According to the latest report of the African Development Bank, the Democratic Republic of Congo has the largest gross domestic product (GDP) in sub-Saharan Africa, despite a financial and monetary crisis that it has experienced since 2016.
The African Development Bank (AfDB) said in its latest report that the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is the largest country in Sub-Saharan Africa with the highest gross domestic product.
Twelfth in the ranking of the richest countries in Africa in 2017. Despite the financial crisis that has hit the country since 2016, the size of its economy has tripled in 12 years. By the end of this year, the DRC is expected to total $ 44.7 billion, according to the AfDB.
Africa’s largest copper producer, the DRC is expected to grow by 2.4% in 2017. According to the World Bank, the country has several assets, including 2.3 million km2 of natural resources, 80 million hectares of land arable and more than 1,100 minerals and precious metals listed.
Assets that are able to make the DRC, one of the richest countries in Africa if the country succeeds in overcoming its political instability.
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