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 1.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Democratic Republic of Congo, 2000–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Democratic Republic of Congo stood at 1.3%.
The figure is down 21.1% on the previous year and down 43.8% 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 31st out of 148 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
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 | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 4 |
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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)
- 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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 9.3% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.604 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 15.6% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.2063 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.2063 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.2346 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.4481 (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 1.3% in 2023, 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 31st out of 148 countries with data for 2023.
- 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 43.8%. 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)