Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence was 11.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 11.9%.
That represents a change of up 9.0% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 17.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1998.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 199th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 5.5% | — |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 5.6% | — |
| 2005 | 7.8% | +40.8% |
| 2006 | 10.8% | +37.7% |
| 2007 | 10.2% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 11.2% | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 10.4% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 10.1% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 10.9% | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 11.8% | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 16.7% | +40.8% |
| 2014 | 16.0% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 14.4% | -9.8% |
| 2016 | 17.3% | +20.4% |
| 2017 | 15.9% | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 14.6% | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 13.0% | -11.3% |
| 2020 | 10.4% | -19.9% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 9.6% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 11.3% | +17.2% |
| 2024 | 10.9% | -3.7% |
| 2025 | 11.9% | +9.0% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 11.9% is below the median for low income countries, which is 19.8%, 60% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 11.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.6%, 40% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government Effectiveness: Lower bound of the 90% confidence in Democratic Republic of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | -100.0% | 5.5% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.8% | 0.0% | 5.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 0.0% | 11.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 14.1% | 10.1% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 9.6% | 11.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More reference data data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3528 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.335 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.82 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval in Democratic Republic of Congo was 11.9% in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1998.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 199th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - lower bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Government Effectiveness - Lower bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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