Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score was 34.67 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2014–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Democratic Republic of Congo is 34.67, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% over ten years.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 178th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 33.48 | — |
| 2015 | 34.46 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 34.67 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 34.67 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 34.67 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 34.67 | +0.0% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 34.67 is below the median for low income countries, which is 36.87, 94% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 34.67 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 52.76, 66% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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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 electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score in Democratic Republic of Congo was 34.67 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 34.67 in 2016.
- What is the lowest getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.48 in 2014.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 178th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity (db16-20 methodology) - score rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting electricity (DB16-20 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for getting electricity is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time, cost for a business to obtain a permanent electricity connection and supply for a standardized warehouse, as well as the reliability of supply and transparency of tariffs index. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB16-20 studies.