Zaire Economy - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

GDP: $4 5 billion (1983), $200 per capita;

2.0% real growth (1985 est.)

Natural resources: cobalt, copper, cadmium, petroleum, industrial and gem diamonds, gold, silver, zinc, manganese, tin, germanium, uranium, radium, bauxite, iron, coal, hydroelectric power ^potential)

Agriculture: main cash crops—coffee, palm oil, rubber, quinine; main food crops—manioc, bananas, root crops, corn; some provinces self-sufficient

Fishing: catch 102,000 metric tons (1983)

Major industries mining, mineral processing, consumer products (including textiles, footwear, and cigarettes), processed foods and beverages, cement

Electric power: 2 412,200 kW capacity (1985); 5.282 billion kWh produced (1985), 175 kWh per capita

Exports: $1,846 billion (f.o.b., 1984), $1.824 billion (1985 est.) copper (45%), cobalt, diamonds, petroleum, coffee

Imports. $1,102 billion (f.o.b., 1984 est); $1,113 billion (1985 est.) consumer goods, foodstuffs, mining and other machinery, transport equipment, fuels

Major trade partners: Belgium, US, France, and West Germany

Budget: (1985 est.) revenues, $780 million; total expenditures, $739 million

Monetary conversion rate: 55 zaires=US$l (December 1985)

Fiscal year: calendar year

NOTE: The information regarding Zaire on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Zaire 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Zaire 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.