10 Countries with the Worst Economies in the World in 2023

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9. The Republic of Congo

GDP growth rate: 1.5%

The Republic of Congo had a growth rate of 1.5% in 2022, followed by a decrease of 2.2% in its growth rate in 2021. Since the growth rate of 2022 was not able to help poverty get any better, there was an increase of 0.5% in the proportion of people living in extreme poverty from 2021 to 2022. Currently, the country has a poverty rate of 35.4%.

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