Data and Statistics

The World Bank gathers and shares development data to improve understanding of the challenges facing each country. The following resources cover a range of social and economic measures of poverty and development.

The Democratic Republic of Congo: Quick Facts
For a complete list of indicators, refer to the Democratic Republic of Congo Country Data Profile. Refer to the Africa Quick Queryto customize and manage timeseries data on a wide range of topics.

World Bank Sources of Data

Summary Data

	Millennium Development Goals for Democratic Republic of Congo: Targets for reducing poverty, improving health and education, and protecting the environment.
	Democratic Republic of Congo Data Profile
	Democratic Republic of Congo-at-a-Glance (PDF)

Data by Topic

   Â	Doing Business in DRC: Summaries of the cost of doing business in DRC, based on an assessment of regulations or practices that enhance or constrain business investment, productivity, and growth.
   Â	Information/Communications/Telecommunications  (PDF): ICT infrastructure & access, Computers and the Internet, ICT expenditures, and ICT business & government environment.
	Gender Statistics:  Country data sheets showing summary gender indicators, basic demographic data, population dynamics, labor force structure, and education and health statistics.
	Summary Gender Profile  (PDF)
	Health Nutrition Population Statistics: Shows summary indicators for health status, health determinants, and health finance.
	Education Statistics: A variety of national and international sources and provides information on key education topics.

Debt

	World Bank Debt Service:   US Energy Infodebt service repayments for World Bank loans and/or credits.
 Â	National External Debt:Total external debt (joint OECD, Bank for International Settlements, IMF, World Bank).

Poverty Data

  Â	Measuring Poverty in the Democratic Republic of Congo
	Household Survey Navigator
	Africa Development Indicators 2004: Drawn from the World Bank Africa Database, this publication provides the most detailed collection of development data on Africa in one volume. It presents data from 53 African countries and 5 regional country groups, arranged in separate tables or matrices for more than 500 indicators of development.
	World Development Indicators 2004:  Information and selected samples from the WDI 2004 publication, the World Bank's premier annual compilation of data about development.
	Main World Bank Data site

Other Sources of Data on the Democratic Republic of Congo

African Development Bank

Â	Statistics from the African Development Bank

International Monetary Fund (IMF)

 Â	World Economic Outlook Databases: Databases to the World Economic Outlook Reports. You can download macroeconomic data (GDP, Inflation, etc.) tables which list all countries, including the Democratic Republic of Congo.

United Nations Development Program (UNDP)

Human Development Indicators in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DCR): Shows DCR's ranking in the  Human Development Reportas well as a broad range of indicators from poverty to demographic trends to women's political participation, etc.

World Health Organization (WHO)

 Â	Selected Health Indicators
	UNAIDS/WHO -- Epidemological Factsheets on Democratic Republic of Congo: HIV/AIDS prevalence and related indicators.Â