Poverty & Inequality in Democratic Republic of Congo 26 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Democratic Republic of Congo. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys 2025 unchanged 103rd Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person 2025 down 28.2% 140th Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP 2025 down 55.9% 110th Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 6.05 live births per woman 2023 down 7.3% 4th Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 871.8 kg per hectare 2024 up 13.4% 166th Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 42.6% 138th Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 0.9963 % change on previous year 2024 up 348.1% 80th Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 9.33 2023 up 4.2% 162nd Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 9.3% 2023 up 4.2% 162nd Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 47.9% 129th Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -18.68 % change on previous year 2023 down 76.7% 179th Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Gender Inequality Index 0.604 2023 down 7.4% 10th Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 15.6% 2023 up 0.2% 133rd Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.2063 2023 down 16.6% 11th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.2063 2023 down 16.6% 11th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.2346 2023 down 13.2% 9th Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.4481 2023 unchanged 23rd Population living in slums 78.4% 2022 up 4.3% 6th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index 0.341 2023 up 18.4% 144th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.341 2023 up 18.4% 144th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.341 2023 up 18.4% 144th Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ 8.9 2023 up 46.8% 181st Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants 1.2% 2024 down 41.0% 28th Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data 839 2017 up 70.9% 157th Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty 25.0% 2023 up 6.8% 6th