Democratic Republic of Congo vs Congo: GDP (current LCU), per capita

Democratic Republic of Congo
1.83 million current LCU per person
in 2024
Congo
1.51 million current LCU per person
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
34th
Congo rank
37th

GDP (current LCU), per capita over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Congo
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 1.83 million current LCU per person against 1.51 million current LCU per person in Congo, a difference of 322,540 current LCU per person.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.2 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 34th and Congo ranks 37th of 211 countries.

Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Congo Difference Ahead
1970s 0 current LCU per person 92,867 current LCU per person 92,867 current LCU per person Congo
1980s 0 current LCU per person 345,992 current LCU per person 345,992 current LCU per person Congo
1990s 151.9 current LCU per person 378,333 current LCU per person 378,181 current LCU per person Congo
2000s 100,863 current LCU per person 869,482 current LCU per person 768,618 current LCU per person Congo
2010s 510,300 current LCU per person 1.55 million current LCU per person 1.04 million current LCU per person Congo
2020s 1.34 million current LCU per person 1.44 million current LCU per person 94,025 current LCU per person Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current lcu), per capita, Democratic Republic of Congo or Congo?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 1.83 million current LCU per person against 1.51 million current LCU per person in Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in gdp (current lcu), per capita between Democratic Republic of Congo and Congo?
322,540 current LCU per person, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Congo?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Congo rank globally for gdp (current lcu), per capita?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 34th and Congo ranks 37th of 211 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP (current LCU), per capita
Unit
current LCU per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
211 places, 10,385 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

GDP (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.