Services, value added in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Services, value added was 6.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Services, value added in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1969–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 6.8% for services, value added in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 62.4% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 21.5% in 1987 and was at its lowest, -25.8%, in 1970.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 24th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Services, value added in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | 7.1% | — |
| 1970 | -25.8% | -464.1% |
| 1971 | -20.9% | -19.1% |
| 1972 | -1.9% | -90.7% |
| 1973 | 10.6% | -641.6% |
| 1974 | -0.6% | -105.9% |
| 1975 | -5.3% | +748.5% |
| 1976 | 10.6% | -299.2% |
| 1977 | 14.3% | +35.2% |
| 1978 | -1.1% | -107.9% |
| 1979 | 11.6% | -1124.4% |
| 1980 | -8.8% | -175.8% |
| 1981 | 9.6% | -209.6% |
| 1982 | 5.0% | -48.2% |
| 1983 | -3.2% | -164.0% |
| 1984 | -7.7% | +141.1% |
| 1985 | -5.1% | -33.3% |
| 1986 | 7.2% | -240.6% |
| 1987 | 21.5% | +198.6% |
| 1988 | 1.2% | -94.5% |
| 1989 | 2.2% | +81.3% |
| 1990 | 12.0% | +459.1% |
| 1991 | 2.0% | -83.5% |
| 1992 | 3.8% | +90.2% |
| 1993 | -21.3% | -664.8% |
| 1994 | -6.8% | -68.3% |
| 1995 | 2.9% | -142.6% |
| 1996 | -2.8% | -196.0% |
| 1997 | -2.4% | -14.6% |
| 1998 | 2.3% | -199.0% |
| 1999 | -9.7% | -516.7% |
| 2000 | -16.9% | +73.5% |
| 2001 | -0.2% | -99.0% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | -3168.1% |
| 2003 | 11.1% | +123.3% |
| 2004 | 9.4% | -15.1% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | -60.2% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | +56.5% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | +19.8% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | -9.9% |
| 2009 | -1.0% | -116.5% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | -573.9% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | -61.6% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | +295.8% |
| 2013 | 21.3% | +184.2% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | -64.8% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | -15.3% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -84.8% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | +287.7% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | +15.5% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -77.1% |
| 2020 | -0.8% | -181.6% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | -963.3% |
| 2022 | 6.1% | -12.7% |
| 2023 | 5.0% | -17.5% |
| 2024 | 4.2% | -17.2% |
| 2025 | 6.8% | +62.4% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 6.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 5.2%, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 6.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.8%, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Services, value added 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +3168.1% | -0.2% | 5.0% |
| 1979 | +1124.4% | -1.1% | 11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.1% | 7.1% | 7.1% | 1 |
| 1970s | -0.9% | -25.8% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.2% | -8.8% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | -2.0% | -21.3% | 12.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | -16.9% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 1.0% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | -0.8% | 7.0% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 197.81 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1.81 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.87 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -35.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0205 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 16.56 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 16.58 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0731 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 48.25 includes gold, current US$ per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Services, value added in Democratic Republic of Congo was 6.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 1987.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was -25.8% in 1970.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for services, value added?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 24th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.