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DR Congo · Infrastructure & transportation

Transport networks, passengers, freight and access.

10 indicators · 10 with data

Air

Air transport, passengers carried

passengers

94th of 149 · 10th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Air transport, passengers carriedDR Congo's air transport, passengers carried rose from 439,200 in 1980 to 1.15M in 2023.198019902000201020200200k400k600k800k1M1.2M1.15M

DR Congo's air transport, passengers carried rose from 439,200 in 1980 to 1.15M in 2023.

Air transport, freight

million tonne-km

121st of 137 · 19th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Air transport, freightDR Congo's air transport, freight fell from 34.5 in 1980 to 0.5 in 2023.1980199020002010202002040600.5

DR Congo's air transport, freight fell from 34.5 in 1980 to 0.5 in 2023.

Rail

Rail lines (total route-km)

km

29th of 65 · 2nd in Sub-Saharan Africa
Rail lines (total route-km)DR Congo's rail lines (total route-km) fell from 4,477 km in 1995 to 3,641 km in 2021.1995200020052010201520203,4003,6003,8004,0004,2004,4004,6003,641 km

DR Congo's rail lines (total route-km) fell from 4,477 km in 1995 to 3,641 km in 2021.

Railways, passengers carried

million passenger-km

46th of 47 · 1st in Sub-Saharan Africa
Railways, passengers carriedDR Congo's railways, passengers carried fell from 60 in 1995 to 7.2 in 2021.1995200020052010201520200501001502002507.2

DR Congo's railways, passengers carried fell from 60 in 1995 to 7.2 in 2021.

Railways, goods transported

million tonne-km

47th of 50 · 2nd in Sub-Saharan Africa
Railways, goods transportedDR Congo's railways, goods transported fell from 251 in 1995 to 192 in 2021.1995200020052010201520200100200300400500192

DR Congo's railways, goods transported fell from 251 in 1995 to 192 in 2021.

Shipping

Container port traffic

TEU (20-foot equivalent units)

140th of 162 · 29th in Sub-Saharan Africa*
Container port trafficDR Congo's container port traffic fell from 59,133 in 2010 to 42,211 in 2019.2010201220142016201840k50k60k70k80k42,211

DR Congo's container port traffic fell from 59,133 in 2010 to 42,211 in 2019.

Liner shipping connectivity index

index (maximum value in 2004 = 100)

150th of 165 · 30th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Liner shipping connectivity indexDR Congo's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 4.2 in 2006 to 4.8 in 2021.20102015202002468104.8

DR Congo's liner shipping connectivity index rose from 4.2 in 2006 to 4.8 in 2021.

Logistics

Logistics performance index, overall

score (1 = low, 5 = high)

96th of 138 · 10th in Sub-Saharan Africa
Logistics performance index, overallDR Congo's logistics performance index, overall fell from 2.7 in 2010 to 2.5 in 2022.20102012201420162018202020221.822.22.42.62.82.5

DR Congo's logistics performance index, overall fell from 2.7 in 2010 to 2.5 in 2022.

Access

Access to electricity (% of population)

% of population

209th of 215 · 42nd in Sub-Saharan Africa
Access to electricity (% of population)DR Congo's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 6.7 % in 2000 to 22.5 % in 2024.200020052010201520200%5%10%15%20%25%22.5 %

DR Congo's access to electricity (% of population) rose from 6.7 % in 2000 to 22.5 % in 2024.

Mortality

Mortality caused by road traffic injury

per 100,000 people

174th of 183 · 42nd in Sub-Saharan Africa
Mortality caused by road traffic injuryDR Congo's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 38.1 /100k in 2000 to 34.9 /100k in 2019.20002005201020153234363834.9 /100k

DR Congo's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 38.1 /100k in 2000 to 34.9 /100k in 2019.

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