Congo, Dem. Rep.: Scientific and technical journal articles

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, Congo, Dem. Rep.'s scientific and technical journal articles rose 1.8% on 2022 (from 238.79 to 243.06).

Across the 26 yearly changes before that (1997 to 2022), the average change was +13.6% and a typical year strayed about 22.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below 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 65.6% in 2005 and the biggest yearly fall was 39.7% in 2001. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is upward, about 19.03 a year. A straight line explains 95% of the movement over 10 observed years.

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

How it compares

In 2023, Congo, Dem. Rep. had the 122nd highest value of the 197 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 2023 ranking

• Montenegro — 119th of 197: 254.67
• Paraguay — 120th of 197: 253.35
• Trinidad and Tobago — 121st of 197: 245.56
• Myanmar — 123rd of 197: 233.94
• Namibia — 124th of 197: 231.33
• Fiji — 125th of 197: 217.87

What this measures

Article counts refer to publications from a selection of conference proceedings and peer-reviewed journals from Scopus in science and engineering fields, according to the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics Taxonomy of Disciplines.

Limitations: Because the bibliometric database is constantly updated, the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) does not recommend comparing bibliometric data across different editions of the Science and Engineering Indicators publication. For each edition of Indicators, NCSES uses a fixed snapshot of the database. This means that although trends are comparable, the exact number of articles, citations, and other data will vary across editions. For more information about comparing fixed versus dynamic journal data sets, see Schneider et al. (2019).

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.

All 28 values

Scientific and technical journal articles in nearby economies

• Angola — 50.27 (2023)
• Benin — 437.17 (2023)
• Botswana — 383.84 (2023)
• Burkina Faso — 519.72 (2023)
• Burundi — 36.26 (2023)
• Cabo Verde — 18.34 (2023)
• Cameroon — 1,547 (2023)
• Central African Republic — 25.75 (2023)
• Chad — 52.36 (2023)
• Comoros — 8.01 (2023)

More infrastructure data for Congo, Dem. Rep.

• Fixed telephone subscriptions — 0 (2024)
• Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) — 0 (2024)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions — 63.96 million (2024)
• Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 58.53 (2024)
• Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide — 9,822 (2023)
• Air transport, freight (million ton-km) — 0.48 (2023)
• Air transport, passengers carried — 1.15 million (2023)
• Individuals using the Internet (% of population) — 19.67% (2024)
• Railways, goods transported (million ton-km) — 192 (2021)

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Questions people ask

What is Congo, Dem. Rep.'s scientific and technical journal articles?

243.06 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1996?

It is up 1,571% from 14.55 in 1996 (10.99% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 243.06 in 2023 and the lowest 9.05 in 2001.

How does Congo, Dem. Rep. rank?

122nd highest of 197 economies with data for 2023.

Is the latest change in scientific and technical journal articles unusual for Congo, Dem. Rep.?

In 2023, Congo, Dem. Rep.'s scientific and technical journal articles rose 1.8% on 2022 (from 238.79 to 243.06). Across the 26 yearly changes before that (1997 to 2022), the average change was +13.6% and a typical year strayed about 22.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below 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 IP.JRN.ARTC.SC, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Science and Engineering Indicators, National Science Foundation (NSF), uri: https://ncses.nsf.gov/indicators 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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