State Capacity Index in Congo
Congo: State Capacity Index was -0.4654 in 2015. ▲ Rising
State Capacity Index in Congo, 1960–2015
Source: Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for state capacity index in Congo is -0.4654, measured in 2015.
That represents a change of down 35.6% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, state capacity index in Congo peaked at 0.3617 in 1981 and was at its lowest, -0.8714, in 1969.
Congo ranks 145th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
State Capacity Index in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -0.8562 | — |
| 1961 | -0.727 | -15.1% |
| 1962 | -0.6136 | -15.6% |
| 1963 | -0.5979 | -2.6% |
| 1964 | -0.6393 | +6.9% |
| 1965 | -0.6053 | -5.3% |
| 1966 | -0.5717 | -5.6% |
| 1967 | -0.5436 | -4.9% |
| 1968 | -0.8707 | +60.2% |
| 1969 | -0.8714 | +0.1% |
| 1970 | -0.6365 | -27.0% |
| 1971 | -0.6766 | +6.3% |
| 1972 | -0.606 | -10.4% |
| 1973 | -0.5897 | -2.7% |
| 1974 | -0.0991 | -83.2% |
| 1975 | -0.3037 | +206.5% |
| 1976 | -0.334 | +10.0% |
| 1977 | -0.5687 | +70.3% |
| 1978 | -0.553 | -2.8% |
| 1979 | -0.4448 | -19.6% |
| 1980 | -0.3485 | -21.7% |
| 1981 | 0.3617 | -203.8% |
| 1982 | -0.1869 | -151.7% |
| 1983 | -0.2246 | +20.2% |
| 1984 | -0.3272 | +45.7% |
| 1985 | -0.3471 | +6.1% |
| 1986 | -0.2853 | -17.8% |
| 1987 | -0.3556 | +24.6% |
| 1988 | -0.3478 | -2.2% |
| 1989 | -0.4092 | +17.7% |
| 1990 | -0.3274 | -20.0% |
| 1991 | -0.146 | -55.4% |
| 1992 | -0.0828 | -43.3% |
| 1993 | -0.1702 | +105.6% |
| 1994 | -0.1857 | +9.1% |
| 1995 | -0.2354 | +26.8% |
| 1996 | -0.2103 | -10.7% |
| 1997 | -0.5019 | +138.7% |
| 1998 | -0.5551 | +10.6% |
| 1999 | -0.5119 | -7.8% |
| 2000 | -0.6093 | +19.0% |
| 2001 | -0.552 | -9.4% |
| 2002 | -0.5121 | -7.2% |
| 2003 | -0.4291 | -16.2% |
| 2004 | -0.5632 | +31.3% |
| 2005 | -0.5484 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | -0.4604 | -16.0% |
| 2007 | -0.4271 | -7.2% |
| 2008 | -0.4535 | +6.2% |
| 2009 | -0.3935 | -13.2% |
| 2010 | -0.3763 | -4.4% |
| 2011 | -0.4086 | +8.6% |
| 2012 | -0.3719 | -9.0% |
| 2013 | -0.3346 | -10.0% |
| 2014 | -0.3432 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | -0.4654 | +35.6% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's -0.4654 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0123. (43 countries reporting)
- Congo's -0.4654 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.0931, 5.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where State Capacity Index 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | -206.5% | -0.0991 | -0.3037 |
| 1981 | +203.8% | -0.3485 | 0.3617 |
| 1982 | -151.7% | 0.3617 | -0.1869 |
| 1997 | -138.7% | -0.2103 | -0.5019 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.6897 | -0.8714 | -0.5436 | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.4812 | -0.6766 | -0.0991 | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.247 | -0.4092 | 0.3617 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2927 | -0.5551 | -0.0828 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.4949 | -0.6093 | -0.3935 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.3833 | -0.4654 | -0.3346 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More reference data data for Congo
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1866 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0031 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2108 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0668 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0724 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9126 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.017 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is state capacity index in Congo?
- State capacity index in Congo was -0.4654 in 2015, according to Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest state capacity index recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3617 in 1981.
- What is the lowest state capacity index recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8714 in 1969.
- How does Congo rank for state capacity index?
- Congo ranks 145th out of 166 countries with data for 2015.
- Is state capacity index rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of State Capacity Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measures state capacity by combining 21 different indicators related to three key dimensions: extractive capacity, coercive capacity, and administrative capacity. Higher values indicate greater state capacity.