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Average income in Republic of the Congo

Income per person in Republic of the Congo is $6,490 a year (GNI per capita, PPP, 2025), about $541 a month. That is 0.3 times the world figure of $25,517 and puts Republic of the Congo 142nd of 187 countries.

Key numbers

Per person, per year
$6,490
PPP, 2025
Per month
$541
yearly figure / 12
Rank
142 of 187
highest first
vs world
0.3×
world $25,517
vs Singapore (top)
5%
$135,750

Republic of the Congo among its neighbours

Ranking neighbours (three above and below) plus every Africa country in our data
#CountryPer yearPer month× worldYear
57Mauritius$37,000$3,0831.52025
63Seychelles$34,930$2,9111.42025
86Gabon$21,660$1,8050.82025
91Botswana$19,960$1,6630.82025
95Egypt$19,330$1,6110.82025
99Algeria$18,240$1,5200.72025
103Libya$17,150$1,4290.72025
106South Africa$15,600$1,3000.62025
109Tunisia$14,870$1,2390.62025
110Equatorial Guinea$14,610$1,2180.62025
119Cabo Verde$12,010$1,0010.52025
122Eswatini$11,390$9490.42025
123Namibia$11,260$9380.42025
124Morocco$10,960$9130.42025
126Angola$9,840$8200.42025
130Nigeria$9,230$7690.42025
133Djibouti$8,660$7220.32025
136Ghana$8,080$6730.32025
137Côte d'Ivoire$7,750$6460.32025
138Mauritania$7,640$6370.32025
139Honduras$7,270$6060.32025
140Sao Tome and Principe$6,920$5770.32025
141Kenya$6,910$5760.32025
142Republic of the Congo$6,490$5410.32025
143Pakistan$6,430$5360.32025
144Zimbabwe$6,390$5330.32025
145Nepal$6,250$5210.22025
148Cameroon$5,700$4750.22025
151Senegal$5,100$4250.22025
155Benin$4,760$3970.22025
157Guinea$4,730$3940.22025
158Tanzania$4,370$3640.22025
159Comoros$4,260$3550.22025
160Togo$4,090$3410.22025
161Rwanda$4,070$3390.22025
162Zambia$3,990$3330.22025
163Lesotho$3,900$3250.22025
164Sierra Leone$3,690$3080.12025
165Gambia$3,660$3050.12025
166Ethiopia$3,620$3020.12025
167Uganda$3,410$2840.12025
168Mali$3,400$2830.12025
169Guinea-Bissau$3,320$2770.12025
172Burkina Faso$2,890$2410.12025
174Chad$2,770$2310.12025
176Niger$2,150$1790.12025
177Sudan$2,140$1780.12025
178Madagascar$1,910$1590.12025
179Malawi$1,880$1570.12025
180DR Congo$1,850$1540.12025
181Liberia$1,840$1530.12025
182Eritrea$1,720$1430.12011
183Somalia$1,640$1370.12025
184Mozambique$1,540$1280.12025
185Central African Republic$1,390$1160.12025
186Burundi$1,250$1040.02025
187South Sudan$1,010$840.02015

What this number is, and is not

GNI per capita is Republic of the Congo's gross national income divided by its population. National income is everything residents earn in a year: wages, company profits, rent, interest, plus net income from abroad. Dividing by every resident, including children and pensioners, gives $6,490. The PPP conversion prices it in international dollars, so a dollar here buys roughly what a dollar buys in the United States.

It is not a median salary, and it is not take-home pay. It is before tax, it includes income that never reaches a payslip, and it is an average, which the highest earners pull upwards. The typical worker in Republic of the Congo earns less than $6,490. How much less depends on inequality and on how many residents are of working age, neither of which this one number shows.

Republic of the Congo is below the world figure of $25,517 and has 5% of the income per person of Singapore, the top of our list at $135,750.

Questions

What is the average income in Republic of the Congo?
$6,490 per person per year, measured as GNI per capita at purchasing power parity (World Bank, 2025). Spread over twelve months that is about $541. It is the country's total income divided by every resident, including children and retirees, so it is a national average rather than a wage.
Is $6,490 what a typical worker in Republic of the Congo earns?
No. The figure is before tax, counts company profits and rents as well as wages, and is averaged over the whole population. The median worker takes home less than this in every country, because a small number of high earners pull the average up. For an individual's position in Republic of the Congo's income distribution, use the income test on this site.
How does Republic of the Congo compare to Kenya?
Kenya ranks 141st at $6,910, $420 more per person than Republic of the Congo. Against the world figure of $25,517, Republic of the Congo is 0.3 times it and Kenya is 0.3 times it.

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, GNI per capita, PPP (current international $), latest year per country (fetched 2026-10-26). Figures are national averages per resident, not median salaries.

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