Congo, Dem. Rep.: Coal rents (% of GDP)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2021, Congo, Dem. Rep.'s coal rents (% of GDP) did not change 0 percentage points on 2020 (from 0% to 0%).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was −0 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.02 percentage points in 1981 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.03 percentage points in 1991. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2012 to 2021 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2021, Congo, Dem. Rep. had the 67th highest value of the 187 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Congo, Dem. Rep. in the 2021 ranking

• Central African Republic — 89th of 187: 0%
• Chad — 90th of 187: 0%
• Comoros — 91st of 187: 0%
• Congo, Rep. — 93rd of 187: 0%
• Costa Rica — 94th of 187: 0%
• Côte d'Ivoire — 95th of 187: 0%

What this measures

Coal rents are the difference between the value of both hard and soft coal production at world prices and their total costs of production.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 51 values

Coal rents (% of GDP) in nearby economies

• Angola — 0% (2021)
• Benin — 0% (2021)
• Botswana — 0.5% (2021)
• Burkina Faso — 0% (2021)
• Burundi — 0% (2021)
• Cabo Verde — 17.18% (2021)
• Cameroon — 0% (2021)
• Central African Republic — 0% (2021)
• Chad — 0% (2021)
• Comoros — 0% (2021)
• Congo, Rep. — 0% (2021)
• Côte d'Ivoire — 0% (2021)

More environment data for Congo, Dem. Rep.

• Population in largest city — 17.78 million (2025)
• Population in the largest city (% of urban population) — 34.93% (2025)
• Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million — 27.36 million (2025)
• Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population) — 24.25% (2025)
• Rural population — 61.93 million (2025)
• Rural population (% of total population) — 54.89% (2025)
• Urban population — 50.9 million (2025)
• Urban population (% of total population) — 45.11% (2025)
• Aquaculture production (metric tons) — 5,790 (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Congo, Dem. Rep.'s coal rents (% of GDP)?

0% in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is down 0.00731 percentage points from 0.00731% in 1971. The highest value was 0.04% in 1981 and the lowest 0% in 1991.

How does Congo, Dem. Rep. rank?

67th highest of 187 economies with data for 2021.

Is the latest change in coal rents (% of GDP) unusual for Congo, Dem. Rep.?

In 2021, Congo, Dem. Rep.'s coal rents (% of GDP) did not change 0 percentage points on 2020 (from 0% to 0%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was −0 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GDP.COAL.RT.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.worldbank.org/en/publication/changing-wealth-of-nations/data, note: World Bank staff estimates based on sources and methods described in the World Bank's The Changing Wealth of Nations., publisher: World Bank (WB); Staff estimates, Wo… Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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