Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer … SMTAs, number in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer … SMTAs, number was 107 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2012–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Democratic Republic of the Congo is 107, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 107 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 57, in 2012.
That places Democratic Republic of the Congo 105th out of 266 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer … SMTAs, number in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 57 | — |
| 2013 | 59 | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 77 | +30.5% |
| 2015 | 81 | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 83 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 86 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 87 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 93 | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 95 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 97 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 104 | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 107 | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 107 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 107 | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer … SMTAs, number in Democratic Republic of the Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +30.5% | 59 | 77 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 77.88 | 57 | 93 | 8 |
| 2020s | 102.83 | 95 | 107 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 103 Burkina Faso 108 compare
- 103 Honduras 108 compare
- 105 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 107 compare
- 107 Estonia 106 compare
- 108 Burundi 105 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)
- Proportion of population practicing open defecation, by urban/rural 11.7% (2024)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.1% (2023)
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global 0.0% (2023)
- Total official flows for infrastructure, by recipient countries 274.87 million constant US$ (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 1.69 ratio (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Total reported number of standard material transfer agreements in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 107 in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest total reported number of standard material transfer agreements recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 107 in 2023.
- What is the lowest total reported number of standard material transfer agreements recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 57 in 2012.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for total reported number of standard material transfer agreements?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 105th out of 266 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reported number of standard material transfer agreements rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. 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 Total reported number of Standard Material Transfer Agreements (SMTAs) transferring plant genetic resources for food and agriculture to the country (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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