The DR Congo vs Malaysia: Economic Indicators Comparison
Malaysia with a GDP of $358.6B ranked the 37th largest economy in the world, while the DR Congo ranked 87th with $47.2B. By GDP 5-years average growth and GDP per capita, Malaysia and the DR Congo ranked 29th vs 30th and 67th vs 188th, respectively.
Gross Domestic Product & Income
| Stat |  DR Congo |  Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| GDP | $47.2B | $358.6B |
| GDP growth, 1 year | 3.9% | 4.7% |
| GDP growth, 5-years average | 5.2% | 5.2% |
| Population | 86.8M | 31.6M |
| GDP per capita | $562 | $11k |
| GDP per capita growth | 2.4% | 3.33% |
| Purchasing Power Parity conversion factor | 977.82 | 1.44 |
| Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor GDP to market exchange rate | 0.6 | 0.36 |
| GDP per capita, PPP adjusted | $767 | $31k |
| GNI, Atlas method | $41.5B | $333.8B |
| GNI per capita | $490 | $11k |
| GNI, PPP adjusted | $75.6B | $966.3B |
| GNI per capita, PPP adjusted | $900 | $31k |
Financial system and Human development
| Stat | DR Congo | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| Income Tax Rate | 30% | 25% |
| Corporate Tax Rate | 40% | 25% |
| Inflation, consumer prices | 29.3% | 1% |
| Inflation, GDP deflator | 30.1% | 0.7% |
| Unemployment | 4.2% | 3.4% |
| Economic Freedom Index | 49.5 | 74.7 |
| Personal Freedom Index | 5.46 | 6.23 |
| Human Freedom Index | 5.27 | 6.38 |
| Property Rights Index | 30.1 | 86.5 |
| Judical Effectiveness Index | 26.5 | 74.6 |
| Business Freedom Index | 51.2 | 87.8 |
| Fiscal Health Index | 98 | 80.2 |
| Labor Freedom Index | 41.6 | 74.5 |
| Investment Freedom Index | 30 | 60 |
| Financial Freedom Index | 20 | 50 |
| Trade Freedom Index | 64.6 | 82 |
| Monetary Freedom Index | 49.6 | 81.6 |
| Government Spending Index | 95.4 | 84.6 |
| Tax Burden Index | 74.4 | 85.7 |
| Government Integrity Index | 13.1 | 49.4 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index | 20 | 47 |
| Life expectancy at birth, years | 60 | 75.8 |
| Suicide mortality rate, per 100,000 people | 5.7 | 5.5 |
| Mortality caused by road traffic injury, per 100,000 people | 33.7 | 23.6 |
| Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people | 13.6 | 2.1 |
| International tourism, number of arrivals | 351k | 25.8M |
Government debt & reserves
| Stat | DR Congo | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| Central government debt, % of GDP | 15.7% | 56.2% |
| External debt stocks, % of GNI | 10.9% | N/A |
| External debt stocks | $5B | N/A |
| Short-term debt, % of total reserves | 14.6% | N/A |
| Total debt service, % of exports and primary income | 2.4% | N/A |
| Adjusted net savings including particulate emission damage, % of GNI | -4.4% | 10% |
| Gross savings, % of GDP | 21.1% | 25.7% |
| Gross capital formation, % of GDP | 25.8% | 23.6% |
| Total reserves including gold | $665.3M | $101.5B |
| Foreign direct investment net inflows | $1.3B | $8.6B |
Exports, imports and economic structure
| Stat | DR Congo | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| Exports of goods and services, % of GDP | 33.6% | 68.8% |
| Imports of goods and services, % of GDP | 37.3% | 61.7% |
| Current account balance (balance of payments) | -$2.2B | $7.6B |
| Revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 11.4% | 16.1% |
| Grants excluding technical cooperation, BoP | $2.2B | $26.2M |
| Personal remittances received | $1.8B | $1.7B |
| Industry including construction value added, % of GDP | 44.1% | 38.3% |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added, % of GDP | 19.1% | 7.5% |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments BoP | $10.7M | $2B |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts BoP | $108.5M | $267.4M |
| Expense, % of GDP | 11.5% | 15.9% |
| Government Expenditure, % of GDP | 12.4% | 22.6% |
