#2 CONGO – 704 GDP (PPP) per capita
Congo normally called democratic republic of Congo comes at prime the highest of this list of top poorest country of the globe. It is a central state having a capita per income of 704 GDP and its reasons for its economic downfall are that the same as for the countries expressed above.
It gets the 186th position in the HDI .It is the poorest country in the world because its GPD is around $15 billion and when compared to its 67 million inhabitants; its capita income is the one of the lowest in the world.
The fact that is located right in the center of Africa, Congo is not protected from the heavy things. They are still the one of the poorest countries in the world.
The economy of this poorest country depends mainly on agriculture. Agriculture contributes nearly 65% to its output and employs more than half of the labor force.
According to some estimates, this world’s poorest country has some of the largest deposits of minerals which amount to $24 trillion. Second Congo War since 1998 has devastated the country and has hampered its growth.
