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

Democratic Republic of Congo
1,641 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2025
Somalia
1,404 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
193rd
Somalia rank
196th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita over time

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

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 1,641 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 1,404 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Somalia, a difference of 237 international-$ in 2021 prices per person.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.2 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 193rd and Somalia ranks 196th of 198 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Somalia Difference Ahead
1990s 1,455 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 709.11 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 746.26 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s 1,017 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 820.86 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 196.52 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 1,325 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,287 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 38.02 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 1,508 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,398 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 109.77 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Democratic Republic of Congo

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 Somalia?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 1,641 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 1,404 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Somalia as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per capita between Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia?
237 international-$ in 2021 prices per person, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per capita?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 193rd and Somalia ranks 196th 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.