Democratic Republic of Congo vs Liberia: Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita

Democratic Republic of Congo
1,641 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2025
Liberia
1,693 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
193rd
Liberia rank
191st

Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Liberia
5001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k199020072025

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 1,693 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 1,641 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 52 international-$ in 2021 prices per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 193rd and Liberia ranks 191st of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Liberia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Liberia Difference Ahead
1990s 1,550 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,113 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 437.39 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s 1,017 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,534 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 516.22 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Liberia
2010s 1,325 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,659 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 333.23 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Liberia
2020s 1,508 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,595 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 87.02 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per capita, Democratic Republic of Congo or Liberia?
Liberia, at 1,693 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 1,641 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per capita between Democratic Republic of Congo and Liberia?
52 international-$ in 2021 prices per person, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Liberia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Liberia rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per capita?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 193rd and Liberia ranks 191st of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
198 places, 6,959 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.