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Topic 12 of 18 · Country Index 2026
DR Congo: Mobility & Trade
How connected is a country to the rest of the world?
DR Congo is placed 167th of 177 countries on mobility & trade in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Liner Shipping Connectivity Index 22.94 (2025); Container Import Dwell Time 16 (2024).
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167th
of 177 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 4 key statistics
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place DR Congo on mobility & trade — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Liner Shipping Connectivity Index
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
22.94
LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100)
Higher is better
Ranked 136th of 177 by UNCTAD
DR Congo: 22.94. Across the 168 countries in this edition, values run from 4.13 (Turks and Caicos Islands) to 1,313 (China); the world median is 60.84.
- World median
- 60.84
- Best in Middle Africa
- 102.63 Cameroon
- Land neighbours
- Angola 66.69 · Republic of the Congo 88.04 · Tanzania 69.73
16
Median days a full import container waits in port
Lower is better
DR Congo: 16. Across the 156 countries in this edition, values run from 1 (Gibraltar) to 21.6 (Haiti); the world median is 4.4.
- World median
- 4.4
- Best in Middle Africa
- 3.6 Angola
- Land neighbours
- Angola 3.6 · Republic of the Congo 7.4 · Tanzania 8.8
2.5
LPI score (1–5)
Higher is better
Ranked 97th of 139 by World Bank Group
DR Congo: 2.5. Across the 139 countries in this edition, values run from 1.9 (Afghanistan) to 4.3 (Singapore); the world median is 2.9.
- World median
- 2.9
- Best in Middle Africa
- 2.6 Republic of the Congo
- Land neighbours
- Angola 2.1 · Central African Republic 2.5 · Republic of the Congo 2.6 · Rwanda 2.8
Key 4 of 4
ICT Goods Exports
UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
No reading
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)
Higher is better
UNCTAD publishes no 2024 figure for DR Congo, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 120 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Gambia) to 61.45 (Hong Kong); the world median is 0.975.
- World median
- 0.975
- Best in Middle Africa
- 3.47 Central African Republic
- Land neighbours
- Angola 0.05 · Central African Republic 3.47 · Tanzania 0.1 · Uganda 0.07 · Zambia 0.06
02Over time
Which way DR Congo is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Liner Shipping Connectivity Index
LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100) · higher is better
DR CongoWorld median
DR Congo rose from 18.95 in 2006 to 25.62 in 2026; the world median went from 52.25 to 56.21.
Every year’s figures
Year DR Congo World median 2026 25.623 56.21 2025 22.944 60.84 2024 21.202 55.22 2023 24.080 54.78 2022 21.111 51.49 2021 20.574 52.64 2020 22.154 47.86 2019 24.606 51.05 2018 23.700 52.03 2017 22.016 49.87 2016 24.581 48.09 2015 16.924 49.13 2014 23.739 48.08 2013 35.627 51.32 2012 30.753 47.44 2011 25.150 50.26 2010 24.613 50.51 2009 16.352 53.04 2008 21.883 51.68 2007 17.824 55.78 2006 18.949 52.25 Logistics Performance Index
LPI score (1–5) · higher is better
DR CongoWorld median
DR Congo fell from 2.676 in 2010 to 2.5 in 2023; the world median went from 2.746 to 2.9.
Every year’s figures
Year DR Congo World median 2023 2.50 2.900 2018 2.43 2.706 2016 2.38 2.734 2014 1.88 2.753 2012 2.21 2.773 2010 2.68 2.746 2007 — 2.529 ICT Goods Exports
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports) · higher is better
DR CongoWorld median
DR Congo was at 0.01 in both 2015 and 2023; the world median went from 0.79 to 0.69.
Every year’s figures
Year DR Congo World median 2024 — 0.975000 2023 0.01 0.690000 2022 0.01 0.565000 2021 0.01 0.550000 2020 0.01 0.680000 2019 0.02 0.625000 2018 0.01 0.480000 2017 0.01 0.630000 2016 0.04 0.865000 2015 0.01 0.790000 2014 — 0.760000 2013 — 0.645000 2012 — 0.630000 2011 — 0.535000 2010 — 0.560000 2009 — 0.780000 2008 — 0.595000 2007 — 0.660000 2006 — 0.445000 2005 — 0.570000 2004 — 0.535000 2003 — 0.530000 2002 — 0.510000 2001 — 0.490000 2000 — 0.430000
03In context
DR Congo beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 177 countries on mobility & trade, never a place within the region.
DR Congo and the countries it borders
Standing among all 177; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Liner Shipping Connectivity IndexLSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100) | Container Import Dwell TimeMedian days a full import container waits in port | Logistics Performance IndexLPI score (1–5) | ICT Goods ExportsICT goods exports (% of total goods exports) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Central African Republic | 86th | — | — | 2.5 | 3.47 |
 Republic of the Congo | 114th | 88.04 | 7.4 | 2.6 | — |
 Angola | =136th | 66.69 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 0.05 |
 Tanzania | =139th | 69.73 | 8.8 | — | 0.1 |
| DR Congo | 167th | 22.94 | 16 | 2.5 | — |
 Burundi | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Rwanda | not placed | — | — | 2.8 | — |
 South Sudan | not placed | — | — | — | — |
 Uganda | not placed | — | — | — | 0.07 |
 Zambia | not placed | — | — | — | 0.06 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Middle Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 177.
