Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Congo
Congo: Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants was 0.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Congo, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Congo is 0.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 42.4% on the previous year and up 137.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Congo peaked at 0.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2014.
Congo ranks 69th of 149 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -27.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -10.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -53.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +91.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -50.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | +154.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -35.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +16.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -19.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -52.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +33.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -25.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | +66.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +50.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +20.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | -42.4% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 66% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7%, 28% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 67 Cote d'Ivoire 0.2% compare
- 67 Papua New Guinea 0.2% compare
- 69 Myanmar 0.2% compare
- 71 Moldova 0.2% compare
- 72 Honduras 0.1% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Congo
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 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 4.16 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 877.7 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 0.0684 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 7.83 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 7.8% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Congo?
- Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Congo was 0.2% 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2014.
- How does Congo rank for share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants?
- Congo ranks 69th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 137.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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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About this data
Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by recipient countries (percentage of GNI).