Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Getting credit: Credit registry coverage was 1.5% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting credit: credit registry coverage in Democratic Republic of Congo is 1.5%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 114.3% on the previous year and up 650.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit registry coverage in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 1.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2004.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 86th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.2% | — |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +50.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +133.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +114.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 1.5% | 10 |
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More private sector data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Merchandise trade 66.1% (2025)
- Food imports 4.8% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 50.2% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 28.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.6% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 17.9% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 32.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 284.49 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3526 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.36 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit registry coverage in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Getting credit: credit registry coverage in Democratic Republic of Congo was 1.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for getting credit: credit registry coverage?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 86th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit registry coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit registry’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the registry in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.