Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants was 1.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 1.2%.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 41.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 2.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.
That places Democratic Republic of Congo 28th out of 149 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +189.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +43.6% |
| 2003 | 0.6% | -26.6% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | +46.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 1.2% | +34.1% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | +71.2% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | +15.8% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -20.7% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | +12.8% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -13.7% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | +16.6% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -18.9% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | +21.1% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -21.7% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | -4.0% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 1.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.5%, 82% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 1.2% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7%, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +189.5% | 0.2% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.2% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.4% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo
More poverty & inequality data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 6.05 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 871.8 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 0.9963 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 9.33 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 9.3% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Democratic Republic of Congo was 1.2% in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 28th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by recipient countries (percentage of GNI).