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Republic of Congo Economic Update, 8th Editon : Living in Times of COVID-19.
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (formerly "World Bank E-Library Publications") Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- World Bank Group.
- Series:
- Economic Updates and Modeling.
- World Bank e-Library.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Business Cycles and Stabilization Policies.
- Coronavirus.
- COVID-19.
- Disease Control and Prevention.
- Economic Growth.
- Fiscal and Monetary Policy.
- Food Security.
- Health, Nutrition and Population.
- Macroeconomics and Economic Growth.
- Poverty.
- Poverty Reduction.
- Local Subjects:
- Business Cycles and Stabilization Policies.
- Coronavirus.
- COVID-19.
- Disease Control and Prevention.
- Economic Growth.
- Fiscal and Monetary Policy.
- Food Security.
- Health, Nutrition and Population.
- Macroeconomics and Economic Growth.
- Poverty.
- Poverty Reduction.
- Other Title:
- Republic of Congo Economic Update, 8th Editon
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, 2021.
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a relatively modest toll on human lives in the Republic of Congo according to official data but has exacerbated an already fragile Congolese economy. As of September 28, 2021, the Republic of Congo has had 14,244 confirmed cases and 193 deaths, corresponding to a mortality rate of 3.4 per 100,000 population against the global rate of about 60.5. The relative low number of COVID-19 tests performed thus far in the country and findings from seroprevalence studies suggest that the true number of infections may be far higher than the number of confirmed cases. The Congolese economy is estimated to have contracted by 7.9 percent in 2020 compared to a pre-pandemicforecast of a positive growth rate of 4.6 percent, the sixth consecutive year of recession. The Congolese Government took early measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Mobility across the country was restricted to essential goods and services.
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