Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita was 0.42 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1946–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo is 0.42, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 0.526 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.034, in 1950.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 134th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | 0.035 | — |
| 1947 | 0.035 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.035 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.035 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.034 | -2.9% |
| 1951 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.034 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.045 | +32.4% |
| 1956 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.051 | +13.3% |
| 1958 | 0.062 | +21.6% |
| 1959 | 0.067 | +8.1% |
| 1960 | 0.212 | +216.4% |
| 1961 | 0.23 | +8.5% |
| 1962 | 0.23 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.23 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.23 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.198 | -13.9% |
| 1966 | 0.142 | -28.3% |
| 1967 | 0.109 | -23.2% |
| 1968 | 0.113 | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 0.113 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.104 | -8.0% |
| 1971 | 0.106 | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 0.106 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.106 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.106 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.106 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.106 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.106 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.107 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.109 | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.111 | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.111 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.111 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.111 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.111 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.111 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.111 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.111 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.118 | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 0.116 | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.18 | +55.2% |
| 1991 | 0.208 | +15.6% |
| 1992 | 0.208 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.214 | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.214 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.221 | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.226 | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.184 | -18.6% |
| 1998 | 0.268 | +45.7% |
| 1999 | 0.29 | +8.2% |
| 2000 | 0.298 | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.306 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.318 | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.337 | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 0.369 | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 0.379 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.381 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.381 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.381 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.408 | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.425 | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.421 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.42 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.419 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.427 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.422 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.402 | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.373 | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 0.398 | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.526 | +32.2% |
| 2020 | 0.489 | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 0.508 | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.505 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.458 | -9.3% |
| 2024 | 0.399 | -12.9% |
| 2025 | 0.42 | +5.3% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.42 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.42, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 0.42 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6165, 68% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | +216.4% | 0.067 | 0.212 |
| 1990 | +55.2% | 0.116 | 0.18 |
| 1998 | +45.7% | 0.184 | 0.268 |
| 1955 | +32.4% | 0.034 | 0.045 |
| 2019 | +32.2% | 0.398 | 0.526 |
| 1966 | -28.3% | 0.198 | 0.142 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.035 | 0.035 | 0.035 | 4 |
| 1950s | 0.044 | 0.034 | 0.067 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.1807 | 0.109 | 0.23 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1062 | 0.104 | 0.109 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1122 | 0.111 | 0.118 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2213 | 0.18 | 0.29 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3558 | 0.298 | 0.408 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4233 | 0.373 | 0.526 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4632 | 0.399 | 0.508 | 6 |
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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 human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Human rights index vs. gdp per capita in Democratic Republic of Congo was 0.42 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.526 in 2019.
- What is the lowest human rights index vs. gdp per capita recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.034 in 1950.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for human rights index vs. gdp per capita?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 134th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is human rights index vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent to which people are free from government torture, political killings, and forced labor, they have property rights, and enjoy the freedoms of movement, religion, expression, and association.