Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) … unit in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) … unit was 0.0091 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$), per unit in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 0.0091 current US$ per US$ of GDP. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.4% on the previous year and down 43.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 0.0338 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0091 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 43rd out of 179 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) … unit in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0279 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 0.0291 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0309 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0338 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0336 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0298 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0269 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0268 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0266 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0277 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.027 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0249 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 0.023 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0211 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 0.019 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0183 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0172 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0159 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0183 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0155 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0161 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0153 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0138 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0128 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0121 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0121 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0121 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0117 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0121 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0091 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.4% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.0091 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.015 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 60% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.0091 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0106 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 86% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0292 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0338 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0212 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0159 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0277 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0133 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0117 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0161 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0091 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.011 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
- 40 Mauritania 0.0097 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 41 Kenya 0.0097 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 42 Gambia 0.0093 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 44 Cote d'Ivoire 0.009 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 45 Uganda 0.009 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 46 Liberia 0.0086 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -13.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0076 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 6.17 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -17.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0056 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 4.5 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 12.94 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.0091 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0338 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1993.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0091 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 43rd out of 179 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per unit rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage Global Burden of Disease 2013 study, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.