Congo - Kinshasa Country Code

The country code for Congo - Kinshasa is +243.

Calling code: +243
ISO code: CD · COD
Region: Africa
Dialling out: 00

How to call Congo - Kinshasa from the US

011+243+local number

011 is the US and Canadian exit code; from a mobile you can dial + instead, anywhere in the world. Numbers written locally in Congo - Kinshasa start with a 0 — drop it when you dial in from abroad.

Example Congo - Kinshasa numbers in international format, as published by the numbering-plan source.
Line type	Dial from abroad
Fixed line	+243 1234567
Mobile	+243 991234567

Calling out of Congo - Kinshasa

To call abroad from Congo - Kinshasa, dial 00 before the destination's country code. From a mobile, + works instead.

Official name: Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Scope the Congo - Kinshasa calling code and its dialing rules. Source datasets/country-codes (E.164 + ISO 3166) (ITU-T E.164 + ISO 3166, 2026-07 release) and libphonenumber PhoneNumberMetadata (Google) (libphonenumber master, 2026-08 snapshot). Updated 25 August 2026. Example numbers are the numbering plan's own published examples, not real subscriber lines.