Kinshasa, June 28th, 2026 (CPA).- Public expenditure in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) amounted to CDF 1,942.8 billion as of June 19th, 2026, according to the Central Bank of the Congo (BCC)’s economic outlook report consulted by CPA on Sunday. « As of June 19, 2026, public expenditure in the DRC totaled CDF 1,942.8 billion, » the report stated. According to the source, the main disbursements were allocated to the payment of salaries for public servants and civil servants, amounting to CDF 531.7 billion, while CDF 82.3 billion was spent on financial charges. The report indicated that during the January–June 2026 period, the State Treasury remained stable, supported on the one hand by domestic revenue collected by the financial agencies and, on the other, by borrowing through the domestic Treasury bill market and international capital markets via Eurobond issuances. « During the first half of the 2026 fiscal year, the State Treasury continued to be supported by revenue from the financial agencies, in addition to resources mobilized through the domestic Treasury securities market and proceeds from Eurobond issuances on international capital markets, » the report noted. On the expenditure side, budget execution during the first half of 2026 followed an upward trend, mainly driven by exceptional and urgent spending related to national defense and the preservation of the country’s sovereignty. « On the expenditure side, an upward trend has been observed, primarily explained by the increase in exceptional expenditure linked mainly to sovereignty requirements, » the report added.
Public expenditure remains one of the Government’s main economic policy instruments, covering the remuneration of public employees, the functioning of State institutions, as well as investments in infrastructure, health, education, defense and security.