Ict adoption per 100 people in Congo

Congo: Ict adoption per 100 people was 0.2917 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.2917
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
186th
of 212 countries
All-time high
0.779
in 1995
All-time low
0.2031
in 2003
Years of data
56
1965–2022

Ict adoption per 100 people in Congo, 1965–2022

0.20.40.60.8196519932022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for ict adoption per 100 people in Congo is 0.2917, measured in 2022.

The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ict adoption per 100 people in Congo peaked at 0.779 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.2031, in 2003.

Congo ranks 186th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.

Ict adoption per 100 people in Congo, year by year

Annual values for Ict adoption per 100 people in Congo, 1965 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1965 0.323 —
1966 0.3375 +4.5%
1967 0.3375 +0.0%
1968 0.3375 +0.0%
1969 0.3375 +0.0%
1970 0.3508 +3.9%
1971 0.3693 +5.3%
1972 0.3693 +0.0%
1973 0.3693 +0.0%
1974 0.3693 +0.0%
1975 0.3446 -6.7%
1976 0.3782 +9.7%
1977 0.382 +1.0%
1978 0.397 +3.9%
1979 0.4302 +8.4%
1980 0.4642 +7.9%
1981 0.4748 +2.3%
1982 0.4689 -1.3%
1983 0.489 +4.3%
1984 0.4871 -0.4%
1985 0.4925 +1.1%
1986 0.4849 -1.6%
1987 0.4983 +2.8%
1988 0.6661 +33.7%
1989 0.6799 +2.1%
1990 0.666 -2.0%
1991 0.69 +3.6%
1992 0.711 +3.0%
1993 0.739 +3.9%
1994 0.769 +4.1%
1995 0.779 +1.3%
1996 0.778 -0.1%
1997 0.762 -2.1%
1998 0.745 -2.2%
1999 0.725 -2.7%
2000 0.6981 -3.7%
2001 0.6723 -3.7%
2002 0.6566 -2.3%
2003 0.2031 -69.1%
2004 0.3876 +90.8%
2005 0.4303 +11.0%
2006 0.3584 -16.7%
2007 0.3367 -6.0%
2008 0.22 -34.7%
2009 0.271 +23.2%
2010 0.3003 +10.8%
2011 0.308 +2.6%
2012 0.315 +2.3%
2013 0.3228 +2.5%
2014 0.3276 +1.5%
2015 0.3335 +1.8%
2016 0.3255 -2.4%
2017 0.3177 -2.4%
2019 0.3027 -4.7%
2020 0.2955 -2.4%
2022 0.2917 -1.3%

Congo compared with similar countries

  • Congo's 0.2917 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.01, 29% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Congo's 0.2917 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3436, 85% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Ict adoption per 100 people in 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.

YearChange FromTo
2004 +90.8% 0.2031 0.3876
2003 -69.1% 0.6566 0.2031
2008 -34.7% 0.3367 0.22
1988 +33.7% 0.4983 0.6661

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.3346 0.323 0.3375 5
1970s 0.376 0.3446 0.4302 10
1980s 0.5206 0.4642 0.6799 10
1990s 0.7364 0.666 0.779 10
2000s 0.4234 0.2031 0.6981 10
2010s 0.317 0.3003 0.3335 9
2020s 0.2936 0.2917 0.2955 2

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 183 Sudan 0.3155 compare
  2. 184 Mauritania 0.3095 compare
  3. 185 Somalia 0.2996 compare
  4. 187 Cameroon 0.2318 compare
  5. 188 Angola 0.2119 compare
  6. 189 Cambodia 0.1649 compare

See the full ranking of 212 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is ict adoption per 100 people in Congo?
Ict adoption per 100 people in Congo was 0.2917 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest ict adoption per 100 people recorded in Congo?
The highest recorded value was 0.779 in 1995.
What is the lowest ict adoption per 100 people recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2031 in 2003.
How does Congo rank for ict adoption per 100 people?
Congo ranks 186th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
Is ict adoption per 100 people rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Congo data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Ict adoption per 100 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Ict adoption per 100 people
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
212 places, 11,787 data points, 1960–2024
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