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

Democratic Republic of Congo
1,072 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Somalia
1,391 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
178th
Somalia rank
176th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 1,391 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 1,072 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 319 international-$ in 2021 prices per person.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.3 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 178th and Somalia ranks 176th of 181 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Somalia Difference Ahead
1970s 2,650 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 649.83 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 2,001 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s 2,138 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 550.41 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,587 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s 981.31 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 571.05 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 410.26 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s 628.22 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 651.67 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 23.45 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Somalia
2010s 935.71 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,256 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 320.46 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Somalia
2020s 1,049 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,391 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 341.79 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Somalia

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?
Somalia, at 1,391 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 1,072 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per capita between Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia?
319 international-$ in 2021 prices per person, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per capita?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 178th and Somalia ranks 176th of 181 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
181 places, 10,076 data points, 1960–2023
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.