Democratic Republic of Congo
DR Congo is the poorest country in the world when it comes to the GDP. Despite its natural resources, this vast country is projected to get $468, GDP per capita in 2018. The political turmoil following Kabila’s claws on power and fiscal policies that included a mining code proposed in January influenced the projections, which will also be impacted by two Ebola attacks in the year as well as the upcoming elections. Even so, FocusEconomics project an improvement of the economic growth in 2019.
