Starting a business - Score in Congo
Congo: Starting a business - Score was 65.8 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business - Score in Congo, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business - score in Congo stood at 65.8. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 54.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Congo peaked at 65.8 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 38.06, in 2008.
Congo ranks 180th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business - Score in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 39.23 | — |
| 2004 | 38.43 | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 41.74 | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 45.5 | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 43.36 | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 38.06 | -12.2% |
| 2009 | 42.71 | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 40.73 | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 43.41 | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 47.62 | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 48.51 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 60.46 | +24.6% |
| 2015 | 60.53 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 58.58 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 63.83 | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 64.1 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 65.8 | +2.6% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 65.8 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 82.73, 80% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's 65.8 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.5, 79% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.29 | 38.06 | 45.5 | 7 |
| 2010s | 55.36 | 40.73 | 65.8 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More private sector data for Congo
- Merchandise trade 94.4% (2025)
- Food imports 21.2% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 71.4% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 7.90 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 0.2% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 10.3% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 7.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,157 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4599 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -4.57 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is starting a business - score in Congo?
- Starting a business - score in Congo was 65.8 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 65.8 in 2019.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.06 in 2008.
- How does Congo rank for starting a business - score?
- Congo ranks 180th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.