Starting a business: Cost - Men (% of income per capita) - Score in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Starting a business: Cost - Men (% of income per capita) - Score was 91.8% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Starting a business: Cost - Men (% of income per capita) - Score in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 91.8% for starting a business: cost - men (% of income per capita) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 8.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, starting a business: cost - men (% of income per capita) - score in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 91.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2003.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 134th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Starting a business: Cost - Men (% of income per capita) - Score in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 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 | 85.0% | — |
| 2015 | 85.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 85.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 85.7% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 86.7% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 91.8% | +6.0% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 91.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 81.8%, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 91.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 89.1%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 52.0% | 0.0% | 91.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
- 131 Mexico 92.4% compare
- 132 Dominica 92.4% compare
- 133 Mauritania 92.1% compare
- 135 Saint Lucia 91.5% compare
- 136 United Arab Emirates 91.4% compare
- 137 Guatemala 91.3% compare
More private sector data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Merchandise trade 66.1% (2025)
- Food imports 10.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 62.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 28.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 4.59 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 15.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 32.10 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 529.41 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 284.49 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business: cost - men (% of income per capita) - score in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Starting a business: cost - men (% of income per capita) - score in Democratic Republic of Congo was 91.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business: cost - men (% of income per capita) - score recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 91.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest starting a business: cost - men (% of income per capita) - score recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2003.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for starting a business: cost - men (% of income per capita) - score?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 134th 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 Starting a business: Cost - Men (% of income per capita) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for the cost for men 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.