Placed either side on mobility & trade
The countries immediately above and below DR Congo in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where DR Congo is ahead of the world, and behind
22 more statistics filed under mobility & trade, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median1
Statistics on which DR Congo does better than the middle country measured.
Cost of Sending RemittancesWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 3.2251.983.225▲ Improved since 2016
DR Congo: 1.98 · world median 3.225 · Average cost of sending $200 home (% of the amount). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from -49.69 to 19.63; lower is better.
Position 75th of 93 · derived, 1st = worst.
Behind the world median5
Statistics on which DR Congo does worse than the middle country measured.
Average Time to Clear Exports Through CustomsWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 4.4564.6354.456No earlier reading
DR Congo: 4.635 · world median 4.456 · Average time to clear exports through customs (days). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 27.46; lower is better.
Position 84th of 174 · derived, 1st = worst.
FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness IndexOECD · 2024 · world median 0.0790.2140.079No real change since 2018
DR Congo: 0.214 · world median 0.079 · FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index (0 = open, 1 = closed). OECD, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 0.567; lower is better.
Position 22nd of 104 · derived, 1st = worst.
Freedom of Foreign MovementV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 1.2-0.2531.2No real change since 2015
DR Congo: -0.253 · world median 1.2 · Original latent estimate (≈ −3.6 to +2.9); higher = freer movement. V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.642 to 2.727; higher is better.
Position 141st of 176 · derived.
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness IndexOECD · 2025 · world median 0.2060.3510.206▲ Improved since 2015
DR Congo: 0.351 · world median 0.206 · Digital STRI (0 = open, 1 = closed). OECD, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.021 to 0.649; lower is better.
Position 24th of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.
Digitally-Deliverable Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 25.422.3625.42▼ Worsened since 2014
DR Congo: 2.36 · world median 25.42 · Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.377 to 87.15; higher is better.
Position 164th of 170 · derived.
No better end16
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Terms of Trade IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 103.23153.98103.23Moved since 2015
DR Congo: 153.98 · world median 103.23 · Terms of trade index (2015 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 38.2 to 1,448.
Export Concentration IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 0.3060.6670.306Moved since 2015
DR Congo: 0.667 · world median 0.306 · Export concentration index (0–1, normalised Herfindahl–Hirschman). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.059 to 0.933.
Asylum-Seekers by Country of AsylumUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency · 2025 · world median 1,836100,1121,836Moved since 2015
DR Congo: 100,112 · world median 1,836 · Asylum-seekers awaiting a decision, end of year (people). UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 3,718,945.
Refugee Population by Country of AsylumUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency · 2025 · world median 12,269503,73212,269Moved since 2015
DR Congo: 503,732 · world median 12,269 · Refugees under UNHCR's mandate hosted, end of year (people). UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 2,655,191.
EmigrantsUN DESA Population Division · 2024 · world median 444,4512,097,387444,451Moved since 2015
DR Congo: 2,097,387 · world median 444,451 · Migrants from the country living abroad, mid-year (people). UN DESA Population Division, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 313 to 18,533,845.
Commodity Export DependenceUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 67.1790.6867.17Moved since 2014
DR Congo: 90.68 · world median 67.17 · Commodity exports (% of merchandise exports, three-year average). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.605 to 99.77.
International MigrantsUN DESA Population Division · 2024 · world median 223,3231,085,090223,323Moved since 2015
DR Congo: 1,085,090 · world median 223,323 · International migrants living in the country, mid-year (people). UN DESA Population Division, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 246 to 52,375,047.
Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 36.3443.4236.34Moved since 2015
DR Congo: 43.42 · world median 36.34 · Exports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.103 to 199.76.
Position 51st of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Trade (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 79.6887.3379.68Moved since 2015
DR Congo: 87.33 · world median 79.68 · Exports plus imports (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.382 to 396.65.
Position 61st of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 41.7243.9241.72Moved since 2015
DR Congo: 43.92 · world median 41.72 · Imports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.279 to 196.89.
Position 63rd of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Net Migration RateUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median -0.133-0.142-0.133Moved since 2013
DR Congo: -0.142 · world median -0.133 · Net migrants per 1,000 population. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from -61.68 to 39.62.
Cereal Import Dependency RatioFAO · 2022 · world median 42.824.842.8Moved since 2012
DR Congo: 24.8 · world median 42.8 · Share of the cereal supply that is imported (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from -1,894 to 100.
Foreign Value Added Share of Gross ExportsOECD · 2022 · world median 27.4119.1627.41Moved since 2012
DR Congo: 19.16 · world median 27.41 · Foreign value added (% of gross exports). OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 4.491 to 66.08.
