Global: Ease of doing business score in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Global: Ease of doing business score was 36.21 DB17-20 methodology in 2019. β² Rising
Global: Ease of doing business score in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2015β2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB17-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, global: ease of doing business score in Democratic Republic of the Congo stood at 36.21 DB17-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 5.4% over five years.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 183rd of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 180 Congo 39.53 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 181 Timor-Leste 39.36 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 182 Chad 36.94 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 184 Central African Republic 35.57 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 185 South Sudan 34.62 DB17-20 methodology compare
- 186 Libya 32.69 DB17-20 methodology compare
More private sector data for Democratic Republic of the 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)
- Commercial service exports 529.41 million current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 48.5% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 25.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global: ease of doing business score in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Global: ease of doing business score in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 36.21 DB17-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 36.21 DB17-20 methodology in 2019.
- What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.36 DB17-20 methodology in 2015.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for global: ease of doing business score?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 183rd out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Global: Ease of doing business score (DB17-20 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ease of doing business score is the simple average of the scores for each of the Doing Business topics: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting minority investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB17-20 studies for topics that underwent methodology updates.