Country Risk Profile · Global Sustainable Competitiveness Index

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Overall GSCI Rank

#168

of 193 countries

Overall Score

37.5

Best: 61.0 (Finland)

Global Average

44.6

Gap to Democratic Republic of the Congo: -7.1

Overall competitiveness score (high score → lower risk)

Rank 168 / 193
025507510037.5Democratic Repub…61.0Global best44.6Global average(Finland)

10-year change (2015–2025)

-1.4

vs global trend

10-year outlook (projection)

-1.3

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 47 / 193
025507510054.0Democratic Repub…63.2Global best48.6Global average

Resource Efficiency

Rank 8 / 193
025507510058.1Democratic Repub…61.6Global best45.8Global average

Social Capital

Rank 190 / 193
025507510031.5Democratic Repub…60.6Global best44.5Global average

Intellectual Capital

Rank 172 / 193
025507510021.5Democratic Repub…78.6Global best39.8Global average

Economic Sustainability

Rank 160 / 193
025507510033.7Democratic Repub…61.2Global best40.7Global average

Governance

Rank 186 / 193
025507510026.0Democratic Repub…74.6Global best48.0Global average

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