Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.1848 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.1848
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
192nd
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.3679
in 1996
All-time low
0.1848
in 2024
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 0.1848. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 0.3679 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1848, in 2024.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 192nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.3679 | — |
| 1998 | 0.3679 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3679 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3189 | -13.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3189 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2287 | -28.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2185 | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2185 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2166 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2166 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2166 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2166 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2166 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2166 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2001 | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2001 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2001 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.191 | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.191 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1855 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1855 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1848 | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.1848 | +0.0% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.1848 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1926, 96% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.1848 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1928, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3679 | 0.3679 | 0.3679 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2579 | 0.2166 | 0.3679 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2014 | 0.191 | 0.2166 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1871 | 0.1848 | 0.191 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
- 190 Sudan 0.1915 compare
- 191 Nigeria 0.1907 compare
- 193 Cameroon 0.1844 compare
- 193 Cote d'Ivoire 0.1844 compare
- 193 Gambia 0.1844 compare
- 193 Liberia 0.1844 compare
- 193 Malawi 0.1844 compare
- 193 Mali 0.1844 compare
- 193 Mozambique 0.1844 compare
- 193 Senegal 0.1844 compare
- 193 Sierra Leone 0.1844 compare
- 193 Tanzania 0.1844 compare
- 193 Zambia 0.1844 compare
- 193 Zimbabwe 0.1844 compare
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 - standard error of the governance estimate in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.1848 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3679 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1848 in 2024.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 192nd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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