Markets · Central Africa
Republic of the Congo
Brazzaville · Central African CFA franc (XAF) · ECCAS · CEMAC
Reference
- Capital
- Brazzaville
- Currency
- Central African CFA franc · XAF
- Central bank
- Bank of Central African States (BEAC)
- Regional membership
- Official languages
- French
- Stock exchange
- BVMAC (regional exchange, Douala)
- Instant payments
- GIMACPAY (CEMAC interoperable payments)
- Regulatory sandbox
- Not listed here
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Figures
- GDP (current US$)
- $16.3 bn · 2025
- GDP growth (annual %)
- 3.1% · 2025
- Population
- 6.5 m · 2025
- Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
- 2.4% · 2025
- Personal remittances received (current US$)
- Not available for the latest year
- Exchange rate · XAF
- 565 XAF per US dollar · 2026-08-29
World Bank, World Development Indicators, via the World Bank API; year as published. Mid-market reference from exchangerate-api.com, refreshed daily; not a dealing rate.
Headlines · 3
From the AllAfrica country feed and pan-African newsrooms; each item links to the original.
The Guardian Africa
Ebola is a disease that spreads through communities, so we need to listen to communities if we want to halt its spread Each time we travel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), we go first to listen. In Bunia…
AllAfrica · Republic of the Congo
Congo, M23 Rebels Agree to Peace Roadmap
[DW] Negotiators representing the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have agreed to a roadmap for peace. The US State Department, a mediator, released a joint statement.
The Guardian Africa
Ebola day 100: why this outbreak could become the deadliest in history – video explainer
More than 2,000 people have died from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since the first case of this epidemic was recorded in May. The Guardian's global health correspondent, Kat Lay, spoke to CDC Africa's…