.3	43.2
	Credit to parastatals				-0.6	1.3	-0.6	0.6	-0.1	0.2
	Broad money				32.3	72.9	24.2	60.4	49.5	55.7
					(Millions of US$, unless otherwise indicated)
External sector
	Current account, including transfers				301	-180	-778	-183	-153	-1,840
		Merchandise trade			117	60	-402	39	886	-125
			Exports, f.o.b.		1,340	1,813	2,071	2,931	6,143	6,585
			Imports, f.o.b.		-1,223	-1,753	-2,473	-2,892	-5,257	-6,711
	Capital account				-4	-5	-91	82	18	145
	Overall balance				-453	-243	-786	-517	-349	-574
	Gross official reserves				98	164	131	155	181	78
	Gross official reserves (in weeks of non-aid-related imports)				2.8	3.8	2.5	1.5	1.5	1.0
					(Annual percentage changes; unless otherwise indicated)
Exchange rates
	CGF/USD (level, average)				405	398	474	468	516	563
	USD/CGF (level, end-of-period)				0.003	0.002	0.002	0.002	0.002	0.002
	USD/CGF (end-of-period)				2.6	-16.1	-6.4	1.3	-9.2	-8.4
	Nominal effective exchange rate ¹				-21.7	-12.1	-17.6	1.3	-15.5	-11.7
	Real effective exchange rate ¹				-13.5	-10.4	-2.0	11.7	-3.1	-0.7
					(Millions of US$, unless otherwise indicated)
External public debt
	Total, including IMF				12,963	12,775	12,706	12,895	13,425	13,149
		Of which:		multilateral institutions	4,975	4,836	4,805	4,757	4,712	4,625
				official bilateral creditors	6,910	6,821	6,713	6,552	6,273	5,985
	Scheduled debt service (Percent of exports of goods and services)				29.5	21.1	14.2	14.6	11.3	14.0
Social indicators ²					(Percent, unless otherwise indicated)
	Life expectancy at birth (years)				42	…	46	46	45	…
	Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births)				129	…	129	…	161	…
		Gross primary school enrollment rate (1998–2002)
			Male		52	51	…	…	68	…
			Female		47	46	…	…	54	…
	Immunization rate (percent between 12–23 months)
		Measles			54	64	70	73	79	…
		Diphtheria			49	64	73	77	87	…

Area					2,344,860 square kilometers
Population
	Total (2007 estimate)				64.0
	Annual growth rate				3.0
GDP per capita, (Congo francs; 2007 estimate)					64,281
					2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008 Est.
					(Annual percentage change, unless otherwise indicated)
Output and prices
	Real GDP				5.8	6.6	7.9	5.6	6.3	6.2
	Nominal GDP (Billions of Congo francs)				2,299	2,611	3,431	4,114	5,148	6,526
	GDP deflator (2000=100)				722	769	937	1,064	1,253	1,496
	Consumer prices, annual average				0.1	4.0	21.4	13.2	16.7	18.0
	Consumer prices, end of period				4.4	9.2	21.3	18.2	10.0	27.8
					(Millions of Congo francs, unless otherwise indicated)
Central government finance
	Revenue (excluding grants)				176,817	248,003	388,956	528,698	760,987	1,205,289
	Grants (excluding humanitarian aid)				46,506	51,354	175,942	328,507	76,014	121,484
	Expenditure				236,160	398,974	668,396	840,866	966,653	1,478,682
	Primary balance (commitment basis)				-9,870	-12,768	47,282	112,255	54,483	51,866
	Overall balance (commitment basis)				-12,837	-99,617	-103,498	16,339	-129,651	-151,908
	Overall balance (cash basis)				-27,091	-108,643	-322,001	10,831	-160,787	-203,346
	Overall balance (commitment basis, percent of GDP)				-0.6	-3.8	-3.0	0.4	-2.5	-2.3
Money and credit
	Net domestic credit				49,205	68,866	148,037	246,720	373,351	724,294
	Net credit to government				29,582	27,212	84,567	132,088	176,212	248,900
	Credit to the private sector				19,395	39,854	63,025	112,460	195,223	472,265
	Credit to parastatals				228	1,799	444	2,171	1,916	3,130
	Broad money				124,503	215,270	267,292	428,794	641,237	998,445
	Central bank interest rate (percent)				8	14	15	16	16	16
					(Changes in percent of beginning-of-period broad money, unless otherwise indicated)
	Net domestic credit				34.9	15.8	36.8	36.9	29.5	54.7
	Net credit to government				29.0	-1.9	26.6	17.8	10.3	11.3
	Credit to the private sector				6.6	16.4	10.8	18.5	19.3	43.2
	Credit to parastatals				-0.6	1.3	-0.6	0.6	-0.1	0.2
	Broad money				32.3	72.9	24.2	60.4	49.5	55.7
					(Millions of US$, unless otherwise indicated)
External sector
	Current account, including transfers				301	-180	-778	-183	-153	-1,840
		Merchandise trade			117	60	-402	39	886	-125
			Exports, f.o.b.		1,340	1,813	2,071	2,931	6,143	6,585
			Imports, f.o.b.		-1,223	-1,753	-2,473	-2,892	-5,257	-6,711
	Capital account				-4	-5	-91	82	18	145
	Overall balance				-453	-243	-786	-517	-349	-574
	Gross official reserves				98	164	131	155	181	78
	Gross official reserves (in weeks of non-aid-related imports)				2.8	3.8	2.5	1.5	1.5	1.0
					(Annual percentage changes; unless otherwise indicated)
Exchange rates
	CGF/USD (level, average)				405	398	474	468	516	563
	USD/CGF (level, end-of-period)				0.003	0.002	0.002	0.002	0.002	0.002
	USD/CGF (end-of-period)				2.6	-16.1	-6.4	1.3	-9.2	-8.4
	Nominal effective exchange rate ¹				-21.7	-12.1	-17.6	1.3	-15.5	-11.7
	Real effective exchange rate ¹				-13.5	-10.4	-2.0	11.7	-3.1	-0.7
					(Millions of US$, unless otherwise indicated)
External public debt
	Total, including IMF				12,963	12,775	12,706	12,895	13,425	13,149
		Of which:		multilateral institutions	4,975	4,836	4,805	4,757	4,712	4,625
				official bilateral creditors	6,910	6,821	6,713	6,552	6,273	5,985
	Scheduled debt service (Percent of exports of goods and services)				29.5	21.1	14.2	14.6	11.3	14.0
Social indicators ²					(Percent, unless otherwise indicated)
	Life expectancy at birth (years)				42	…	46	46	45	…
	Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births)				129	…	129	…	161	…
		Gross primary school enrollment rate (1998–2002)
			Male		52	51	…	…	68	…
			Female		47	46	…	…	54	…
	Immunization rate (percent between 12–23 months)
		Measles			54	64	70	73	79	…
		Diphtheria			49	64	73	77	87	…

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