Government Effectiveness - Number of sources in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Government Effectiveness - Number of sources was 12 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
12
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
16th
of 206 countries
All-time high
12
in 2024
All-time low
2
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Number of sources in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, government effectiveness - number of sources in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 12. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - number of sources in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 12 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2, in 1996.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 16th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness - Number of sources in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2 | — |
| 1998 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3 | +50.0% |
| 2003 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6 | +100.0% |
| 2005 | 7 | +16.7% |
| 2006 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2008 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11 | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 11 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 12 | +9.1% |
| 2025 | 12 | +0.0% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 12 is above the median for low income countries, which is 11, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 12 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.78 | 2 | 8 | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.1 | 8 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11 | 10 | 12 | 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 - number of sources in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Government effectiveness - number of sources in Democratic Republic of Congo was 12 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - number of sources recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 12 in 2024.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - number of sources recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 in 1996.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for government effectiveness - number of sources?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 16th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - number of sources rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Government Effectiveness - Number of sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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