Merchant Fleet by Country of OwnershipUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 275.7321.42275.73Moved since 2016
DR Congo: 21.42 · world median 275.73 · Merchant fleet owned (thousand dead-weight tons). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 397,071.
International Migrants as a Share of PopulationUN DESA Population Division · 2024 · world median 6.0890.9936.089No real change since 2015
DR Congo: 0.993 · world median 6.089 · International migrants (% of population). UN DESA Population Division, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 100.
Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 9.6020.6239.602Moved since 2015
DR Congo: 0.623 · world median 9.602 · Services exports (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.085 to 166.21.
No current reading for DR Congo
Container Port Traffic (last 2019), Creative Goods Exports (last 2023), Creative Services Exports (last 2017), ICT Goods Exports (last 2023), ICT Services Exports (last 2023), Inbound Mobility Rate, Tertiary (last 2020), Outbound Mobility Ratio, Tertiary (last 2020) and Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All Products (last 2020). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Mobility & Trade among DR Congo’s 15 topics
Mobility & Trade is DR Congo’s 10th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Environment & Sustainability8th of 1864/4 keys
- Energy53rd of 1653/3 keys
- Gender & Equality130th of 1834/4 keys
- Work & Labour137th of 1824/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties159th of 1984/4 keys
- Peace & Security144th of 1774/4 keys
- Digital & Technology166th of 1984/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience180th of 1934/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions182nd of 1944/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade167th of 1773/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital187th of 1963/3 keys
- Economy & Innovation172nd of 1764/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture181st of 1844/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeingjoint 197th of 2004/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality157th of 1593/3 keys
No standing on Education & Knowledge: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on mobility & trade
The three countries placed highest of 177, and the leaders DR Congo can most readily be measured against.
1
SingaporeSouth-eastern Asia
1st of 177 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Khairul Nizam . · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
2
MacauEastern Asia
2nd of 177 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
Hong KongEastern Asia
3rd of 177 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: Base64 and Derivative work by Globe-trotter · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Africa
South Africa39th4/4 keysHighest in Middle Africa
Central African Republic86th2/4 keysThis page
DR Congo167th3/4 keys
Positions out of 177 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about DR Congo and mobility & trade
On mobility & trade
China Leads Global High-Technology Exports
The world’s ten largest high-technology exporters as a treemap, with the rest of the world beside them. Each country’s figure is its own most recent year, between 2022 and 2024.
On mobility & trade
The World’s Safest Airlines for 2025
The eleven safest airlines of 2025, each beside the country it is based in, and the nine things the grading looks at. Three airlines share third place, and the publisher gives an order but no score.
On mobility & trade
The world’s most powerful passports for 2025
Sixteen passports, their mobility scores, and the visa-free, visa-on-arrival and visa-required split behind each. Fourteen share third place while differing in how they reach it.
08Questions
DR Congo on mobility & trade: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does DR Congo rank on mobility & trade?
DR Congo is placed 167th of 177 countries on Mobility & Trade in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics (Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, Container Import Dwell Time and Logistics Performance Index). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Liner Shipping Connectivity Index figure for DR Congo?
22.94 in 2025 (lSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100)), according to UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD). The world median in the same edition was 60.84.
What is the latest Container Import Dwell Time figure for DR Congo?
16 in 2024 (median days a full import container waits in port), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 4.4.
How does DR Congo compare with Tanzania on mobility & trade?
Tanzania is placed joint 139th of 177, and DR Congo 167th. Liner Shipping Connectivity Index: Tanzania 69.73, DR Congo 22.94; Container Import Dwell Time: Tanzania 8.8, DR Congo 16.
How have DR Congo’s mobility & trade figures changed?
Liner Shipping Connectivity Index rose from 18.95 in 2006 to 25.62 in 2026; Logistics Performance Index fell from 2.676 in 2010 to 2.5 in 2023; ICT Goods Exports was 0.01 in both 2015 and 2023.
Which mobility & trade statistics are missing for DR Congo?
No current reading is published for DR Congo on Container Port Traffic, Creative Goods Exports, Creative Services Exports, ICT Goods Exports, ICT Services Exports, Inbound Mobility Rate, Tertiary, Outbound Mobility Ratio, Tertiary and Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All Products. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Passport strength and freedom of movement for people are not measured with a key, because the data behind passport rankings is not licensed for reuse here. Trade as a share of the economy, remittance costs and student mobility are published here as context.
How the Mobility & Trade standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The mobility & trade method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Liner Shipping Connectivity Index — UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Container Import Dwell Time — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Logistics Performance Index — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- ICT Goods Exports — UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), CC BY 3.0 IGO
The other 22 statistics on this page come from 7 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
DR Congo’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- DR Congo (banner) — Christina Bergey derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Singapore — Khairul Nizam ., CC BY 2.0
- Macau — Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Hong Kong — Base64 and Derivative work by Globe-trotter, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). DR Congo: Mobility & Trade — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/dr-congo/mobility