Services, value added (% of GDP) in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Services, value added (% of GDP) was 48.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1994–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, services, value added in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 48.0%.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 49.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 25.8%, in 1995.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 159th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Services, value added (% of GDP) in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 26.8% | — |
| 1995 | 25.8% | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 33.5% | +30.0% |
| 1997 | 29.9% | -10.7% |
| 1998 | 31.0% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 28.3% | -8.7% |
| 2000 | 44.5% | +57.3% |
| 2001 | 34.5% | -22.4% |
| 2002 | 38.1% | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 42.0% | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 40.2% | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 44.6% | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 45.0% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 43.6% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 44.5% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 42.1% | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 37.6% | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 40.3% | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 39.5% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 41.0% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 41.4% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 42.4% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 44.5% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 45.2% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 46.5% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 49.4% | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 48.5% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 42.8% | -11.9% |
| 2022 | 43.8% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 45.9% | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 47.3% | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 48.0% | +1.4% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 48.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 41.9%, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 48.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.7%, 98% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Services, value added (% of GDP) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +57.3% | 28.3% | 44.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.2% | 25.8% | 33.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 41.9% | 34.5% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.8% | 37.6% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.0% | 42.8% | 48.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
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 services, value added in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Services, value added in Democratic Republic of Congo was 48.0% 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 49.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.8% in 1995.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for services, value added?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 159th out of 206 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 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (% of GDP). 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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.