Getting electricity: Time (days) - Score in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Getting electricity: Time (days) - Score was 88.7 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting electricity: Time (days) - Score in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: time (days) - score in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 88.7. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 38.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: time (days) - score in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 88.7 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 63.91, in 2009.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 44th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Getting electricity: Time (days) - Score in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 63.91 | — |
| 2010 | 63.91 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 63.91 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 63.91 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 63.91 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 83.91 | +31.3% |
| 2015 | 87.83 | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 88.7 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 88.7 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 88.7 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 88.7 | +0.0% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 88.7 is above the median for low income countries, which is 56.96, 1.6× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 88.7 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 65.65, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.91 | 63.91 | 63.91 | 1 |
| 2010s | 78.22 | 63.91 | 88.7 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
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: time (days) - score in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Getting electricity: time (days) - score in Democratic Republic of Congo was 88.7 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: time (days) - score recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 88.7 in 2016.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: time (days) - score recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.91 in 2009.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for getting electricity: time (days) - score?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 44th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: time (days) - score rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting electricity: Time (days) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
The score for time benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.