Starting a business - Score in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Starting a business - Score was 91.63 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business - Score in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business - score in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 91.63. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 203.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 91.63 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 26.77, in 2013.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 55th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business - Score in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 30.15 | — |
| 2004 | 30.15 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 30.15 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 30.15 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 30.15 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 30.15 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 30.15 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 39.92 | +32.4% |
| 2011 | 44.7 | +12.0% |
| 2012 | 46.46 | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 26.77 | -42.4% |
| 2014 | 57.67 | +115.4% |
| 2015 | 84.83 | +47.1% |
| 2016 | 84.84 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 89.78 | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 90.24 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 91.63 | +1.5% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 91.63 is above the median for low income countries, which is 79.03, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 91.63 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.5, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Starting a business - Score in Democratic Republic of Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +115.4% | 26.77 | 57.67 |
| 2015 | +47.1% | 57.67 | 84.83 |
| 2013 | -42.4% | 46.46 | 26.77 |
| 2010 | +32.4% | 30.15 | 39.92 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.15 | 30.15 | 30.15 | 7 |
| 2010s | 65.68 | 26.77 | 91.63 | 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 starting a business - score in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Starting a business - score in Democratic Republic of Congo was 91.63 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 91.63 in 2019.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.77 in 2013.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for starting a business - score?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 55th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 203.9%. 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 Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for starting a business is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for an entrepreneur to start and formally operate a business, as well as the paid-in minimum capital requirement.