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🇨🇩 DR Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo

COD CD FC Congolese franc (CDF)

Every statistic we track for DR Congo — 92 indicators, each with its latest value and world rank. Open the interactive profile →

GDP per capita (PPP)

$2,144

#182 of 191

Life expectancy

57.5 yrs

#176 of 188

Happiness score

3.76

#140 of 147

Liberal democracy

0.12

#135 of 179

All indicators

📈 Economy

Account Ownership 39.2% #122/139 2024
Bank Account Ownership 39.2% #122/139 2024
Current Account Balance -2% #100/190 2026
Debit Card Ownership 5.3% #133/140 2024
Digital Payments Usage 37.1% #70/97 2024
Extreme Poverty 0% #97/237 2023
Fiscal Balance -3.5% #109/189 2026
GDP (current US$) 123.4 #69/190 2026
GDP (PPP) 235.9 #78/191 2026
GDP per Capita 1,122 #176/190 2026
GDP per Capita (Long Run) 844 #162/165 2022
GDP per Capita (PPP) 2,144 #182/191 2026
GDP per Capita Growth 2.5% #101/184 2019
Government Debt 24.6% #166/185 2026
Income per Person 492 #183/183 2018
Income per Person 492.1 #183/183 2018
Inflation (CPI) 3.3% #96/191 2026
Labour Productivity (GDP per hour) (PWT) 1.8 #128/130 2023
Made a Digital Payment 19.8% #114/144 2017
Mobile Money Account 35.1% #37/80 2024
Real GDP Growth 5.9% #17/191 2026
Share of World GDP (PPP) 0.1% #76/191 2026
Total GDP (Long Run) 91,314,988,450 #89/165 2022

👥 Demographics

Fertility Rate (WB) 6 #3/217 2024
Internally Displaced People 5,669,479 #3/38 2025
Median Age 15.9 #230/235 2026
Population 71.4 #19/229 2013
Population 110 #15/191 2026
Population Density 51.4 #166/235 2026
Refugees by Country of Origin 1,176,489 #7/195 2025
Urban Population 44.7% #158/213 2024

🌐 Connectivity

Access to Electricity 22.1% #206/214 2023
Internet Users 19.7% #172/182 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 48.7 #199/209 2022
Read News Online 24.3% #58/75 2024

🫀 Health

Adult Obesity 6.2% #188/199 2022
Alcohol Consumption per Capita 1.5 #162/207 2022
Child Mortality (under-5) 9 #8/199 2024
Health Spending (QoG) 3.8% #159/189 2022
Hypertension Prevalence 34.3% #125/194 2019
Infant Mortality (QoG) 44.5 #19/191 2023
Life Expectancy 57.5 #176/188 2013
Life Expectancy 65.2 #156/186 2020
Suicide Rate 15.8 #21/185 2021
Tobacco Use Prevalence 12.7% #117/167 2022
Undernourishment 38.5% #5/166 2023
Universal Health Coverage Index 41 #183/195 2023

🎓 Education

Mean Years of Schooling 4.9 #138/146 2020

🌱 Environment

CO₂ per Capita (WB) 0.1 #193/203 2024
Energy Use per Person 409 #128/149 2023
Renewable Electricity 100% #3/195 2024

🏛️ Governance

Civil Liberties (V-Dem) 0.4 #138/179 2025
Clean Elections (V-Dem) 0.2 #136/179 2025
Control of Corruption (QoG) -1.5 #184/192 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index 20 #162/179 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index (QoG) 20 #161/177 2024
Deliberative Democracy (V-Dem) 0.2 #117/179 2025
Egalitarian Democracy (V-Dem) 0.2 #137/179 2025
Electoral Democracy (V-Dem) 0.3 #116/179 2025
Freedom House Status (QoG) 3 #16/193 2024
Freedom in the World Score 19 #161/196 2024
Freedom of Expression (V-Dem) 0.6 #108/179 2025
Gender Equality (V-Dem) 0.6 #143/179 2025
Government Effectiveness (QoG) -1.7 #188/192 2024
Judicial Constraints on Executive (V-Dem) 0.1 #152/179 2025
Liberal Democracy (V-Dem) 0.1 #135/179 2025
Military Spending 1.4% #89/150 2025
Participatory Democracy (V-Dem) 0.2 #114/179 2025
Political Corruption (V-Dem) 0.9 #13/179 2025
Press Freedom (RSF) (QoG) 48.9 #120/173 2024
Rule of Law (V-Dem) 0.1 #161/179 2025
Voice & Accountability (QoG) -1.2 #155/192 2024

📰 Media & news

Press Freedom Index 42.2 #127/177 2026

🛡️ Safety

Homicide Rate 5.5 #82/204 2023
Road Traffic Deaths 16.3 #66/195 2021

⚠️ Risk & resilience

Climate Seen as a Threat 77.3% #123/142 2023
Confident Can Protect Family 47.7% #66/142 2023
Disaster Exposure (WRI) 1.4 #88/193 2025
Experienced a Disaster 44.9% #22/142 2023
Experienced Discrimination (Skin Colour) 22.8% #6/139 2023
INFORM Risk Index 8 #4/191 2025
Resilience to Risk (WRP) 40.8 #136/141 2023
World Risk Index 9.7 #56/193 2025
Worry About Violent Crime 83.7% #16/142 2023

😊 Wellbeing

Happiness (Cantril Ladder) 3.8 #140/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Freedom 0.7 #128/146 2025
Happiness Driver: GDP 0.9 #143/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Generosity 0.1 #32/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Healthy Life Expectancy 0.3 #130/146 2025
Happiness Driver: Low Corruption 0.1 #117/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Social Support 0.8 #125/147 2025
Human Development Index 0.5 #171/193 2023

Latest available period per indicator; rank is the country's position among all countries with data. Sources are credited on each indicator page.