Country Risk Profile · Global Sustainable Competitiveness Index

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Overall GSCI Rank

#169

of 193 countries

Overall Score

37.9

Best: 62.2 (Sweden)

Global Average

45.2

Gap to Democratic Republic of the Congo: -7.3

Overall competitiveness score (high score → lower risk)

Rank 169 / 193
025507510037.9Democratic Repub…62.2Global best45.2Global average(Sweden)

10-year change (2015–2025)

-0.9

vs global trend

10-year outlook (projection)

-1.2

Country Profile

Population

109,276,265

Area

2,344,860 km²

Population Density

47 /km²

GDP (Nominal)

$70.7B

GDP per Capita

$647

Sustainable Competitiveness Dimensions for Democratic Republic of the Congo

How Democratic Republic of the Congo compares to the global best and global average across the six GSCI dimensions.

Natural Capital

Rank 43 / 193
025507510054.7Democratic Repub…62.4Global best48.7Global average

Resource Efficiency

Rank 5 / 193
025507510060.1Democratic Repub…62.3Global best46.9Global average

Social Capital

Rank 191 / 193
025507510031.0Democratic Repub…62.1Global best45.2Global average

Intellectual Capital

Rank 176 / 193
025507510020.9Democratic Repub…80.8Global best40.3Global average

Economic Sustainability

Rank 164 / 193
025507510034.3Democratic Repub…62.0Global best41.5Global average

Governance

Rank 186 / 193
025507510026.7Democratic Repub…76.0Global best48.7Global average

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