Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global was 0.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Democratic Republic of the Congo is 0.1%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 0.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 12th of 23 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +15.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +29.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +51.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +27.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -31.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +51.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +14.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +34.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -22.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -25.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -24.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +49.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -22.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +44.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +26.6% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 9 Japan 3.0% compare
- 10 Switzerland 2.7% compare
- 11 Italy 2.0% compare
- 12 Republic of Korea 2.0% compare
- 13 Canada 2.0% compare
- 14 Belgium 2.0% compare
- 15 Luxembourg 1.6% compare
More infrastructure data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted 44.1% (2024)
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight 4.2% (2024)
- Proportion of the target population who received 3 doses of 65.0% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.1% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.1% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.0% (2023)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 11.7% (2024)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 274.87 (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.69 (2023)
- Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements 107 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 0.1% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 12th out of 23 countries with data for 2023.
- Is developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global services imports (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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